Vacant job

Are you an engaged person with a heart for making a difference? Do you want to work to support and protect women, girls, and children living in our sheltered accommodation and/or coming to our counseling service? One of our colleagues is going on parental leave, and we are now looking for a temporary colleague for our operations.

About the workplace

The Women’s and Girls’ Shelter Ada is a non-profit organization that has provided support and protection to women, girls, and children affected by violence for over 45 years. We are a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political organization that operates from a feminist perspective. We run a sheltered accommodation for women and children, a counseling service, and also work with advocacy. The Women’s and Girls’ Shelter Ada is a women-separatist organization.

Responsibilities as a coordinator

In the role of coordinator, you will primarily work to support women, girls, and children in the sheltered accommodation. The responsibilities include:

• Being the contact person for women and children in Ada's sheltered accommodation, which involves planning, implementing, and following up on interventions
• Documentation, conducting risk assessments, and having regular support conversations
• Collaborating with the placing social services and other actors
• Providing support and practical assistance for women, girls, and children in the sheltered accommodation
• Providing collegial support and collaboration with the child coordinator when the woman has children at Ada

The role also includes:

• Receiving incoming calls on our helpline
• Having support conversations with women in Ada's counseling service
• Participating in information campaigns and advocacy within the organization's area when needed

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A university degree comprising 180 higher education credits in social work or similar.
• Several years of experience in social work, preferably experience working with sheltered accommodation for women and/or crisis and support services.
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation, such as SoL and the law on the placement of children in sheltered accommodation
• Training and/or work experience in using documentation programs
• Good communication skills in Swedish and basic knowledge of English.
• Good computer skills and experience with Office programs

Meritorious

• Training in risk assessment (SARA, PATRIARK, FREDA)
• Experience working with children and youth and/or training about children
• Driver's license (B)
• Training in conversation methods or work experience in conversational support
• Training in gender studies

Personal qualities

We are looking for someone who is a secure, structured, and responsible person. You can remain calm in various situations that may arise and have an empathetic and professional approach. We are a small workgroup, so it is important that you can both collaborate in a group and work and make decisions independently. Since we operate from a feminist perspective, we want you to support our values and have a strong commitment to the target group. You will have access to regular group supervision.

Employment conditions

• Employment type: Fixed-term employment for 12 months with the possibility of permanent employment.
• Scope: Full-time
• Working hours: Day, some evening and weekend work may occur
• Location: Gothenburg
• Start date: By agreement

Application

Send your application with CV and cover letter to [email protected]

Interviews will be conducted continuously, so do not wait to submit your application!

For those offered employment, a background check is required according to the law (2007:171) on background checks of staff at sheltered accommodation working with children.

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