Summer Temporary Position as Treatment Pedagogue/Treatment Assistant at SiS

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, SiS, is an authority responsible for individually tailored compulsory care for young people and adults with substance abuse issues. SiS also implements closed youth care, which we do at youth homes across the country. With us at SiS, your work life will be an exciting challenge. Regardless of where you work in our organization or what position you hold, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS youth home Gudhemsgården receives non-compulsory school-age boys with psychosocial issues, criminality, and substance abuse. SiS Youth Home Gudhemsgården has just undergone an organizational change, from LVM care to LVU care, and is now in an exciting phase of development. Currently, the institution consists of four departments but will expand to five departments with a total of 30 places over the coming year.

Job Description

Take the opportunity to try an interesting summer temporary position as a treatment pedagogue or treatment assistant at SiS.

The goal of your assignment is to motivate our youth to new and less risky ways of living. As a treatment assistant, you will ensure that the routines in the department function as they should. You play a significant role in providing stability and security for our youth and are responsible for the foundation of daily life, such as schooling, cleaning, cooking, and more. You will contribute to maintaining safety in the institution according to our routines. Documentation is an important part of your work. You will work on building good treatment relationships and contribute to ensuring that our youth receive the safety and security they need to break old habits. Together with your team of engaged colleagues, such as treatment pedagogues and treatment coordinators, you have the opportunity to achieve good results and contribute to change. The job is often demanding but also stimulating, joyful, and varied.

Working hours are according to a schedule including days, evenings, and weekends.

As a summer temp at SiS, you will undergo a tailored introductory training to prepare you for your assignment.

Qualifications

You should have:

• At least a 2-year post-secondary education from a folk high school or vocational college (KY/YH) or other education equivalent to this. The education should be focused on social work, social pedagogy, behavioral science, or other relevant fields.
• Experience working with people in vulnerable life situations, e.g., work in psychiatry or LSS care.
• Experience working with our target group (e.g., substance abuse care, youth care, young boys, etc.).
• Driving license B.
• Good Swedish language skills in both speech and writing.

Your personal suitability is key to life-changing transformation. Therefore, you need to have a good ability to create engagement and participation. Equally important is that you have a solid positive view of humanity, great empathy, and the ability to create good treatment relationships. You have good communication skills and can remain calm even in stressful situations. You also have the ability to collaborate with others and are willing to share your knowledge with colleagues.

You share our vision of being a place for change, which permeates your approach, engagement, and attitude.

Exceptions to the requirement for at least a two-year post-secondary education may be made in individual cases if there are special reasons according to Chapter 5, Section 4 of the Social Services Ordinance (2025:468).

We want to reward you for helping us during the summer period; therefore, those who work full-time as monthly employed summer temps for more than four weeks will receive a bonus. Read more at https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/ (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/)

Employment

The position is a fixed-term employment or temporary position from June to August.

Application

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by February 15.

SiS actively works against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants.

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