Social Counselor for Child and Youth Treatment

Halmstads kommun · Vollzeit

Kyrkogatan 5, Halmstad, Schweden

The Child and Youth Department is in an exciting development phase where we are investing in strengthening and expanding our open-care services. In line with the new social services act, we want to create a more accessible, preventive, and attractive social service that meets residents' needs in an early and flexible way. The changes we are making include offering more services without prior needs assessment, which we hope will allow us to reach even more families with our services. Your Tasks With us, children's need for protection, security, and good living conditions is always our guiding principle. At the same time, we respect people's self-determination, participation, and influence over their lives and the services we offer. To strengthen this approach, we use methods such as Signs of Safety (SofS), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). As a manager, it is particularly exciting to recruit to a growing and developing operation. We are now looking for you to help shape the future of open-care services together with us. We are seeking social counselors for both the early intervention team and the team working on behalf of the authorities. Perhaps you work today as a family therapist and want to be part of our development journey? Or you have experience from other organizations where you have supported people toward positive change and are now seeking new challenges. If you share our ambition to create an accessible, flexible, responsive, engaging, and professional social service, we look forward to your application. Your tasks include, among other things: Implementing support and treatment services for children, adolescents, and families. Working on change processes based on Signs of Safety (SofS), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT). Collaborating with social workers and other stakeholders regarding families' needs and services. Contributing to the development of open-care service approaches and interventions. We offer a workplace where development, learning, and collegial support are natural parts of everyday work. Through cooperation with Halmstad University, there are opportunities to contribute to social worker education and participate in current research and knowledge development. You will receive regular external supervision and work in an operation that actively uses FIT to develop the quality of services. Your Qualifications We are looking for someone who has: Requirements Social Work degree or other higher education that the employer deems equivalent. Experience in treatment work. Class B driver's license. Meritorious Step 1 training in family therapy. To succeed and thrive in the role, you need to be confident in your profession and have a genuine interest in creating positive changes for children, adolescents, and families. You are skilled at networking and building trustful relationships both within and outside your own organization. By creating and maintaining professional contacts, you contribute to good collaboration and a holistic perspective on families' needs. You use transparent communication by expressing yourself clearly, openly, and respectfully. You share relevant information, create participation, and help both families and partners feel informed and involved. The role requires good problem-solving skills. You can analyze complex situations, see different perspectives, and identify solutions that move the work forward, even when circumstances change. You have a planned and structured working approach that helps you prioritize, organize, and follow up on your tasks in a way that ensures quality and continuity for the families you meet. At the same time, you maintain high integrity. You act professionally, stand by decisions made, and handle sensitive situations with judgment and respect for both the individual and the assignment. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. What We Offer You With us, you will have meaningful work where you contribute daily to strengthening children, young people, and families. We offer: Accessible and present managers. A thoughtful introduction that gives you good conditions to begin your assignment. Regular external supervision. Competence development and opportunities for continuous learning. An open and supportive work environment with strong collegial cohesion. Wellness agreement and wellness allowance. Opportunity to contribute to the development of social work in close cooperation with Halmstad University. Other Information To facilitate the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally. Recruitment is ongoing, so do not delay in submitting your application. We value the qualities that an even age and gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity bring to our operation, and we welcome applicants who contribute to this. Before employment, you must show that you have the right to work in Sweden according to the immigration regulations. The position is filled on the condition that it is not needed by surplus personnel. Halmstad Municipality offers wellness allowance and implements smoke-free working hours. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this announcement. We warmly welcome your application! The Social Services Department works to provide support and help children, adolescents, families, and people with disabilities or substance abuse problems. We also conduct outreach and preventive services. Fundamental to us is that we treat each other with respect – both our users and our colleagues. When you work for Halmstad Municipality, you create meaning by shaping, strengthening, and enriching others' everyday lives - whoever you are. For us, cooperation, balance, and the opportunity to develop are important, both as a professional and as a person - we are the workplace where you get more out of life! Learn more about us here.