Vacant job

Trygga Familjehem i Sverige AB is now looking for families and single individuals who wish to help children and young people aged 0–20. We are seeking both family homes and emergency foster homes.

Being an emergency or family foster home

Being a foster family is interesting, challenging, and above all rewarding! It involves opening the doors to your home, your family, and your daily life, offering safety, guidelines, rules, and above all, much joy and heart, along with a desire to share your life.

This naturally entails a significant challenge and requires a clear ambition to succeed. This ambition must be shared by all family members, and a common understanding of what the assignment entails is crucial. It naturally affects everyone when a new individual moves in and becomes part of the family. Note: A single person can also serve as an emergency or family foster home.

The most important thing is that you have a genuine interest in helping a child or young person achieve a better life. You must also be able to collaborate with all actors surrounding the placed child/young person, such as schools, social workers, foster care consultants, etc.

To qualify for a placement, you need a little extra of everything: space, time, and capability! Our requirements to begin a foster family assessment include, among others:

• You must not appear in the police crime and suspicion register, the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's register regarding long-term sick leave, the Swedish Enforcement Authority's register, or the social register over the past five years.
• There must be an available spare bedroom for the placed child, without any family member having to give up their own bedroom. Please note that shared spaces do not count as bedrooms.
• Your residence must be permanent, meaning you do not sublet, live as a lodger, or similar. The residence must be fully furnished and homely.
• You must be in good health and able to work.
• You must have a stable income and means of support.
• At least one of you must have time for meetings with social services and our foster care consultants.
• You must not have any major upcoming life changes, such as moving, long trips, new studies, pregnancy, or similar.
• You must be proficient in the Swedish language.

Trygga Familjehem supports, guides, and educates

As a foster family, you receive Trygga Familjehem's basic training for foster families. The purpose is to make the placement as good as possible for the placed child and the foster family. Our consultants are always nearby for ongoing guidance and education throughout the placement. Your foster care consultant visits you regularly, and you have close cooperation on everything concerning the placed child, e.g., implementation plans and authority contacts. You also have 24/7 telephone support for any questions. Trygga Familjehem's approach is to be accessible, provide support, help, ideas, and motivation!

Good financial compensation

Opening your home to a child, young person, or young adult is not about money, but about helping someone who needs a safe and stable environment. However, you should still receive solid compensation for the work you do.

The compensation is paid in two parts: a cost allowance of approx. 6,500 SEK/month to cover food, clothes, travel, etc., and a fee for the work you perform.

The fee varies from 26,000 SEK/month and upwards, depending on the complexity of the placement.

About Trygga Familjehem

Trygga Familjehem offers consultant-supported emergency and family foster placements. All foster care consultants have personal experience as emergency and family foster parents, which we at Trygga Familjehem i Sverige AB value highly.

Are you interested in becoming an emergency or family foster home? Recruitment is ongoing.

Click on our website for more information and to apply! Or email us at [email protected]