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Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago, offering a unique combination of nature's quiet beauty and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not just one but many: schools, properties, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, elderly care, and many more. We work to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who make the dream of a vibrant, secure environment for homes, families, and businesses possible.

To succeed fully, we need diverse competencies and must work together to build a common and trust-based work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the citizens.

About the Support and Interventions Unit – Children and Young People

The unit is a central part of the Individual and Family Care Department in Värmdö Municipality. Here, we work to strengthen and support children and young people through several activities: Mini Maria, Youth Clinic, Parental Support Hamnen, Family Team, Social Intervention Group (SIG), SSPF, and Field Operations. Together, we build a secure and supportive network for young people and their families.

About Mini Maria

Mini Maria Värmdö is a collaborative clinic between the municipality and the region. The staff consists of a counselor from Värmdö Municipality and a nurse from Maria Ungdom. Our target group is young people and young adults up to 23 years old with issues related to alcohol, drugs, or gambling. Parents and relatives are also offered support.

Your Role

As a therapist at Mini Maria, you will become an important resource for both young people and their families. Among other things, you will:

• Conduct assessments and treatments regarding alcohol, drugs, and gambling.
• Work preventively and supportively to reduce relapse.
• Offer counseling and information to both young people and relatives.
• Play a central role in preventive work by meeting school students and giving lectures on alcohol, drugs, and gambling addiction.
• Collaborate with other activities within and outside social services to create holistic interventions.

Your Experience

We are looking for you who are a social worker or have other relevant higher education. You have experience in structured therapeutic work with young people in substance abuse and/or crime, and you are confident in working with MI (Motivational Interviewing) and/or other treatment methods, such as ACRA, CRAFT, HAP/CPU.

It is an advantage if you have:

Basic psychotherapy education, training in motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, ACRA, CRAFT, gambling addiction treatment, or other evidence-based methods, as well as experience in parental support or family therapy.

Your Personal Qualities

For a counselor at Mini Maria, personal qualities should preferably emphasize relationship-building, motivational work, and collaboration:

Personal Maturity

You are confident in yourself and in your professional role and have the ability to meet young people and their networks with respect, sensitivity, and good judgment. You can handle complex situations and difficult conversations professionally, while maintaining calm and focus even when the work places high demands on flexibility and adaptability.

Self-Starting

You take responsibility for planning, implementing, and following up on treatment and support interventions. You work independently, take initiative, and drive processes forward while ensuring that interventions are based on the young person's needs and the activity's goals.

Collaborative Spirit

You easily create trusting relationships with young people and guardians, as well as having a good ability to collaborate with colleagues and external actors such as schools, social services, and healthcare. You see collaboration as a prerequisite for creating sustainable solutions and contributing to the best possible support for the young person.

Structured

You plan and organize your work efficiently and have the ability to handle several parallel cases simultaneously. You work systematically with documentation, follow-up, and coordination of interventions, ensuring that the work maintains high quality and is conducted in a legally secure manner.

At Mini Maria Värmdö, you will have the opportunity to develop methods and working approaches in a dynamic and stimulating work environment. Here, you become part of an engaged team where you both contribute your expertise and grow in your professional role.

Do you want to make a difference? Send in your application today and become part of Mini Maria Värmdö!

The position is a one-year full-time temporary position. We welcome your application by July 15, 2026. Selection and interviews are conducted continuously! For this position, presenting a valid extract from the police criminal record is a requirement for employment.

Värmdö Municipality offers a wellness allowance, an SL card in exchange for net salary deduction, and holiday exchange for extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good work environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming applicants from different backgrounds.

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact us, see contact person below.

Contact details for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.