Trygga Familjehem i Sverige AB is now seeking families and individuals who want to help children and young people ages 0-20. We are looking for both foster families and emergency care homes.
Being a Foster Family or Emergency Care Home
Being a foster family is interesting, challenging, and above all rewarding! It's about opening the doors to your home, your family, your everyday life and offering security, guidelines, rules, and most importantly lots of joy and heart, plus a willingness to share your life.
This is certainly a big challenge and requires a clear ambition to succeed. This ambition must be shared by all family members and agreement on what the task entails is very important. Of course, everyone is affected when a new person moves in and becomes part of the family. NOTE: A single person can also be an emergency care provider or foster parent.
Most importantly, you must have a genuine interest in helping a child or young person build a better life. You must also be able to work with all the people involved with the placed child or young person, such as schools, social workers, family home consultants, etc.
To manage a placement, you need to have a little 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 longer sick leave periods, the enforcement authority's register, or the social register in the past five years
- That there is an available bedroom that can be offered to the placed child, without anyone in the family giving up their own bedroom. Note that shared spaces do not count as a bedroom.
- That your housing is permanent, meaning you do not sublet, are a lodger, or similar. The housing is fully furnished and habitable.
- That you are in good health and able to work
- That you have stable income and financial security
- That at least one of you has time for meetings with social services and our family home consultants
- That you do not have any major upcoming changes in your life, such as moving, extended trips, new studies, pregnancy, or similar
- That you speak Swedish
Trygga Familjehem Supports, Guides, and Trains
As a foster family, you will receive Trygga Familjehem's basic training for foster homes. The purpose is to make the placement as good as possible for both the placed child and the foster family. Our consultants are always nearby for ongoing guidance and training to the family during the placement. Your family home consultant visits you regularly, and you work closely together on everything concerning the placed child, such as implementation plans and contact with authorities. You will have access to 24/7 phone support for any questions. Trygga Familjehem's approach and way of working 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 receive fair compensation for the work you do.
Compensation is paid in two parts: an expense allowance of approximately 6500 kr/month to cover food, clothing, travel, etc., and a fee for the work you perform.
The fee varies from 26,000 kr/month and upward depending on the complexity of the placement.
About Trygga Familjehem
Trygga Familjehem offers consultant-supported emergency care and foster home placements. All family home consultants have personal experience as emergency care providers and foster parents, which we at Tryggafamiljehem i Sverige AB value highly.
Are you interested in becoming an emergency care provider or foster parent? Recruitment is ongoing. Visit our website for more information and to apply! Or email us at [email protected]