Vacant job

With the forests of Bergslagen to the north, Lake Mälaren to the south, and a rich cultural heritage that includes a long industrial history, a royal castle, and a unique cultural environment around the Strömsholm Canal, Hallstahammar municipality is a place that attracts both visitors and new residents. We are a growing municipality with 16,600 inhabitants in a dynamic region close to both nature and the city. We have one of the best business climates in the county and we deliver high-quality welfare.

Our vision is to be a municipality where everything is simple and close, where innovation and creativity are self-evident. Of course, we show responsibility and commitment to create a better society and environment for future generations. In short, you should find the good life near the city in Hallstahammar municipality, whether you live here, run a business, work in the municipality, or are just visiting.

We are looking for another colleague to join our treatment group for adults in Hallstahammar!

Vega Open Care belongs to the open care unit of the Social Services in Hallstahammar. In the unit, we work with promotional and preventive measures, as well as with support and treatment interventions for the municipality's residents, for children, youth, families, and adults. We are located in pleasant premises in central Hallstahammar, close to our colleagues in other parts of the unit and our partners in the authorities.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

At Vega Open Care, three therapists work with support and treatment interventions in the areas of harmful use and dependence, domestic violence, and support for relatives for municipal residents aged 18 and over. The work is carried out through individual conversations and group activities. We work with motivational interviewing and manual-based methods such as Relapse Prevention and CRA. Our assignments come both as needs-assessed interventions from caseworkers and as interventions without needs assessment. Collaboration, follow-up, and documentation are a natural part of the work. A certain part of the work also focuses on preventive and outreach activities as we, to some extent, move around the center and also have open reception where we serve breakfast to our clients.

Our tasks are varied, and we have a flexible working method to meet the needs of individuals and the organization in the best way. Vega Open Care places great importance on being a reception characterized by openness and being welcoming to all our clients. We meet everyone with a non-judgmental approach and strive to provide services that are equitable and equal.

As a therapist at Vega Open Care, you enjoy working independently but in close collaboration with your colleagues. You like to plan and carry out your work independently and take responsibility for documentation, follow-up, implementation plans, and treatment conclusions. You have a good understanding of the treatment process and change work, as well as insight into the social services' case flow, and are responsible for ensuring that the intervention is carried out in accordance with the assignment. You collaborate with colleagues in other parts of IFO and also with external partners based on the client's needs.

Some evening work may occur.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or another qualification deemed equivalent by the employer, and experience in psychosocial treatment work. Basic psychotherapy training, such as step 1, and further training in treatment methods such as MI/MET, CRA, Relapse Prevention, CRAFT, Conversations about Violence, and Conversations about Freedom are meritorious.

You have experience in social work and an understanding that different people require different approaches, and can adapt your way of conveying your message according to the individual's needs. You are calm and stable; in stressful situations, you keep your focus on the right things, and even though there may be setbacks in the work, you have the ability to remain motivated and find solutions. As a person, you are flexible, with a good ability in structure and planning. You have a very good ability to collaborate and are good at building relationships, and believe in the individual's ability to change.

Documentation and communication are a significant part of our work, and therefore you need to express yourself well in speech and writing in the Swedish language. You must also have knowledge and familiarity with applicable legislation.

Since the work involves some travel, a B driver's license for a manual transmission vehicle is required.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability in filling the position.

OTHER

Hallstahammar municipality is part of the Finnish administrative area, and we welcome applicants with knowledge of Finnish in speech and writing.

All offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are kindly but firmly declined.