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Statens institutionsstyrelse (SiS) is a government agency responsible for providing individually adapted compulsory care for young people with complex psychosocial issues and for adults with substance abuse problems. SiS also operates closed youth care facilities. We do this through youth homes and homes for adults with substance abuse issues across the country. At SiS, your professional life becomes an exciting challenge. Regardless of where you work within our organization or what role you hold, you help create life-changing change.

SiS Youth Home Råby receives both girls and boys. We have both closed and open placements for closed youth care, as well as treatment places for young people placed under the Law of Care of Young People (LVU).

Job Description

Do you want to be part of creating life-changing change for vulnerable people? Then the role of Treatment Pedagogue at SiS is a meaningful challenge. As a Treatment Pedagogue, you work in a team together with treatment assistants and treatment coordinators. Together, you are responsible for ensuring that the young people and clients living with us receive the safety, care, and treatment they need. We often encounter people in crisis, which means you work with qualified care and motivational work, as well as providing support in daily life. With the support of your knowledge in care and treatment work, you actively contribute to the fulfillment of treatment plans. Documentation is an important part of your work, contributing to legal certainty, planning, and follow-up of our operations. You contribute to maintaining safety according to our routines and help ensure that daily life flows smoothly with school attendance, cleaning, cooking, etc. Contact person responsibilities are also part of your duties. The work may also involve mentoring new employees and interns. This is a job for you who sees a positive challenge in working with vulnerable people in difficult life situations. The job is often demanding but also stimulating, joyful, and varied.

Our vision is to be a place for change, and this permeates our approach, our commitment, and our attitude.

To meet the needs of our target group, we welcome male applicants.

Working hours are according to a schedule, covering day, evening, and weekends.

As a new employee, you will undergo SiS basic training for 10 weeks. The training alternates between theory and supervised introduction, preparing you for the therapist role in SiS operations.

Qualifications

To succeed in your work, you have a solid, positive view of humanity. You are motivated to help people in vulnerable life situations and share SiS's core values, being a place for change. Furthermore, you have a good ability to create engagement and participation among our young people. As a person, you are secure in yourself and easily build relationships with young people as well as with other staff members. You have good communication skills and can maintain your calm even in pressured situations. You cooperate well with others and can handle conflicts constructively.

You must also have:

• At least a degree from a 2-year post-secondary education at a folk high school or university college (KY/YH) with a focus on social/pedagogical treatment work, or education from a university that we assess as equivalent
• A valid B-class driver's license
• Good Swedish language skills in speech and writing

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working with people in vulnerable life situations, e.g., work in psychiatry or LSS care
• Experience from client-facing positions at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, e.g., Prison Officer
• Experience working with our target group (e.g., addiction care, youth care, young girls, etc.)

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/).

Employment:

The position is a permanent full-time employment starting with a six-month probationary period. Start date by agreement. Last application date 2026-07-24.

Contact details for trade unions:

OFR: Dieter Pohland 010-4537440

Saco: Nedzmi Alievski 010-4537470

Seko: Shadi Shiek Khalil 010-4532341

Tests and work samples may be included in the recruitment process.

We conduct ongoing interviews.

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

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

Before the recruitment process, Statens institutionsstyrelse has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

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