Youth Worker

**Come work as a Substitute/On-call Worker at Nuorisokoti Mäntylinna in Jyväskylä.** **Nuorisokoti Mäntylinna is a 6-place unit for 13–17-year-olds providing demanding institutional care within child welfare foster care. Our unit is located in Kukkumäki, in the immediate vicinity of Sairaala Nova and with excellent transport connections.** **As a Substitute/On-call Worker at Mäntylinna, you will be comprehensively responsible for the multidisciplinary needs and challenges of clients requiring intensive support and professional expertise. The core philosophy of Mäntylinna is to implement services as an integrated whole in the best interest of the youth.** **Mäntylinna employs a multidisciplinary team of 12 people and several professionals as substitutes/on-call workers. Work at Mäntylinna is conducted in three shifts. Start date: Immediately or by agreement.** **What we expect from you** - **A degree from a university or university of applied sciences in social or health care, or you are in the final stages of your studies** - **Experience working in child welfare foster care** - **Experience working with demanding clients** - **We value experience in substance abuse and mental health work and/or psychiatric nursing** - **The selected candidate must present a criminal record extract before accepting the position (Act on the Supervision of Social and Health Care)** **What we offer you** - **Regularly available substitutions of various lengths and on-call shifts at Mäntylinna** - **The opportunity to work under the same framework agreement at our company Perheryhmäkoti Matilda, also located in Kukkumäki** - **Good orientation and the support of an encouraging team** - **Free parking for your own car near Mäntylinna** **Remuneration follows the collective agreement for the private social sector. The salary grade for substitutes/on-call workers is G24D or G25E, depending on your education.** **Interested? APPLY SOON. Please attach a free-form introduction and your CV to your application, thank you.** **We process applications and invite candidates for interviews during the application period, so apply soon. The application period ends when suitable candidates have been selected.** **Further information about the position can be provided by the Director of Mäntylinna, Petri Oksanen, tel. 040 120 9815, petri.oksanen@linnansuoja.fi. You may also inquire via WhatsApp message if you wish.**