Support Assistant for Day Services

Interaction with our service users and good collaboration are part of our daily routine. Safe and stimulating environments for our service users are our goal. Would you like to work as a support assistant in a developing environment? This might be the opportunity for you! We are all different. We are also all equal and have the same right to meaningful activities and stimulation, to develop, and to feel valued. Daily Services Unit 1 within the Functional Support area is one of three units that operates daily services in Strängnäs Municipality. The unit currently has 18 employees distributed across 5 activities throughout Strängnäs Municipality. What is common for the entire unit is a strong commitment and a major focus on service users and their needs. Based on this, we work in a structured manner to develop the activities and make adjustments according to each individual's circumstances. We are now seeking a support assistant for Källan's daily services, located centrally in Strängnäs. It is a stable activity where you work together with seven colleagues. Källan is one of our oldest activities and we primarily work with habilitative day services and creating participation in society. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a support assistant, you are, together with your colleagues, part of developing our new working methods and direction. You will work closely with service users and your colleagues to find the methods and working approaches that best suit the service users. In your work, you base your actions on the service user's implementation plan and you are involved in and responsible for establishing and following up on this plan. This is to ensure the service user receives a safe and stimulating environment with meaningful activities. Your work also includes certain care tasks as well as handling delegated health and medical care duties. In your daily work, you need to focus on low-affective communication, be solution-oriented, have patience, and enjoy spending time outdoors regardless of weather and season. You need to be able to handle physically demanding work including patient transfers and operating wheelchairs both outdoors and indoors. You need to be comfortable and skilled in clarifying pedagogy and using sign support to perform the work in the best way. You need to be comfortable adapting your working methods so you and your colleagues work consistently to reduce the risk of challenging behaviors. Collaborating with the individual, representatives, family members, residential staff, and other people in the person's network is something you see as a matter of course to succeed in your upcoming assignment. The role also includes close collaboration with the unit manager and other colleagues within the daily services and employment area. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has: • the professional title Nursing Assistant, or completed a high school program in Children and Leisure with a focus on social work or pedagogical work, or other post-secondary education that the employer deems equivalent. • at least one year of experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and autism. • experience working with people whose behavior challenges us. • at least one year of experience working with clarifying pedagogy and AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication). • good computer skills. • good ability to communicate well in both spoken and written Swedish. • a Class B driving license and good driving experience. • physical capabilities to handle physically demanding work including patient transfers and operating wheelchairs both outdoors and indoors regardless of weather. We also consider the following as merits: • TAKK training. • experience from similar work. Your personal qualities are important and we will place great emphasis on them! As a person, you are calm, confident in yourself, and attentive. You have an easy time understanding and empathizing with other people's feelings and behavior. You have no problem working independently but also see yourself as a team player. Collaboration and good relationships are something you see as a prerequisite for success. You have an easy time encouraging good performance and communicating with colleagues and service users. You are also flexible and see solutions rather than obstacles and problems. You are pedagogical and have an easy time motivating others. Working goal-oriented is a matter of course for you and you have the ability to keep your focus on the goal even when the path there is sometimes winding. Does this sound exciting? You are warmly welcome to submit your application today! Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: October 1, 2026 or by agreement. Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 residents and is strategically located in the Mälaren Valley with excellent transportation connections. Here you are close to the capital Stockholm, which is reached by train in less than 50 minutes, and Eskilstuna is even closer. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for the community and its residents. With us there are many meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 skilled and committed employees work, all contributing to creating a positive everyday life for residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room to have influence. We actively work based on a value system characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. We see in our annual employee survey that our employees are satisfied. We hope you want to be part of our team and together with us build the future of Strängnäs. Together we create a stronger municipality and make each other better. Strängnäs Municipality applies smoke-free working time to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and service users. Application Process and Personal Data Handling: • As an applicant, you are responsible for clearly documenting your competence so that we can make a fair and objective assessment of your application. • When working with children and young people, a certificate from the police's criminal record register is required before employment. • Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun Strängnäs Municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad sales representatives and recruitment services. We look forward to learning more about you and how you want to contribute to Strängnäs's future.

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