Parent Advisor at the Reception Unit for Children and Young People

Stockholms kommun · Full-time

Köpsvägen 24, Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden

Stockholm – our capital with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we're looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for Stockholm's residents. Bromma District Administration offers you a workplace where your efforts can truly make a difference and contribute to community benefit in a growing district. Here, active employee engagement and clear leadership form the foundation for a developing organization. Welcome to us Are you interested in developing together with us and do you have a genuine interest in strengthening parents in their most important role? We are now seeking a parent advisor for the unit. As a parent advisor, you meet families early in their parenthood, often when they have their first child. In close collaboration with, among others, the child health center (BVC), preschools, and civil society actors, you contribute to promoting children's mental health. Through conversations and parent groups, you build trust and provide support that creates security and confidence – always with a preventive focus. Children's participation is a central part of our work, and we have several child ombudsmen who are responsible for safeguarding children's rights. The Reception Unit for Children and Young People is part of the Social Services and Leisure Department and falls under the Children and Young People Area. The area is led by an area manager and is divided into four units, each with its own unit manager. The Reception Unit for Children and Young People consists of two teams with a total of 15 social workers, two team leaders, and an administrative assistant. The unit's staff has a positive attitude toward their work, support each other, and create job satisfaction even in tough situations. The Reception Unit for Children and Young People is undergoing exciting changes where, in addition to traditional reception work and quick investigations, we have introduced several new functions linked to the new Social Services Act, where we have begun working more proactively and preventively. The unit is also part of First Line Social Services, which is an initiative to get closer to our target groups and offer earlier interventions and is the first step in a long-term development effort for Bromma's social services. We offer Bromma District Administration offers an attractive workplace with competent colleagues, a positive work environment, and reasonable workload. We actively work with your work environment while keeping development in focus. We offer you good employment benefits including professional development, wellness allowance, good flexible working conditions, and vacation banking. Remote work occurs when the work permits it. Read more about our Employee Benefits - Stockholm City As a new employee with us, you are offered good orientation from our mentor regardless of previous experience in the profession. We have an orientation plan that is regularly reviewed during your first time with us. We in the Children and Young People Area in Bromma: • actively participate in the transition to the new Social Services Act. • participate in several collaboration formats with internal and external actors, such as healthcare, preschools, and schools. • regularly follow up your social work environment through "Bromma Conversations". • offer external supervision • provide opportunities for further education at both basic and advanced levels Your role We are now expanding our unit with an additional position as a parent advisor. As a parent advisor, you offer early and preventive interventions to parents with children aged 0-12 years with the goal of promoting children's health and creating safe and sustainable life situations. This is done through individual conversations and group discussions. We work from a family-centered approach where we collaborate with, among others, child healthcare, midwifery services, open preschools, and other units within social services and the district, associations, and preschools. In your role, you will: - Strengthen the parental role through conversations and counseling - Lead structured parent groups - Collaborate with colleagues and external actors - Contribute to preventive work for children's mental health. Your competence and experience We are looking for someone who has: • A degree in social work (Socionomexamen) • Current and relevant experience in treatment work within social services • Experience working with children, young people, and families • Documented knowledge of children's development and the risk and protective factors that affect children's development. It is meritorious if you have: • Experience with similar work as a family or parent advisor • Training in parenting support programs such as ABC or KOMET • Experience with MI and a solution-focused approach. We are recruiting without a personal letter in this recruitment to strengthen the focus on the competencies and experiences needed for this role. When assessing your application, we will only base our decision on your CV and a number of questions you will answer as part of your application. We ask that you answer the questions concretely and briefly, and that there is a clear connection between your answers and your CV. Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thereby counteracting discrimination. Note that you should never upload an extract from the Police Register (GDPR) with your application. For any potential interview, bring Swedish/EU EEA identification or passport and relevant original documents for the position, education/degree certificates, any issued professional license, certificates, or work permits. To work at Stockholm City with children, young people, elderly people, and persons with disabilities, including work in their homes, you must show an extract from the Police's criminal record and suspicion register. For work with LSS services for children with disabilities, you must submit an extract from the Police's criminal record register. You order the extract yourself and it should not be older than six months, or one year for work with children, from the date of issue.