Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.
Welcome to us
Do you want to work with early interventions for children and families? Do you want to be part of developing support for children who display non-conformist behavior?
We are now seeking a family counselor for the unit for coordinated support in the Första linjen area. With us, you will work closely with children, parents, schools, police, and leisure activities to strengthen children's development, school attendance, prosocial leisure time, and well-being.
Enskede-Årsta-Vantör is one of Stockholm's largest city districts. We work to provide support to children and families at an early stage and continuously develop our methods based on research, experience, and families' needs.
We offer
As an employee of Stockholm's City, you will receive, among other things:
* wellness allowance
* opportunity to purchase annual passes to the city's swimming and gym facilities at a favorable price
* opportunity to be part of developing future early support for children and families
You can read more about our benefits here: Employee Benefits - Stockholm's City
Your role
You will primarily work with families where children display non-conformist behavior. Furthermore, together with colleagues in the SSPF team, you will be responsible for coordinating district forums with stakeholders such as municipal social services, preventive social services, police, schools, and leisure activities. You will become part of an established collaboration with the city district's primary schools and local police areas. Together with other stakeholders, we work to strengthen school attendance, prosocial leisure time, improve children's conditions for success both today and in the future, and provide parents and networks with the conditions to exercise good parenting. Together we work to increase protective factors and prevent problems from escalating.
As a family counselor, you currently work with children of primary school age and their families. Interventions are provided without prior needs assessment and are planned together with the child, guardians/parents, school, and other important adults around the child. It is also common to provide support in the form of parent meetings for guardians/parents whose children socialize together.
In this role, you will, among other things:
* provide support and guidance to children and guardians
* implement family support interventions
* collaborate and cooperate with stakeholders around the child
* meet families in their everyday environment, for example at home or at school
* lead parenting support groups
* lead parent meetings and be part of district forums
* contribute to the development of operations and methods
Your competence and experience
We are looking for someone who has (requirements)
* a degree in social work
* experience with motivational work and family support interventions
* knowledge of preventive work with children and families
* strong ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech and writing
It is meritorious to have
* training or experience with parenting support programs
* training or experience with skills training, for example REPULSE
* experience with conversations with children in vulnerable positions
* experience working with families where children display non-conformist behavior
* collaboration with municipal social services, the region, and police authorities
We see that you are confident in your professional role, have a professional demeanor, and the ability to build trusting relationships. You enjoy working in an activity characterized by development, participation, and commitment.
You have a good ability to drive and create structures in your work based on the overarching municipal assignment. You are flexible and easily adapt to change.
Other information
The position is filled subject to required decisions being made. Selection is ongoing.
Working hours are scheduled daytime Monday - Friday, with some evening duty within the framework of flexible hours, in connection with parent meetings or to meet the family's need to meet outside office hours. We do not meet with children during school hours.
Stockholm's City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination.
Enskede Årsta Vantör is one of 11 city district administrations in Stockholm's City. As part of Stockholm's City, the administration offers preschool and leisure activities, care for the elderly and people with disabilities, social services, preventive and safety-creating work, city development, and park maintenance to our 105,000 residents living in the city district. We face exciting challenges as Enskede Årsta Vantör's city district grows and completely new city districts are being built. Approximately 18,000 new apartments are planned by 2030.Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.
Welcome to us
Do you want to work with early interventions for children and families? Do you want to be part of developing support for children who display non-conformist behavior?
We are now seeking a family counselor for the unit for coordinated support in the Första linjen area. With us, you will work closely with children, parents,…