Family Counselor at Boden Municipality

At Boden Municipality, you become part of community development and work on solutions for a sustainable future. You will be met with support, trust, and the opportunity to grow – together with engaged colleagues.

We believe in daring to try new things and offer secure conditions as well as meaningful work, both in your professional role and as a person.

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Workplace

The Family Counseling Service is located in an apartment with two rooms and a kitchen in central Boden. The position as a family counselor is solitary. The operation is part of the Individual and Family Care's outpatient care Support Team, with the team leaders at outpatient care as the nearest supervisors.

The Individual and Family Care now applies a reduction in working hours by one hour per day, during the project period until 2027-12-31.

JOB DESCRIPTION

As a family counselor, you will primarily work with couples but also with other family constellations. The work involves helping couples with their cohabitation and relationship problems through counseling and therapeutic conversations. This may involve conflicts, crises, communication problems, etc.

The family counselor also works with other family constellations, such as adult siblings, adult children, and parents who, for various reasons, need to improve their relationship.

The Family Counseling Service is also a preventive operation aimed at working for citizens' well-being in their relationships and for children's upbringing conditions. It is central to keep children's perspectives and needs alive in the work at the Family Counseling Service. The work at the Family Counseling Service also includes some outreach and preventive work, for example, in collaboration with Child Health Care (BVC).

As a family counselor, you are also an important part of our work environment efforts, responsible for providing support to staff at IFO in case of potential threats and violence situations.

External supervision is offered in the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a trained social worker, psychologist, or has another similar higher education and a basic psychotherapy education. You also have experience in psychosocial treatment work with couples and families.

It is important that you have a professional approach and the ability to create trust and good relationships. It is natural for you to work from a child perspective, and you are positive about collaborating with other actors for the benefit of children and for preventive purposes. You are used to and enjoy working independently. You have an interest in seeking new knowledge in the field on your own.

Advanced training in psychotherapy level 2 is an asset.

OTHER

We value a balanced age and gender distribution as well as diversity in all professional areas. We have smoke-free working hours. We offer a wellness hour each week and a wellness allowance. Through our health portal, you as an employee can book various wellness activities such as massage, trial training, lectures, etc.

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