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Vivant Care, the Trygga Barn initiative

Vivant Care is now seeking 5 Foster Families and/or Emergency Homes for project employment related to placements within the Trygga Barn initiative. Employment is offered in connection with the placement of children and takes the form of project or fixed-term contracts with salary.

Trygga Barn is a family and emergency home service that receives placements of children who have been subjected to various forms of violence, such as attachment trauma, psychological violence, and urgent protection needs. The children may exhibit trauma and mental health issues, such as self-destructive behaviors, trauma diagnoses, insecure attachment, and anxiety problems.

Trygga Barn is the first foster home service in Sweden where all placed children are assigned a child representative with confidentiality towards the foster home, aimed at ensuring good care and preventing misconduct. The initiative also has specialist expertise in narcissistic and emotional violence.

All foster and emergency homes within the initiative are offered continuous training, supervision, and support.

The employment is linked to the actual placement of children. If a full-time adult presence is needed, project employment with Vivant Assistans is offered, with salary according to agreement. In cases where leave is required from other work, this is compensated through the employment.

The recruitment concerns concrete positions and not expressions of interest or the establishment of a candidate database.

As a foster family or emergency home, you are responsible for:

• providing the child with a safe, stable, and loving home environment

• meeting the child's daily care needs, schooling, and contacts with healthcare and other services

• collaborating with the manager, social services, child representatives, guardians, and other stakeholders

Foster families receive children for shorter or longer periods. You have the opportunity, in dialogue with the initiative, to influence which target group and case complexity you accept. Previous experience is not a requirement – training and supervision are offered continuously.

Emergency homes receive children at short notice, often in urgent placements. For this role, it is required that an adult can be home full-time during the placement. A driver's license and stable living situation are mandatory.

We welcome all types of family constellations, such as single parents, couples, same-sex couples, and families with or without children of their own.

Requirements:

• At least 18 years old

• The child must be able to be offered their own room

• Criminal record check, suspicion register, social register, LOB register, as well as records from the Social Insurance Agency and the Enforcement Authority

• For emergency homes: driver's license and ability to be home full-time

Personal qualities that are highly valued include security, emotional availability, ability to cooperate, self-reflection, and commitment.

• Type of employment: Project/fixed-term employment upon placement

• Scope: Full-time as needed

• Salary: According to agreement

• Number of positions: 5

If you have questions about the employment, please contact: [email protected]