Every child deserves security, development, and a fair chance. This is the conviction that drives us at Hemnovia every day. We are now expanding outside Gothenburg and are seeking a committed family home consultant who wants to make a real difference in the Skövde region, in an organization where quality and presence go hand in hand.
About Hemnovia
Hemnovia works with family foster care with a focus on quality and long-term commitment in every placement. We work closely with social services and put the child's security at the center. We are a growing organization with short decision-making processes and a management team that is close and present, even when you are located further from our head office in Gothenburg.
About the Role
As a family home consultant in the Skövde region, you are our local face. You are responsible for a number of foster families and are their most important professional support in daily life: from recruitment and matching to ongoing supervision and follow-up. You work from your home and plan much of your own workday with home visits and meetings as a natural part of your routine. Your introduction and training initially takes place at our office in Gothenburg, and you return there regularly for team meetings and check-ins.
About the Work Area:
Your base is Skövde, but assignments regularly occur in neighboring counties as well. When recruiting new foster families, occasional travel throughout the region may occur.
You will, among other things:
Supervise and support foster families in their assignments, even in complex situations
Conduct home visits and follow up on ongoing placements
Collaborate with social services, schools, and other actors around the child
Document and report continuously to the client and to the team in Gothenburg
Recruit, assess, and match emergency and foster families in the region
Participate in on-call duties according to a rotating schedule
We are Looking for You if You
Have a degree in social work or equivalent higher education degree in social work, with experience in social work and preferably with children and youth. You are a secure and solution-oriented person who navigates complex relationships between foster families, children, biological networks, and social services with confidence. Since you work independently most of the time, it is important that you are self-directed, organized, and comfortable with your own responsibility, while at the same time valuing and actively seeking contact with the team.
You also have:
Good knowledge of current legislation, especially the Social Services Act (SoL) and the Care of Young Persons Act (LVU)
Ability to maintain focus and structure even when the pace is high, without daily office presence
A warm and professional approach when meeting with foster families and children
B-class driver's license and your own car – the position involves regular home visits and travel in the region (compensation according to current rates)
Residing in the Skövde area and surrounding region
Meritorious
Experience in family foster care, assessment, or supervision of foster families
Training in BBIC, MI, Signs of Safety, or Ett hem att växa i
Training in assessment methods for foster families, for example Kälvesten
Supervisor training for foster families
Previous experience working from home/remotely in a similar role
We Offer
A role where you make a real difference for children and youth every day
Great freedom to plan your own workday
Regular visits to our office in Gothenburg for team meetings and check-ins
Regular supervision and an individual competency development plan
Wellness benefits and occupational pension
A committed team with high expertise, even though the distance is sometimes greater
Interviews are held on an ongoing basis, initially digitally. As part of the recruitment process, we request extracts from the suspicion and disqualification registers prior to employment.
We warmly welcome your application to [email protected], please write "Family Home Consultant Skövde" in the subject line.