Trygga Familjehem i Sverige AB is now seeking families/individuals who want to help children & young people ages 0-20. We are looking for both foster families and emergency care homes.
Being a foster or emergency care home.
Being a foster family is interesting, challenging, and above all rewarding! It involves opening the doors to your home, your family, your daily life and offering security, guidelines, rules, and most importantly plenty of joy and heart, plus a desire to share your life.
Of course, this is a significant challenge and requires a clear commitment to succeed. This commitment must be shared by all family members, and agreement on what the task entails is very important. Naturally, everyone is affected when a new person moves in and becomes part of the family. NOTE: A single person can also be an emergency or foster home.
The most important thing is that you have a genuine interest in helping a child/young person build a better life. You must also be able to collaborate with all people involved with the placed child/youth, such as school, social workers, foster care consultants, and others.
To manage a placement, you need a bit extra of everything: space, time, and ability! Our requirements for you to start a foster home assessment include:
That you do not appear in the police crime and suspicion register, the social insurance agency's register regarding extended sick leave, the enforcement agency's register, or the social register in the past five years
That there is a vacant bedroom that can be offered to the placed child, without anyone in the family having to give up their own bedroom. Note that shared spaces do not count as bedrooms.
That your residence is permanent, meaning you don't rent from a third party, are a lodger, or similar. The home is fully furnished and lived-in.
That you are in good health and able to work
That you have stable income and financial support
That at least one of you has time for meetings with social services and our foster care consultants
That you do not have any major upcoming life changes, such as moving, extended travel, new studies, pregnancy, or similar
That you speak Swedish
Trygga Familjehem provides support, guidance, and training
As a foster family, you will receive Trygga Familjehem's basic training for foster families. The goal is to make the placement as good as possible for the placed child and for the foster family. Our consultants are always nearby for ongoing guidance and training to the family during the placement. Your foster care consultant visits you regularly, and you have close collaboration in everything concerning the placed child, for example implementation plans and contact with authorities. You have 24/7 phone support available for any questions. Trygga Familjehem's approach is to be available, provide support, help, ideas, and motivation!
Good financial compensation
Opening your home to a child, young person, or young adult is not about money, but about helping someone who needs a safe and stable life. However, you should still receive fair compensation for the work you do.
Compensation is paid in two parts: a cost reimbursement of approximately 6,500 kr/month to cover food, clothing, travel, etc., and a fee for the work you perform.
The fee ranges from 26,000 kr/month and up depending on the complexity of the placement.
About Trygga Familjehem
Trygga Familjehem offers consultant-supported emergency and foster care placements. All foster care consultants have their own experience of being emergency and foster home providers, something we at Trygga Familjehem i Sverige AB highly value.
Are you interested in becoming an emergency or foster home? Recruitment is ongoing.
Visit our website for more information and to apply! Or email us at [email protected]