Treatment Secretary at SiS Youth Home Brättegården

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, SiS, is an authority responsible for individually adapted compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse. SiS also implements secure youth care. We do this at youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse, across the country. With us at SiS, your working life becomes an exciting challenge. No matter where in our organization you work or what position you hold, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS Youth Home Brättegården is located just outside Vänersborg. We receive non-school-attending girls with psychosocial issues, mental health problems, as well as criminal behavior and substance abuse.

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference for vulnerable young people? Are you passionate about treatment and engaging people in the process? Then the job as a treatment secretary at SiS Youth Home Brättegården is a meaningful opportunity for you.

Each department has a unit manager, a group leader, and a treatment secretary; these three positions together form a departmental team. Your role as a treatment secretary is organizationally placed under the quality manager and is responsible for coordinating and planning the care and treatment for the young people residing in the department. You will closely collaborate with the group leader, who in turn plans, coordinates, and operationally leads the daily work in the department, as well as supports the department's staff in their work with the young people based on the treatment plan you have established in your role.

You are engaged by involving and making the youth participate in every step of the treatment process. You are responsible for evaluating the treatment efforts together with the young people and anchoring all processes with both the unit manager, group leader, and staff in the department. You plan and lead treatment collegiums and guide the treatment collective towards set goals in daily work. You handle coordination meetings with external parties and also coordinate work around needs assessments and investigations.

The work is varied and requires flexibility and responsibility. It involves being a structure bearer, meticulous, and organized. You understand the value and context of collaboration; it is natural for you to guide and support your colleagues. You are the initiator who anchors and implements decisions.

Additionally, the position is flexible in that you work independently to the extent you wish, while also having the opportunity for continuous meetings with other colleagues in the same position where you exchange experiences, quality assure efforts, and update on new guidelines and standardized work. Surrounding you are various positions with long-standing and broad expertise, which facilitates your work and enriches your daily life.

Qualifications

We are looking for a person with a genuine interest in youth care and who is eager to participate in the development of the operations and the methods used. You need to be attentive and affirming in your interactions with the young people, able to build alliances and create collaboration even with youth exhibiting challenging behaviors, and instill trust and confidence in you.

You should also have:

• Relevant higher education such as a social worker or another behavioral science education that SiS considers equivalent and that comprises at least 180 credits.
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both written and spoken.
• Driver's license B, as the work sometimes involves travel outside the institution.

We consider it advantageous if you have experience in care and treatment work within social services, psychiatry, or correctional care. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and suitability.

At SiS, we care about good employee relations. This means that you as an employee take responsibility for your work, contribute to development, and participate in good collaboration. Read more about our employee relations.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement. Selection and interviews will be conducted continuously during the recruitment process.

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 2025-03-01. Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

Union Representatives:

OFR: Stefan Eriksson 072-553 61 31

Saco-S: Merja Aathila 010-4532409

Seko: Martin Rapp 010-453 27 27

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

For work at our institutions, SiS conducts background checks before employment.

In preparation for the recruitment work, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

NOTE! If you have protected personal information, do not apply through the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact in the advertisement.