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Workplace Description

The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) is an authority responsible for individually adapted compulsory care for young people and for adults with substance abuse issues. We do this at special youth homes and LVM homes across the country. SiS also implements closed youth care and funds research to develop care and treatment. Regardless of where in our organization you work, or what position you hold, you help create life-changing transformations.

SiS youth home Bärby outside Uppsala receives non-compulsory school boys with psychosocial issues as well as criminal and substance abuse problems, sexually boundary-crossing behaviors, and boys with special supervision needs. The institution also has a department for reception and needs assessment.

We are now looking for engaged treatment secretaries who want to strengthen the institution. Organizationally, treatment secretaries report to the quality manager.

Job Description

As a treatment secretary, you are responsible for ensuring that the young people receive the right interventions in accordance with the social services' assignments, establishing treatment or enforcement plans, and following up on treatment interventions. You will work closely with the department team consisting of a unit manager, group leader, and psychologist, as well as in collaboration with the social services of the placing municipalities and the institution's other functions. You will support treatment staff in their daily work and ensure that documentation is done in accordance with guidelines.

In your work, you will;

• Ensure that treatment or enforcement planning, discharge plans, and final notes are established, and continuously followed up and revised.
• Involve and engage the youth in every step of the treatment or enforcement process.
• Anchor treatment or enforcement planning with all staff members in the department.
• Be responsible for evaluating care and treatment interventions together with the youth.
• Plan and lead the institution's treatment collegium, and guide treatment staff towards care and treatment goals in daily work.
• Coordinate, plan, and lead both internal and external coordination meetings, and collaborate with the youth's private and professional networks.

The work is varied, which requires flexibility and accountability. It means that you are 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. Our values of Respect, Care, and Clarity permeate our mission, which requires that your attitude and approach meet our fundamental values.

Qualifications

• University degree, such as a social worker or other behavioral science education that SiS considers equivalent and that includes at least 180 credits.
• Experience working in activities focused on care and treatment, such as social services or other relevant activities, or experience working with youth and/or institutional care.
• Relevant knowledge of legislation, ethics, and approaches for the task.
• Good ability to express oneself in the Swedish language, both written and spoken.
• Driver's license B.

Meritorious

• Experience of independent planning work and guidance in order to implement planned interventions together with other professional groups is meritorious.
• It is also meritorious if you have completed training in MI, CBT, YLS/CMI, or other risk and needs assessment instruments.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

To succeed in your work, you are interested in driving and developing care for young people, keeping informed about current research, and handling complex assignments. You should also be able to manage stressful situations, have the courage to set boundaries, and be consistent. You need to be a secure and stable person who communicates attentively and clearly with a desire to create care results beyond the ordinary. Being a colleague who shares knowledge and contributes to a sense of community at SiS are other qualities that make you interesting.

At SiS, we care about good employee engagement. 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 engagement.

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment and starts with a six-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

Welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool no later than 2026-03-04. Please refer to reference number 2.9.1-1595-2026 in your application.

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

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

Before the recruitment work, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

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