Vacant job

The city of Västerås has removed the personal letter from the application process. We do this to achieve a better and fairer recruitment process. When you submit your application, you will be required to answer a number of questions that will become an important part of our selection work.

You will support and guide individuals with harmful use and dependency issues during their journey of change and become part of a safe and competent team motivated by helping others.

Your Responsibilities

Your primary task is to support and guide your clients towards change and sustainable solutions. This includes both clients who are undergoing treatment in our daily operations and clients who have moved on but are in need of aftercare. You will conduct individual sessions and group meetings, plan interventions, and follow up on the development of your clients. You will primarily work based on relapse prevention using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy. The role also includes conducting urine and breath tests.

Collaboration is an important part of the work and occurs with many different parties around the client, including social services, forensic psychiatry, and probation services. You care about and enjoy collaborating with others. Your team is close by, and you support each other in daily work, but you need to thrive in a role where you also work independently.

Your Qualifications

The most important thing is that you have a strong interest in treatment work and dependency issues. You are a confident person who has the ability to make assessments and prioritize in your work. You communicate clearly and have a respectful approach towards both clients and colleagues. It is easy for you to engage and involve others, and you are comfortable being in the spotlight in front of small and large groups. You are motivated by supporting individuals in a process of change and always want to contribute to creating the best possible meeting.

You have an academic degree as a social worker, behavioral scientist, or similar, and you also have training in CBT level 1. You have experience working with the target group. Knowledge and experience in working with comorbidity, relapse prevention, motivational interviewing (MI), and low-arousal approaches are positive. Computer skills and experience working with documentation programs will facilitate your work. Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing is a requirement as you will document and conduct conversations in Swedish. You need a B driver's license for manual transmission and be comfortable driving a car.

We Offer

Vändpunkten is a daily, psychosocial outpatient treatment for adults with substance issues. Here, six alcohol and drug advisors and two treatment pedagogues work. We have an incredible breadth in our operations, and we are a staff group proud of our outpatient care. We believe in collaboration, participation, and building a work environment where people thrive and want to stay. There is room for both professional development and personal security.

The operation is part of the Adult Outpatient Unit, which also includes the following services: Claudiamottagningen, 12-step treatment, Spindeln, and Returfabriken.

Here, you will become part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we show initiative in both big and small matters. We live our values in our interactions with each other and those we serve. Every day, all year round, we ensure that Västerås functions. Together with your approximately 11,500 colleagues throughout the city, you will have Sweden's most important job.

Read more about opportunities, career paths, and our offerings here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriär (https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarri%C3%A4r)

Additional Information

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must present a valid work permit or be exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance. All offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.