Vacant job

Selfhelp is a treatment home with specialist competence located in Norrala, just outside Söderhamn. Here, therapists, nurses, doctors, and treatment staff work with issues concerning substance abuse/addiction, criminality, and mental illness.

Our clients come from Social Services, Probation, and the Swedish Prison and Probation Service.

Our treatment approaches are CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and the 12-step program.

We work with great commitment in everything concerning our clients. Meeting people in crisis and/or with difficult life situations requires that you yourself can see opportunities, convey hope, and treat people in a respectful manner. Together, you perform practical tasks in daily life, such as practicing everyday skills. As a social/therapeutic pedagogue, you assist in contacts with authorities, doctors, and landlords.

• Registration of new clients
• Documentation
• Maintaining rules and routines
• Conducting activities

You are relationship-building and have a good ability to establish contact with people in vulnerable situations. You are calm, stable, and maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work. You have good collaboration skills, listen actively to others, and enjoy working together. You are an independent, humble, and responsible person who is passionate about care work and can see the individual's needs.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

• Educated as a social pedagogue or 400 YHP therapeutic pedagogue (or ongoing education) and competence in mentalization theory.

• Category B driver's license (required)
• Experience from HVB (Home for Care or Supervision)
• Experience from psychiatry
• Experience working with substance abuse issues
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• Studies at equivalent YH or university level

Providing our clients with a safe environment and creating an engaging and positive work climate for employees is our top priority. Therefore, we place great emphasis on personal qualities and suitability.

• Perceptive, responsible, flexible, and calm are qualities we value highly.
• You can work both independently and in a team.
• You have a positive outlook and a strong commitment to the target group.

Role: Social/Therapeutic Pedagogue

Employment Type: Temporary (Hourly)

Work Hours: Day, evening, weekend, night

Start Date: ASAP

Collective Agreement: Yes

Viljan is part of Attendo, a secure employer that offers good opportunities to take on more responsibility or move into new roles. We offer training opportunities, collective agreements, wellness benefits, as well as several other perks and employee discounts via our benefits portal AttendoPlus, in collaboration with Benifex.

Before any employment, an extract from the criminal record register along with valid photo ID must be presented. If you are called for an interview, you must be able to prove your right to work in Sweden, by showing citizenship within the EU/EEA or a valid work permit.

Application deadline: June 30, 2030. However, selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, so do not wait with your application.

Viljan is part of Attendo, one of the largest care companies in the Nordics, founded in 1985. We operate within IOF (Individual and Family Care). Our values – care, commitment, and competence – guide us daily in our work to ensure everyone experiences well-being, participation, community, and joy in work.

If you want to help people take the next positive step in life, Viljan is the workplace for you.

Operations Manager Frida Berger: 0270-707 78 | [email protected] Director Anders Pettersson: 070-269 02 42 | [email protected]