Youth Support Worker for Tierp Municipality

Tierp is a municipality with an organization of a size that suits you if you want close access to managers, colleagues, politicians, and customers. Here, there is room for both personal development and collaboration within the organization.

Our municipality offers varied living environments, nature near the sea, history, culture, and good service. Tierp is within commuting distance of Stockholm, Uppsala, and Gävle, and also offers the possibility of working partially remotely.

Our values are important, and together we work to realize our core values: respect, responsibility, customer focus, courage, and faith in the future.

The Housing Support department consists of eight different teams: three general psychiatric teams, one LSS team, one addiction team, one integration team, one family team, and one youth team. We are also responsible for a meeting point for people with long-term mental health issues, aimed at creating social community and breaking isolation. Housing Support consists of 32 employees, four of whom are coordinators.

Our work climate is high-spirited, and the atmosphere is relaxed, informal, and filled with laughter. For us, collegial belonging and support are key to creating a respectful and pleasant work environment. The group is characterized by high-quality work and a strong work ethic.

Job Responsibilities

We are currently looking for a Youth Support Worker for one open position. As a Youth Support Worker, you work with young people aged 13–21 who need support in their daily lives. You will support young people with psychosocial problems, problematic school absenteeism, self-harm behavior, mental health issues, risky substance use, addiction, and NPD (Neurodevelopmental Disorders) diagnoses.

Your tasks include:

• Support in school
• Support for treatment and addiction care
• Motivational conversations
• Support for leisure activities
• Support for emotional management

The assignment is designed together with the young person, based on each individual's needs. Our methods are based on low-affective handling, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and a solution-focused approach.

Qualifications

To our youth team, we are now looking for a man between 25–40 years of age who is educated as a treatment assistant or has other equivalent education. We are looking for you who are driven by a strong commitment to young people. As a person, you are structured, solution-focused, and flexible. You have the ability to motivate, stay the course, and handle conflicts in a low-affective and solution-focused manner.

The work places high demands on your approach and your ability to create attachment and professional relationships. You must have the ability to create hope for a functioning and well-being life for the young people you meet.

We see flexibility and responsibility-taking as important traits, and collaboration – both internally and externally – is a given for you.

Other requirements:

• Good documentation skills
• Category B driver’s license (required)
• Extract from the criminal record for residential homes (HVB) is required

Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

Employment Conditions

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.
Working hours: According to schedule.

At Tierp Municipality, we focus on the well-being of our employees. Therefore, we offer a wellness allowance of 3,000 SEK, the opportunity to exchange salary for extra vacation days, a benefit bike, and other attractive benefits. We also strive to create a workplace with rich development opportunities.

Diversity is important to us. We see our employees' different backgrounds, experiences, knowledge, and personalities as a valuable resource that enriches our municipality.

If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to show a valid work permit or confirm that you are exempt from the requirement. Employment can only take place after we have verified this, in accordance with the Aliens Ordinance.

We ask you to submit your application digitally via Visma Recruit. Please do not send the application via email or in paper format. If you have a protected identity, contact the recruiting manager directly and do not submit your application digitally.

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