Vacant job

About the Job

Do you want to make a difference for our young adults?

Aröds HVB offers housing and support for young adults aged 18-20 who are experiencing acute homelessness.

We have 12 apartments where our residents may be struggling with active addiction and/or mental health issues. Our goal is to support and motivate these young individuals towards an independent life through daily contact and close collaboration.

Your responsibilities include working together with the resident and the social worker to establish action plans with goals and activities that promote their opportunities for increased independence. In addition, we work to map the individual's resources and needs in order to motivate and support the path to independent living and life. Your ability to be receptive, curious, and motivating will therefore be a very valuable asset in daily work. We work individually, which means we recognize the uniqueness of each individual and create opportunities and provide support based on each person's needs. We work closely with the placing social worker, and the job also involves collaboration with other authorities and professional networks. All work is carefully documented in our digital system, Treserva.

We operate in a team-oriented environment where we have shared case management. Together with colleagues, we plan and implement interventions tailored to the individual's needs and the social services' mission. Our methods include Motivational Interviewing (MI), low-arousal responses (LAB), relapse prevention conversations, and trauma-informed care (TMO). No day is like the other with us, and we are always prepared for unpredictable situations and enjoy being able to quickly adapt depending on the situation. Together, we also assist with practical tasks such as cleaning our own spaces and helping our residents with their own households when needed.

You will be part of a competent team consisting of youth social workers, on-call and night staff, managers, and unit heads. Working hours are primarily during the day, but you will also work some evenings and every third weekend. Our premises at Lambergsgatan 4 are easily accessible by public transport, and we have management available around the clock.

We now need to strengthen our team with a temporary colleague during a parental leave. We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis during the advertising period. Welcome with your application!

Qualifications

You are a qualified social worker or have another at least 3-year university degree that the employer assesses as equivalent. To take on the role, you need to have previous work experience in social work. A B driver's license is a requirement. It is advantageous if you have work experience in social work with young people or individuals with addiction issues and/or mental health problems. Training in MI, low-arousal responses, relapse prevention conversations, and trauma-informed care is also considered advantageous.

You take responsibility for your tasks and the group's tasks. You think of those we are here for and their best interests. You do your best to complete all tasks correctly and follow up on how it turned out.

You are friendly and helpful to others even in a stressful situation. You show respect for everyone you meet at work. You are inviting and positive. You work to ensure that the student/client/user gets what they need.

You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

You are calm and secure in pressured and difficult situations. You can balance the demands placed on you and can make well-informed decisions despite time pressure.

Other

In this recruitment process, we will not ask for a cover letter. Instead, during the application process, you will be asked to answer a number of questions about your competencies in the requested area.

To comply with GDPR requirements and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or letter. Do you have protected personal data? Then do not apply through the system; instead, contact the recruiting manager for handling your application.

The City of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest employers. Our mission is to create a good everyday life for the residents, visitors, and businesses of Gothenburg. As an employee of the city, you have a secure employment with many career paths where you can engage in interesting and meaningful tasks.

As we have already decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we kindly but firmly ask not to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

About Us

The Social Administration of Sydväst is one of four social administrations in the City of Gothenburg with around 900 employees. In the Sydväst urban area, approximately 120,000 residents live, and the area extends from Billdal to Högsbohöjd and to the southern archipelago. The administration's mission is to ensure that children, young people, and adults can live safe and independent lives and that children and young people have a rich leisure time. The administration also works to support individuals experiencing homelessness to achieve permanent housing. Through collaboration with civil society, local businesses, and other actors, we aim to improve public health and safety in the area.

In the Social Administration of Sydväst, we want to harness the engagement of all employees. With us, you can influence both your own job and the lives of others.