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Job Responsibilities

As a treatment assistant, you will play a central role in supporting and guiding individuals in their personal development and well-being.

You will work closely with clients and the team to create a safe and structured environment where each individual can feel seen and heard. Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and implementing treatment activities tailored to the individual's needs and circumstances.
• Keeping daily journals to document progress and any challenges.
• Participating in meetings with colleagues to discuss strategies and develop effective measures.
• Offering emotional support and guidance to promote clients' self-awareness and accountability.
• Creating and maintaining good relationships, both with clients and colleagues, where collaboration and mutual respect are central values.

The workgroup consists of eight treatment assistants and one method supervisor. For us, the most important thing is to keep the users in focus; we collaborate closely and help each other. You will be placed at Alelyckan, close to Gamlestans centrum. Become a part of our fantastic team and make a real difference every day!

Qualifications

A prerequisite for the position is that you have a post-secondary education focused on social work, addiction, and mental health, such as a 2-year YH education with a diploma. The work also requires that you have experience in psychosocial work and that you have previously worked with individuals with substance abuse issues. Since driving is part of the job, you need to have a B driver's license. The position involves a lot of documentation and contacts with authorities, users, and healthcare, so we see it as important that you can express yourself well in both speech and writing. You need to have experience with social documentation. You have good computer skills and preferably previous experience working in Treserva.

It is an advantage if you have good knowledge of neuropsychiatric disabilities and comorbidity (psychiatry-substance abuse issues) as well as training and experience in working with our methods MI, ÅP, and LAB. If you have knowledge of legislation in the area, you will benefit from this in your position.

To succeed as a treatment assistant, it is important that you have a stable and secure personality that can meet the challenges that the job entails. Here are some qualifications that we value:

• Stable and secure: You should be able to provide support and security to our clients in all situations.
• Flexible: You should be prepared to adapt to different circumstances and clients' needs.
• Responsible: Taking responsibility for your tasks and always acting in the best interest of the clients is of utmost importance.
• Approach: You should have the ability to meet and communicate in a respectful and understanding manner.
• Team-oriented: Being able to work effectively in a team is crucial for creating a positive and productive work environment.
• Structured: You need to have an organized work style that allows you to effectively plan and implement treatment interventions.

If you feel that these qualities describe you, we look forward to hearing from you! Together we can make a real difference in our clients' lives.

Interviews will begin before the application deadline. Welcome with your application!

Other

In this recruitment process, we will not ask for a personal letter. Instead, during the application process, you will be asked to answer a number of questions about your competencies in the requested area.

To comply with GDPR requirements and facilitate good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or letter. Do you have protected personal data? Then do not apply via the system; instead, contact the recruiting manager for handling your application.

The City of Gothenburg is one of Sweden's largest employers. Our mission is to create a good everyday life for the residents, visitors, and businesses of Gothenburg. As an employee of the city, you have a secure employment with many career paths where you have the opportunity for interesting and meaningful tasks.

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

About Us

The Social Administration Sydväst is one of four social administrations in the City of Gothenburg with around 900 employees. In the urban area of Sydväst, about 120,000 residents live, and the area stretches from Billdal to Högsbohöjd and to the southern archipelago. The administration's mission is to ensure that children, young people, and adults can live a safe and independent life and that children and young people have a rich leisure time. The administration also works to support people experiencing homelessness to achieve permanent housing. Through collaboration with civil society, local businesses, and other actors, we aim to improve public health and safety in the area.

In the Social Administration Sydväst, we want to harness the engagement of all employees. With us, you can influence both your own job and the lives of others.