Licensed Psychologist 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 carries out closed youth care. We do this in youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse across the country. Working with us at SiS will be 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-compulsory school-age girls with psychosocial issues, mental health problems, as well as criminal behavior and substance abuse.

Job Description

Are you a licensed psychologist looking to work with young people in critical developmental phases of life? Young people who have lost their way and need help finding their path forward. We offer a psychological role with a wide variety of tasks and challenges. You will encounter all types of personalities, mental health issues, and neuropsychiatric disabilities. You will face substance abuse and criminal behavior, but you will also meet the person behind the diagnosis and behavioral issues. Much of the satisfaction in this work lies in following a young person's development from hopelessness and acting out in a life-changing process towards a more dignified life with housing, relationships, studies, and work.

We are developing health and medical care work at Brättegården and are now looking for a licensed psychologist who wants to participate, influence, and make a difference. As a psychologist at SiS Youth Home Brättegården, you will be part of the institution's Quality Unit, which currently consists of a quality manager, institution responsible nurse, two nurses, a quality coordinator, three psychologists, and five treatment secretaries. We also have access to a part-time doctor. Psychologists, nurses, doctors, and quality coordinators work across all units in a multidisciplinary treatment team. As a psychologist, you actively contribute based on your specific role and are also an important and integrated part of the organization. The work therefore places high demands on the ability to collaborate.

Brättegården has two treatment departments for non-compulsory school-age girls.

Two specially reinforced departments, SFA, focus on girls with autism spectrum disorders and/or intellectual disabilities who require specially adapted care and treatment. The main task of an SFA department is the habilitative perspective.

As part of the treatment for transition, there is an open department for girls. Here, the focus is on helping the youth maintain their acquired skills by practicing in open settings.

During the year, an assessment department MBB – Reception and Needs Assessment and a transition operation will be established.

SiS has an ongoing collaboration with BUP where we provide integrated care for particularly psychiatric care-demanding youth. As a psychologist, you play a crucial role in this collaboration. In cooperation with the National Board of Health and Welfare, research work is also conducted in the field of youth care. The psychological work at Brättegården includes treatment, assessments, screening and investigations, risk and needs assessments, consultations, and case supervision. You will be part of the school's student health team under the leadership of the principal. You contribute to the institution's competence development by continuously educating and supervising treatment staff. At Brättegården, our staff is trained in CBT, MI, and TMO, and the psychologists are responsible for education, supervision, and consultation for all departments and teachers.

SiS offers, in addition to generous wellness grants, good opportunities for personal development and certifications in various areas such as specialist training.

Qualifications

We are looking for a licensed psychologist, preferably with experience working with children and adolescents. Particularly meritorious is if you have experience from psychiatric assessment and treatment, CBT, and teamwork. You should have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. Basic IT experience and a B driver's license are required. As a person, you are secure and stable with well-founded, clear values that guide your daily work, while also being adaptable to changing circumstances. You take responsibility for your tasks and drive your work forward. You also have good collaboration and relationship-building skills and communicate clearly. We place great emphasis on personal 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. The position begins with a six-month probationary period and start date is according to agreement. We do not intend to hire a consultant, but are looking for a new employee. Selection and interviews will be ongoing throughout the recruitment process.

Application:

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 2026-03-08. 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 made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.

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