Support Assistant at Kandidatvägen, Disability Care Services

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Disability Care Services in Umeå Municipality aims to be a resource that, through proximity and collaboration, unlocks and strengthens people's ability to live independent lives. Regular housing is organized within Disability Care Services, which includes short-term supervision, short-term residential care, respite services, home care, and a National Upper Secondary School for children and youth. We also offer daily activities/employment, residential support, and dependency resource teams for adults over 18 years old. Kandidatvägen is a short-term residential facility under the LSS (Swedish Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) located at Ålidhem, surrounded by forests, playgrounds, and a library nearby. The purpose of the service is to offer youth and young adults with physical and mental disabilities an environmental change, community, and the opportunity to develop their independence while providing relief to family members. Here you will work with individualized support where every interaction matters, and where you, together with engaged colleagues, contribute to creating a meaningful and safe everyday life for our youth. Do you want to be part of us? Your Work Tasks At Kandidatvägen, you work to strengthen the youth's ability to live as independently as possible. Your tasks vary and can include both social and physical support. You plan and implement meaningful activities and help create a safe and stimulating environment. Your duties also include assistance with personal hygiene, household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and dishwashing, as well as daily administrative tasks and documentation. The work involves being active throughout the day, and transfers may occur. You also need to be prepared to handle situations where disruptive behavior, threats, or violence may occur. You collaborate with colleagues and maintain professional conduct toward service users, family members, and other stakeholders. Collaboration and joint planning with other support and care services take place. Work is scheduled for days, evenings, weekends, and includes on-call combinations. Who Are You? We are looking for someone who is calm, confident, and committed, with the youth at the center of focus. You have good collaboration skills and maintain professional conduct. You are stress-resilient and handle challenging situations calmly, even with disruptive behaviors. Furthermore, you are flexible and solution-focused, with the ability to adapt and create a meaningful everyday life for the youth. Since several of our youth use sign language and assistive devices in their communication, we would like you to have experience working with this. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Requirements Qualified nursing assistant, social worker, preschool teacher, or other education that the employer deems equivalent Experience working with people with disabilities Good knowledge of Swedish, spoken and written, to communicate with service users, family members, and colleagues, as well as to document according to the service's procedures Merits Experience with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Sign Language as Augmentative and Alternative Communication (TAKK) Experience with Low-Arousal Behavior management (LAB) Experience working with youth/young adults with disabilities Other According to law, everyone working in activities with children and youth under 18 years of age must present a valid criminal record check from the police at the time of employment. You can order such a check digitally from the police website: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/ To ensure that individuals invited for interviews are the best matches for what we seek, we use screening questions. The screening questions are based on the requirements and merits stated for the position, and you answer them as part of your application. It is therefore important that you answer the screening questions and do not refer to your CV/cover letter. NOTE! Do you have protected personal information? Please contact Recruitment Support at 090-16 10 99 or at [email protected], and they will help you with a secure application process. We look forward to receiving your application! About Umeå Municipality Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 valuable employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvements. Working with us, you will be engaged in socially important tasks where you contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure, and enjoyable. Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a community and cultural hub that offers a richer life even outside of work. Here you can learn what it is like to live and work in Umeå: Move - Umeå Municipality We are growing, and perhaps we are looking for just you? Do you want more? We offer favorable conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important to everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.Disability Care Services in Umeå Municipality aims to be a resource that, through proximity and collaboration, unlocks and strengthens people's ability to live independent lives. Regular housing is organized within Disability Care Services, which includes short-term supervision, short-term residential care, respite services, home care, and a National Upper Secondary School for children and youth. We also offer daily activities/employment, residential support, and dependency resource teams for adults over 18 years old. Kandidatvägen is a short-term residential facility under the LSS (Swedish…

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job

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active

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public

City

Umeå

Address

Skolgatan 31 A

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63.7970413, 20.2816791copyopen in

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Published

29. 7. 2026

Edited

30. 7. 2026

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