Ukrainian group leader

Where you come in:
Are you looking for ways to help Ukrainian children cope with their troubled experiences? Are you a fellow Ukrainian with the passion to support the children who have fled their homes?

In this position you will learn how to help children after difficult experiences. You will be part of a team of group leaders that learn a method for psychosocial support that is called Common Elements Treatment Approach - Psychosocial Intervention (CETA-PS), that aims to prevent the development of mental illness and help children develop an increased ability to handle the situation the child is in.

You will receive education that will help you learn the method and have continuous supervision by a trained professional. You will then be able to organize and lead groups of children from the age of 7. The groups consists of Ukrainian children in migration at risk of developing mental illness due to the difficult experiences they have had after the war.

Does this sound like you?
The most important qualifications are your skills and passion. You have good communication skills and good social skills and enjoy working with structured methods that can give children tools to thrive and develop psychosocially.

This role requires:

- At least 1 year work experience with children
- High School education
- Good language knowledge in Ukrainian and English
- Basic computer skills


Desirable qualifications are a degree from healthcare, psychology, social work or pedagogical work and prior experience working with children with mental health related issues. Knowledge in the Swedish language and experience with working with groups of children. Desirable personal characteristics include high integrity, cooperation skills, structure, independence and being a quick learner. It's a plus if you have a driver's license.

On a personal level you'll share our values (https://www.raddabarnen.se/globalassets/dokument/om-oss/riktlinjer-och-policys/what-do-our-values-mean-201117-eng.pdf). HERE (https://www.raddabarnen.se/globalassets/bilder/om-oss/ekonomi/our-offer_final-210224.pdf) is a summary of our terms and conditions.



Sound interesting?
This is a temporary employment and our ambition is to hire widely within Sweden with the possibility to work in a flexible work location. The position will start mid-August (exact date to be confirmed). Please contact Jonna Engstrand (jonna.engstrand@rb.se) or Josefin Michanek (josefin.michanek@rb.se) should you have any questions about this role.

We look forward to receiving your application no later than 17 of June. The recruitment screening process is done in English, kindly submit a resume in English or Swedish. Selection and interviews with suitable candidates may begin already during the application period.

As our recruitment screening process is anonymized we kindly ask you not to include any personal details while answering any screening questions. We only use CV's on our recruitment process and do not request personal letters.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of both children and adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our important policies such as the Child safeguarding policy, Policy protection from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation (PSEA) and our ethical guidelines, more information about our policies and our guidelines can be found HERE. (https://www.raddabarnen.se/om-oss/vara-varderingar/policies-and-ethical-guidelines/)

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values, we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices.