Vacant job

The Support and Care Administration in Umeå Municipality is now looking for a Family Counselor, available from August or by agreement. Do you want to help shape Umeå Municipality's family counseling services, with a focus on quality, accessibility, and good treatment? We welcome your application!

Family Counseling is an independent branch of activity within social services. It is a statutory service offered to residents of Umeå and its surrounding municipalities.

The task of Family Counseling is to help process cohabitation problems and conflicts in family relationships through dialogue. The work is based on a neutral and respectful approach where the relationship is central and both parties' perspectives are valued. The conversations aim to strengthen relationships, improve communication, and handle conflicts – or to enable a sustainable separation.

As an employee here, you will play an important role in developing methods, structures, and content within the organization.

Your Responsibilities

As a Family Counselor, you conduct process-oriented and goal-directed counseling or therapeutic sessions depending on the wishes and needs of the visitors. Client work is independent and based on Family Counseling's common mission. The conversations focus on relationships and deal with issues such as crisis processing, conflict management, and cohabitation problems. The organization also strives to work preventively and outwardly with support and information, in collaboration with other activities.

About You

We are looking for someone with a professional approach. As a person, you are secure, stable, and have good collaboration skills. You are accommodating and attentive in your treatment of both colleagues and visitors. You see opportunities in change and contribute to the further development of the organization. You have an interest and ability to independently seek and absorb new relevant knowledge in the field. It is natural for you to work from a child's perspective in your work, and you are positive about collaboration with other actors for the benefit of children. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent higher education with a behavioral focus.
• Basic psychotherapy education equivalent to Step 1.
• Unrestricted proficiency in the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

Merits

• Experience in family therapeutic work.
• Further education in relevant areas, e.g., sexology, relationship violence, or crisis/trauma.

Before an employment offer is made, we ask you to provide an extract from the police criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process.

We warmly welcome your application!

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 important employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrations, and together we work to ensure Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on a citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvements. Together with us, you will work in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå remaining safe, secure, and enjoyable.

Umeå is the largest city in Northern Sweden with a rich offering of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer life even outside of work. Here you can learn what it is like to live and work in Umeå: Move to Umeå Municipality.

We are growing, and therefore we might be looking for you? Do you want more? We offer fair conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important for everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.