Description of the workplace:

Gjøvik og Land barneverntjeneste has 2 x 100% permanent positions available as a family counselor in the department of specialized child protection measures.

Gjøvik og Land barneverntjeneste is an inter-municipal child protection service with Gjøvik as the host municipality. We are organized as a service in the upbringing sector together with schools, kindergartens and children and families. The service is responsible for municipal child welfare services in Gjøvik, Nordre and Søndre Land municipalities. We are organized as a service in the upbringing sector together with schools, kindergartens and children and families. The service is based in Gjøvik and has meeting rooms in Nordre and Søndre Land municipalities. The service currently consists of around 60 employees.

The child welfare service must ensure that children and young people living in conditions that can harm their health and development receive the necessary help, care and protection at the right time. This means that children and families receive help that works, and that they encounter safe and sound services. The child welfare service is facing new challenges and tasks in line with the ongoing child welfare reforms, and we are working actively to meet these both internally and in collaboration with other services.

The service is divided into three business areas: reception/guard, investigation and follow-up and care and aftercare, and specialized child protection measures. In addition, the service has good staff and support functions. We also operate the Gjøvik inter-municipal child protection service for the municipalities of Gjøvik, Nordre and Søndre Land, Østre and Vestre Toten and Gran, as well as the supervisor scheme for the GLT region.

The Specialized Child Welfare Department is responsible for the child welfare measures that the service offers to parents with children living at home, parents of children living in foster homes, foster parents, children/young people and their networks. The department also conducts Safe Base and TBOF for foster parents, and participates in various interdisciplinary forums on a monthly basis. The department has a range of expertise in family counseling, such as trauma-sensitive approaches, COS, Marte Meo, family therapy, family counseling, gestalt therapy, cognitive therapy, PMTO and PYC. We work actively to develop measures in line with the needs of our families. The department is made up of 9 family counselors, 1 professional manager and 1 business manager. There is close cooperation internally in the service on the service offering.

We are in a continuous process towards better child protection and are now looking for more employees who want to join us in this work. We want people who are forward-looking and committed to their work, with a desire to help make a difference for children and young people.

Tasks:

• Targeted and systematic change work and guidance

• Follow-up of children, young people and their families in accordance with the Child Welfare Act

• General family and network work

• Collaboration with other relevant partners

• Enter into and be an active participant in internal collaboration

• Participate in the service's development work to establish an open and accessible child welfare service

• Contribute to competence development

• Witness in county boards and other legal bodies when needed

• Contribute to a collaborative culture that ensures good interdisciplinary participation

• Participate in establishing new measures and further developing existing measures

• Some evening work must be expected

Qualifications

• Requirement of a three-year social, health or educational college education, health or educational college education.

• Additional education in counseling, family therapy or other change-based methods is required

• Relevant additional education or a master's degree together with experience in systematic counseling can replace the requirement for additional education in counseling, family therapy or other change-based methods

• Experience from municipal child welfare services is desirable

• Competence and/or experience in the use of digital tools and work processes

• Good relationship skills

• Personal suitability is greatly emphasized

• Driver's license class B required

• Approved police certificate required

Personal qualities:

• Good communication and written skills and good communication skills

• Creative and adapts how you meet and collaborate with the individual child, youth and families

• Fair, humble and sociable in meeting with children and their families, colleagues and partners

• Faith in change

• Ability for innovation

• Ability for structured and systematic work

• High work capacity and flexibility in relation to work tasks

• Enjoy a high pace of work

• Participate in planned competence development measures

We can offer:

• We believe in giving our employees freedom, responsibility and the opportunity to influence their own working day. This creates an environment where creativity and engagement flourish, and where our employees can make a significant difference in children's lives.

• Supportive and engaged work environment with a focus on professional development

• Good onboarding for new employees

• A large service, providing a wide range of resources, support from a diverse team, as well as opportunities for specialization in different disciplines.

• An exciting and eventful working day with a high degree of autonomy

• Large and modern premises

• Free parking for employees

• Company cars used for business travel

• Competitive salary

• Self-agreement with financial compensation for evening work

• Weekly guidance and mentoring for new employees

• Close follow-up and guidance by subject manager

• Flexible working hours with opportunities to postpone the working day. as we know that life is more than work

• Possibility to work from home at least 1 day a week

• Strong focus on professional and personal development, with flexible opportunities for further education

• Good insurance and pension schemes

• Good cooperation between employers, employee representatives and safety representatives

Exempt public access must be justified

Gjøvik municipality practices more public access, cf. section 11 of the Freedom of Information Act. This means that all applicants are listed on the public list of applicants.

Special circumstances must exist in order to be granted an exemption, cf. Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act.

Applications must be submitted

All applications must be submitted electronically via our application system.

We strive for a diverse work environment and encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of gender, ethnic background, religion, disability and age.