Family Therapist - Child and Family Services

You are welcome to Norberg, a small municipality with a big heart. Our operations are characterized by strong commitment among staff, short decision-making processes, and community spirit. If you want to be part of this, you are warmly welcome. Description The Social Services Office in Norberg is now seeking a family therapist for outpatient care. As a family therapist, you will be part of the Child and Family Services unit. The team consists of two social secretaries, one youth case officer, one school social worker, one foster care secretary, one intake secretary, three family therapists, and one family support specialist. The unit also includes short-term care and leisure activities for children who are part of the LSS services target group. Norberg is a small municipality with quick decision-making processes and transparency between the municipality and politics, which has contributed to good collaboration to meet children's needs. Job Responsibilities At the outpatient care facility in Norberg, children and their families are offered services without needs assessment, which means family therapists can provide services to families before there is a need for official intervention. As a family therapist in Norberg, you work based on evidence-based methods to help individuals achieve independence. The work is conducted based on decisions made by the municipality, services provided without needs assessment, and preventive services. You work in close collaboration with the entire social services office, and the child and family unit operates on a network basis using the Signs of Safety approach. To identify families in need of support at an early stage, collaboration with schools and the Family Center has been strengthened, and family therapists participate in activities and collaboration groups. In Norberg municipality, we work with collaboration through school social teams and cooperation between schools, social services, police, and leisure services (SSPF). Qualifications You collaborate well with others and contribute to good cooperation with both internal and external partners. You have a solution-focused approach and work with a family orientation to ensure that children can live at home under good conditions. You work based on evidence and use methods to provide quality support to families in Norberg. Education as a social worker, behavioral scientist, or social pedagogue is beneficial, though great importance is placed on personal suitability. Experience in outpatient care or other forms of social work is beneficial. Terms Recruiting is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the final application deadline. The position will be filled based on necessary decisions being made. If you have a protected identity If you have a protected identity, we ask that you do not submit your application digitally. Instead, contact the recruiting manager directly for further instructions on how you can submit your application in a secure manner. If you do not have contact information for the recruiting manager, you can reach HR via switchboard 0223-290 00, and they will help you get in touch with the right person.

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