Activity Center in Södertälje is seeking rehabilitation assistants to join our team. We operate on commission from the Social Psychiatry Authority and the Authority for Harmful Use and Addiction. The Activity Center provides venues for work training, occupational activities, and social gatherings for individuals with mental disabilities, mental health issues, and substance abuse problems, promoting return to work, studies, and expanded social networks for our participants. Participation is the guiding principle of our operations, meaning that our participants' needs and wishes shape the activities in harmony with evidence-based methods that promote recovery. We collaborate with both internal and external partners such as NSPH Stockholm, RSMH Södertälje-Nykvarn, educational associations, and sports organizations, among others, on developing our operations.
Your responsibilities
You will be part of a team with other rehabilitation assistants working in our operations and leading our activity groups. You also serve as a resource person to a number of participants, meeting regularly to write and follow up on implementation plans based on participants' wishes and needs. You document your work and provide feedback to the social worker who decides on the intervention, and you collaborate with work supervisors and employment consultants who are your colleagues, and make other contacts as needed to ensure your participants receive the best possible support in their rehabilitation.
Who are you?
You show great commitment to our participants and see their possibilities rather than their limitations. With a coaching approach and strong belief in individuals' own resources, you create motivation and hope for the future. You adapt your support to each participant's conditions and needs, while challenging them to grow and develop. Through your ability to build trust, set relevant goals, and encourage personal responsibility, you contribute to sustainable results for participants and strengthen the quality of our operations.
Requirements:
Education as a rehabilitation assistant, social pedagogue, or other relevant education
Experience working in social psychiatry and/or harmful use and addiction
Knowledge of recovery-oriented working methods
Ability to create safety, trust, and confidence
Good collaboration skills and a professional and empathetic approach
Meritorious:
Trained in DBT skills training (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
Experience supervising both individually and in groups
Trained and experienced in low-affect interaction
Education in ESL, MI, and IBIC
Personal qualities:
You enjoy collaborating and finding solutions with your colleagues, but can also drive and plan your own work
You are calm and stable in contact with participants and can convey hope and belief to those you meet
You take initiative that contributes to developing the work
You have a salutogenic approach
We place great emphasis on your personal qualities.
What we offer
The position is a temporary contract until August 31, 2027
With us, you become part of an experienced work group with a range of different competencies. You will have opportunities for training and development in your role. We work according to the principle of close leadership, so you have access to both a unit manager and 2 group leaders who support you in daily work. The current position is based at Nygatan 4.
As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you are offered secure employment, good employment terms and work environment, competence development, and several benefits. Please learn more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/
Welcome to us!
Other information
Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.
Södertälje Municipality works with competence-based recruitment methodology to prevent discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace.
We have many positions where we conduct background checks. A record extract (criminal and suspect register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be provided by the candidate before an employment decision.
Employment with us may involve placement in a security classification. A security vetting with background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before an employment decision. For some of our security-classified tasks, Swedish citizenship is required.Activity Center in Södertälje is seeking rehabilitation assistants to join our team. We operate on commission from the Social Psychiatry Authority and the Authority for Harmful Use and Addiction. The Activity Center provides venues for work training, occupational activities, and social gatherings for individuals with mental disabilities, mental health issues, and substance abuse problems, promoting return to work, studies, and expanded social networks for our participants. Participation is the guiding principle of our operations, meaning that our participants' needs and wishes shape the…