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Do you want to make a difference for children suspected of being victims of crime? Barnahus Älvsborg is a safe and child-friendly environment where the police, social services, prosecutors, and healthcare collaborate to provide children with the support and protection they need. We are now looking for an engaged coordinator who wants to contribute to our important work.

Interviews are planned to be held during week 26.

Children under 18 years old who are suspected of being victims of crimes in close relationships, violence, sexual abuse, child peace crimes, or other serious violent crimes come to Barnahus. The catchment area consists of all municipalities in Sjuhärad, as well as Alingsås and Lerum. Barnahus Älvsborg is located in central Borås and is waiting to move to larger and more operationally suitable premises in the future.

Barnahus belongs to the Center Against Violence within the Individual and Family Care Administration in the City of Borås. The Center Against Violence also includes Resource Center Älvsborg, the Domestic Violence Unit, and the Support Center for Young People. The unit has a unit manager and a senior social secretary.

At Barnahus, three coordinators employed by social services, a coordinator from the police, and a social worker from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (BUP) work part-time. Other professionals come to the operations for their specific assignments. At Barnahus, children suspected of being victims of crime are interviewed. Through consultation, the entire intervention is planned, and an assessment is made in each individual case regarding whether treatment consultations should be conducted and which professions and operations should meet with interventions. Good collaboration and a good approach with the child at the center are our most important keywords.

Barnahus Älvsborg collaborates closely with Resource Center Älvsborg, a project focused on honor-related violence. Resource Center Älvsborg is run with a similar organization as Barnahus, and staff help each other with advisory hotlines, information efforts, consultations, etc.

As a coordinator at Barnahus, you are the hub of the operations. You are responsible for planning and leading consultation meetings and ensuring that communication between the police, social services, prosecutors, and healthcare functions smoothly and that processes follow current routines. You provide advice and support in cases where children are suspected of being victims of crime. You receive children who are to undergo child interviews and ensure that the environment and care are safe and child-friendly. You offer support/crisis talks as needed and conduct risk assessments using the ERASOR assessment instrument on behalf of social services. At Barnahus, we want to be at the forefront when it comes to supporting vulnerable children, and part of the work involves monitoring the external environment and developing the operations' methods and approaches.

We are looking for a social worker with several years of experience in child counseling, child welfare investigations, and meeting families in crisis. You have good knowledge of child development and the consequences of violence. We see that you are a positive person with your own drive and good ability to collaborate. You are communicative and express yourself well in writing and speech. As a coordinator at Barnahus, you need to be good at creating a trusting collaboration with other people and have experience working in a cross-professional manner. You need to be good at listening, communicating, and being flexible. In addition to being calm in stressful situations, you need to be able to create engagement and participation and enjoy working in a team with others. You need to be comfortable leading meetings and holding oral presentations in connection with training and collaboration meetings. A driver's license is a requirement.

In the event of an offer of employment, an extract from the police criminal record register must be presented.

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