Contact Person for Adults at Skyddsjouren in Ängelholm

Skyddsjouren i Ängelholm · Vollzeit

Bruksgatan 29 B BV, Ängelholm, Schweden

Contact Person for Adults at Skyddsjouren in Ängelholm Skyddsjouren is an idea-driven non-profit association that operates safe housing and an open reception service for women, men, and children who have experienced violence. Skyddsjouren, which is part of the national organization Unizon, is one of Sweden's oldest women's shelters and was founded in 1984. In our safe housing, we currently have eight protected apartments that are comfortably furnished with the option to connect home care services and other accommodations. Our Open Reception Service is available to people who have experienced violence, their relatives, and authorities and professional actors seeking support and advice regarding protected identity, intimate partner violence, honor-related violence, prostitution, and human trafficking with sexual abuse. Pets are also welcome with us. In our work, we also prevent violence in various ways through different knowledge-raising initiatives such as lectures. We work in a close team of seven colleagues where we support and help each other in the daily work at the shelter. We meet, support, and strengthen adults and children in crisis situations, so that those who come into contact with us have the best conditions to live a life free from violence. Working in our team requires a great ability to collaborate, be flexible, responsive, take initiative, and also feel confident making decisions independently - no two days are alike here. Your Role: As a Contact Person for Adults, you will have primary responsibility for certain adults placed in our safe housing. You will meet our service users based on their needs with quality, warm reception, clarity, and commitment, and through these meetings uphold their right to self-determination. Contact persons provide both practical support and supportive and motivating conversations with the service user. This can involve everything from activities such as taking a walk, having coffee, teaching someone to ride a bike, acting as a moving company and carrying furniture where heavy lifting occurs, to supporting someone in contacting various authorities and having supportive conversations based on the violence they have experienced and the situation they are in. On behalf of the placing social services, you will maintain close contact with the case manager at social services, create implementation plans, monthly reports, and participate in follow-up meetings. In some cases, you will also conduct risk assessments in accordance with Patriark, SARA, or FREDA. Documentation is maintained in accordance with the Social Services Act for those living in our safe housing. Service users and authorities turn to our Open Reception Service to receive advice and support based on their situation. You will be one of those who receives them and conducts supportive and motivating conversations. These conversations can take place via phone, chat, or scheduled meetings at the office. In addition, you will occasionally participate in fairs and work preventively against violence in various forums. With a small work team, everyone needs to support and relieve each other where needed. This may mean that one afternoon you need to clean an apartment, participate in our children's activities, or run a breakfast café. The work tasks are varied and acute situations can arise, which requires that you feel confident making your own decisions when necessary. It is therefore important that you enjoy working both independently and collaborating in a group. We at Skyddsjouren are bound by confidentiality according to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act and the Social Services Act, and we have a duty to report and provide information to the placing social services. Qualifications: Requirements: - Have at least 2 years of post-secondary education in the field of social/treatment/support work - social educator and/or are a social worker, behavioral scientist, or have other higher education deemed equivalent. - Have at least two years of work experience in social work - Have a B-class driver's license - Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing. Meritorious: - Previous experience of working with people who have experienced violence. - Training and experience in risk assessments according to FREDA, SARA, and/or Patriark. - Training and experience in MI, CBT, or similar. - Speak other languages such as Persian, Arabic, Dari, or Urdu. Since the residence receives both men and women, we would like to see both male and female applicants for the position. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Working Hours: Working hours are primarily scheduled on weekdays between 8 a.m.–6 p.m. and every sixth/seventh Saturday from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. If acute situations, training events, fairs, or new placement requests arise, evening and weekend work may also occur. The position also includes on-call duty in the evenings and weekends where you are responsible for the support telephone line to our residence. On-call duty is distributed among staff according to a schedule every sixth/seventh week and is counted in addition to regular working hours. We have a collective agreement. Permanent employment. Skyddsjouren applies a 6-month probationary period in accordance with the collective agreement for new hires. Selection for interview will take place on an ongoing basis. Start Date: By agreement. Employment Rate: 75%.