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About the role

As a social worker at Bris, you will work with children, parents, and professionals. You will provide support to children and young people individually and in groups, and assist children in their contacts with authorities when needed. The role involves developing Bris's support services, establishing the Bris reception center in Luleå, and adapting support to the region's needs. You will also work on knowledge-raising initiatives for adults and professionals through training, lectures, and partnerships. Together with colleagues, you are responsible for identifying and building relationships with municipalities, authorities, and other civil society organizations in the region to spread knowledge about Bris's operations, children's rights, and the situation of children in Sweden today.

The role is broad, and you must be comfortable working flexibly. You will work closely with the team at the Luleå office as well as with colleagues across Sweden, reporting to the Regional Manager. The position involves some evening and weekend work, as well as travel.

About Bris Reception Centers

Bris is now establishing a reception center in Luleå. Bris has reception centers in six locations across the country. At these centers, children and young people receive individualized and adapted support, both individually and in groups. Counselors work at the centers on behalf of the children. Luleå is also home to the pilot project "Independent Children's Ombudsman" (Oberoende barnombud).

Who are you?

We are looking for someone with drive, determination, and endurance to continue developing Bris's operations in the region together with colleagues. The role involves both counseling work at our reception center and outward-facing work, requiring you to be relationship-building, communicative, and collaborative. The role is autonomous, requiring strong initiative and the ability to plan, execute, and follow up on your work independently. Being unpretentious, curious, and receptive are other key success factors. You naturally share Bris's core values.

We are looking for someone who

• Is a qualified social worker with experience in support services for children and their families
• Has documented experience in counseling sessions with children
• Has good knowledge of children in crisis, children's rights, and experience with how social support functions and the public sector operate
• Has experience in strategic development initiatives and has conducted training or lectures
• Has a driver's license and is an experienced driver. Bris provides a company car for work assignments
• Communicates well in both spoken and written Swedish

It is an advantage if you have

• Experience in group-focused support
• Experience working in a membership organization or the non-profit sector
• Advanced education in psychosocial work

Personal suitability is highly valued during the recruitment process.

We offer you

Read more about Bris as an employer and our recruitment process at https://jobs.bris.se/pages/jobba-hos-oss (https://jobs.bris.se/pages/jobba-hos-oss)

Good to know about the position

• The position is full-time
• You will have goal-oriented working hours.
• The position includes travel, primarily to Bris's regional offices, as well as some evening and weekend work.
• Bris applies a 6-month probation period
• The position is based at the Luleå office
• We use an anonymized recruitment process – non-relevant information (such as name, age, and gender) is automatically anonymized in our system.
• Bris is a children's rights organization, and therefore we require a certificate of good conduct (extract from the criminal record).
• Bris has collective agreements with Fremia - Akademikerförbundet and Unionen
• Union representatives are Luisa from Akademikerförbundet ([email protected]) and Delaram Wall from Unionen ([email protected]).

Start: Immediately. We aim to fill the position as soon as possible, so do not wait to submit your application as selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled once we find the right candidate.

Application deadline: June 3, 2026, but ongoing selection will take place. The advertisement may be removed before this date.

For questions about the recruitment process, contact HR at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

For questions about the position and its content, contact the Regional Manager, Maja, at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Read more about us at: https://jobs.bris.se/pages/jobba-hos-oss (https://jobs.bris.se/pages/jobba-hos-oss)

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Children's Rights in Society (Barnens rätt i samhället), known as Bris, is one of Sweden's leading children's rights organizations, fighting every day for a better society for children. The people's movement Bris was founded in 1971 and contributed to Sweden having the world's first ban on corporal punishment. Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Bris supports children in vulnerable situations, mobilizes society for children's rights, and influences decision-makers for a society where every child knows their rights and where children's rights are met. Please read more about us at www.bris.se (https://www.bris.se).