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Statens institutionsstyrelse (SiS) is a government agency responsible for individually tailored compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse problems. SiS also implements closed youth care. We do this at youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse issues, across the country. At SiS, your working life becomes an exciting challenge. No matter where you work in our organization or what position you hold, you help create life-changing change.

SiS Youth Home Johannisberg operates in Kalix and Boden (unit Sävastgården).

Investment in Johannisberg!

We have an offer for you if you apply for and are hired at SiS Youth Home Johannisberg, unit Sävast. This means an extra salary supplement of 2,000 SEK/month for 18 months in addition to your individual base salary.

Job Description

SiS Youth Home Johannisberg consists of two units, one in Sävast and one in Kalix. Our target group in Sävast is school-age girls with psychosocial problems, criminality, and substance abuse. All work is permeated by our keywords Respect, Care, and Clarity. As a new employee, you are offered a thorough introduction, basic training, and further education in areas such as safety, illegal influence, conflict management, CPR, and more.

As a Treatment Pedagogue, you work in a team on the ward together with competent colleagues who are waiting for you to become part of the team. As a Treatment Pedagogue, you are responsible, together with your colleagues, for ensuring that the young people living with us receive the security, care, and treatment they need. You are a support to the young people in their daily lives and work with qualified care and motivational work. Case management is part of your duties. Daily work involves building secure relationships and motivating our young people towards new and less risky ways of living. With your knowledge in care and treatment work, you actively contribute to ensuring that treatment plans and documentation are completed, as well as maintaining safety for both young people and staff according to our routines. As a Treatment Pedagogue, you also help ensure that daily life runs smoothly with school attendance, cleaning, cooking, etc. The job may also involve mentoring new employees and interns. This is a job for you who sees a positive challenge in working with people in complex life situations to create change. The job is often demanding but also stimulating, joyful, and varied.

Working hours are scheduled according to a rotating shift pattern including days, evenings, and weekends.

Greetings from your future colleagues:

"Welcome to become one of us. Here at Johannisberg, you are met by fantastic colleagues who all work together to make a difference in the young people's lives, both here and now and for the future. As a treatment assistant, I have the opportunity to learn new things every day, both in meeting with the young people and with society in general. There is a sense of security in that we always work in pairs, thus building a strong community in the work group and on the wards."

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have the ability to build trusting relationships with our young people. You have a positive view of people and your driving force is to work with young people. You share SiS ethical guidelines (https://www.stat-inst.se/var-verksamhet/riktlinje-for-etik/) and see the activity as a place for change. As a person, you relate to people in a listening and flexible way, while also being able to set boundaries and follow decisions made. You are secure, stable, and have the ability to maintain a professional attitude even in pressured situations. You work well with other people and are happy to share your knowledge with colleagues.

You must also have:

• At least a 2-year post-secondary education from a folk high school or university college (KY/YH) or other education equivalent to this. The education should be focused on social work, social pedagogy, behavioral science, or another relevant subject area.
• Good Swedish in speech and writing
• Good physical fitness
• Category B driver's license

Please attach your degree certificate to your application. Degree certificates issued in another country must be translated and validated in Sweden via the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR).

Employment

The positions are permanent full-time positions and begin with a 6-month probationary period. Start date according to agreement.

At SiS, we care about good employee relations. This means that as an employee, you take responsibility for your work, contribute to development, and participate in good cooperation. Read more about employee relations and leadership (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/medarbetarskap-och-ledarskap/).

As an employee in the state sector, you have certain benefits according to agreement, such as 28–35 days of vacation depending on your age, salary supplement during parental leave, and an annual wellness allowance. Read more about benefits (https://www.stat-inst.se/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/).

Application

You are warmly welcome to register your application in our recruitment tool by 2026-08-09.

SiS works actively against all forms of discrimination and welcomes all applicants.

For work at our institutions, SiS conducts register checks before employment.

In connection with the recruitment process, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care has taken a stand on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

NOTE! If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via the recruitment system. Instead, contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.