Support Assistant

Do you want to help make Gävle even better with us? At Gävle Municipality, we work together with commitment to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a workplace built on trust where you can develop in your work and grow as a person. Welcome with your application! At Övre Hattmursvägen 4, five clients live who have been granted services according to the Act on Support and Services for People with Disabilities (LSS). Our clients have different diagnoses, including autism and other functional variations. We always work from a clear individual perspective, which means we adapt our approach and services to each person's unique needs and wishes. We use low-arousal interaction in all our work and base ourselves on Gävle Municipality's values to create security, participation, and good quality in the support. 4 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are now recruiting 4 support assistants to Övre Hattmursvägen 4 in Gävle, and your job tasks include, among other things: • Provide individually adapted support in daily life based on each person's needs, goals, and wishes • Support residents in daily activities both at home and outside the home • Work based on implementation plans and ensure that support follows decisions made according to LSS • Document in the activity system Treserva and establish routines and action plans • Carry out everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry together with the residents • Use pedagogical approaches that strengthen communication, participation, and independence • Collaborate with colleagues, family members, and other professionals to create a safe and secure environment You need to be able to remain calm even in challenging situations and have the ability to act professionally with both confidence and care. You work closely with your colleagues and are part of a team where you support each other, share experiences, and together develop the operations. Work time is scheduled and includes day, evening, and weekend shifts. Night shifts may occur. QUALIFICATIONS You must have completed education from a healthcare and social care program, alternatively a Child and Recreation program with a focus on social work, or another education/competence that the employer deems equivalent. You must have experience working with people with functional variations within LSS and have had or currently have medication delegation. Furthermore, it is important that you have documentation and computer skills, as the work includes medical and social documentation, which requires good proficiency in Swedish both spoken and written. Desirable and meritorious qualifications include the following: • Education in and/or experience working with clarifying pedagogy • Education in and/or experience working with low-arousal interaction • Education in and/or experience working with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) • Education in and/or experience working with support signs • Driver's license category B and driving experience • Experience with the activity system Treserva You as a person: • Have the ability to work with other people and listen, show empathy and respect. • Notice and acknowledge others' contributions. • Have the ability to see what needs to be prioritized, are efficient, and use resources to best achieve results. • Inspire confidence and create trust, and have the ability to spread calm and stability. • Have an unpretentious approach in your collaboration with colleagues, citizens, and stakeholders. • Adapt to different situations and have the ability to change your perspective and approach. • See possibilities in changes. Type of employment: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-10-05. We offer you You are important to us! As an employee at Gävle Municipality, you have • Generous vacation benefits, and as a new employee you also have the right to paid vacation during your first year of employment • Compensation for wellness and exercise when employed for more than three months • Several different insurances through our collective agreements, for example, sickness insurance and occupational injury insurance are included. Read more about our benefits here: https://www.gavle.se/formaner Our values Quality, interaction, and collaboration are the most important success factors for solving our mission in the best way. In order to do the right things and act wisely in our daily work, it is important that we base ourselves on our jointly stated values. Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work at Gävle Municipality here: https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs Here you can read more about our organization: https://www.gavle.se/organisation Gävle Municipality is part of the Finnish administrative area. If you therefore, in addition to our other competence requirements, also speak Finnish, this can be a merit. Information to recruitment consultants and ad sales: We decline all contact regarding advertising and recruitment services.

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