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Do you want to make a real difference by supporting people to find their direction, develop, and take the step towards sustainable employment?

The Unit for Work and Studies consists of two teams: the SE-team and the IPS-team. The IPS-team has been working for 10 years with the evidence-based method Individual Placement and Support (IPS), a method recommended by the National Board of Health and Welfare for work-oriented rehabilitation (read more on the National Board of Health and Welfare's website). The target group for the IPS-team includes individuals with mental health issues, harmful substance use, addiction, and autism. The intervention is assessed based on social assistance needs. The SE-team works in accordance with the Supported Employment method and targets individuals receiving financial assistance. Both the IPS and SE teams work with people who want support to find work or studies, often in combination with other support and/or treatment. Our approach is based on "place and train," meaning we start searching for a workplace at an early stage.

Your Responsibilities

You support participants based on their own wishes to choose, obtain, and retain work and/or studies. The support is tailored individually together with the participant; you work with approximately 20 participants simultaneously. A key part of the job involves developing cooperation with various employers and enhancing your own matching skills, matching against the open labor market. We collaborate with both internal and external actors regarding the individual to facilitate the path to work or studies. Collaboration occurs with the social services authority, healthcare, and other support functions in the person's network. The method helps us in our daily work with both principles for our work and a clear structure. As a work consultant, you have the opportunity to influence the planning of your own work and experience variety in your daily tasks. Much of the work takes place outside the office, such as employer visits, collaboration meetings, and meetings with participants in the community.

The role includes documentation in the document management system Combine. We use Teams as our daily communication channel.

Who are you?

For this position, we are looking for you who enjoy a varied job where much of the working time is "out in the field," with a strong focus on contact with employers. You have the ability to build good relationships with both participants and collaborating partners/employers, are solution-focused and creative, and have the ability to adapt to the circumstances the participant is in, whether changes occur at the workplace or in life in general. You enjoy working based on evidence-based methods and developing in your professional role. The employment may be within either the IPS or SE team.

Requirements:

• You are educated as an occupational therapist, behavioral scientist, or have another university or college education deemed equivalent.

Merits:

• Education in IPS, SE, or SEd (Supported education).
• Education in Motivational Interviewing (MI).
• Knowledge of the labor market and business life.
• Education or knowledge about the BIP study and its results.
• Driver's license.
• Knowledge and experience within mental health, disability, and/or harmful substance use.

Personal qualities:

• Curiosity and openness.
• You see it as a fun challenge to search for and match workplaces.
• You have good collaboration skills and enjoy building relationships.
• You have the ability to see each person's individual needs and strengths and adapt your approach and working style accordingly.
• You have good ability to plan, structure, and prioritize your work.

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

We offer you

With us, you will find creative work with great opportunities to make a difference!

You will receive method guidance both individually and in groups, as well as other competence-enhancing initiatives. You are welcomed into a development-oriented work group with positive and engaged colleagues! We are located in pleasant premises centrally in Södertälje at Storgatan 3 and Nygatan 23.

As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you are offered a secure employment, good terms of employment and working environment, competence development, and several benefits. Read more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ (https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/)

Welcome to us!

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Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

Södertälje Municipality works with competence-based recruitment methodology to counteract discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace.

We have many positions where we conduct a register check. A certificate of good conduct (criminal record and suspicion register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be presented by the candidate before a decision on employment is made.

An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security clearance with register check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a decision on employment is made. For some of our security-class tasks, Swedish citizenship is required.