On-call substitute sought for the Residential Facility SAFE

SAFE residential facility is seeking engaged and professionally competent on-call substitutes for work with children and youths aged 9–17.

SAFE is a private children’s and youth home, where we offer a safe, structured and development-supportive everyday life for children and youths, who among other things may have experiences with neglect, trauma, school refusal, social control, relation difficulties or other burdensome life circumstances.

Our aim is to create stable and predictable frameworks, where the children and youths are met with respect, presence and clarity, and where their resources, development opportunities and individual needs are at the center.

We work from a shared professional foundation including mentalizing, affirming relational work, LØFT and ADL . In daily practice we work purposefully with relationships, structure, schooling, leisure time, independence, emotional development and social skills.

Our children and youths are not generally characterized by outwardly reactive behavior, but several need adults who can be calm, stable and persistent in the relationship. Therefore it is important that you can be a clear and caring adult who can create security without pushing, and who can maintain an overview in different situations.

About the work

As an on-call substitute you will be part of the daily pedagogical efforts and will among other things have to:

• create safe and stable relationships with the children and youths
• support the individual in daily structure, school, leisure and social relationships
• work targeted with individual goals and sub-goals
• participate in activities, meals and practical tasks in the house
• support the children and youths in ADL and development of independence
• work with mentalizing and affirming in contact
• document professionally and accurately in our journal system
• collaborate closely with colleagues and management
• follow the house's professional procedures and pedagogical guidelines.

Working hours can be on weekdays, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Longer shifts may occur depending on the house's needs.

Who are we looking for?

It is important to us that you have a relevant professional background. We therefore primarily seek someone who is educated or in training within the pedagogical or social work field, for example as:

• educator
• pedagogical assistant
• social worker
• other relevant social science education.

We also emphasize that you have experience with or knowledge of children and youths who have experienced neglect, trauma or other social burdens.

We expect that you

• can work relationship-oriented and professionally
• have calmness, patience and clarity
• can work structured and responsibly
• can follow agreements, action plans and procedures
• can engage in close interprofessional collaboration
• can document professionally and reflectively
• are flexible with regard to shifts.

Introduction and SAFE Academy

As a new employee or temp you will be offered a structured introduction and competence program through our own SAFE Academy .

SAFE Academy consists of 8 professional modules , which are to ensure that all staff work from a common professional foundation and have knowledge of our target group, methods, documentation requirements and workflows.

Before your first introductory shift you must have completed and passed the first two modules . Thereafter you start with introduction and follow-up shifts, where you will be introduced to the house, the children and youths as well as our daily pedagogical practice.

The remaining modules must be completed within a set deadline after employment.

The time you spend completing the SAFE Academy is paid working time.

We offer

At SAFE you get

• a meaningful job with children and youths
• a thorough introduction to the target group and the house
• competence development through the SAFE Academy
• paid time to complete the professional modules
• opportunity for ongoing shifts
• a professional environment focused on development, reflection and collaboration
• opportunity to make a concrete difference in the daily lives of children and youths.

Recruitment process

We invite relevant candidates for interviews on an ongoing basis , and the positions are filled when we have found the right profiles.

As part of the recruitment process, SAFE collects criminal background checks and child safeguarding checks for all employees , before employment can be completed.

Please send your CV and a brief motivated application , where you describe your educational background, relevant experience and motivation to work with our target group.

We look forward to hearing from you.