Support Assistant at Kompassgatan, Disability Care Services

Disability Care Services in Umeå Municipality aims to be a resource that, through proximity and collaboration, enables and strengthens people's ability to live independent lives. Every day here, you'll be part of something meaningful—work where you meet people who give back at least as much as you invest—often even more. Kompassgatan is a group home for people with intellectual disabilities, with capacity for six residents, located in the beautiful natural setting of Tavleliden. All residents have their own apartment and receive support and assistance from staff based on their individual needs. The home is an environment where people are met with respect and compassion and given the opportunity to develop at their own pace. We are now recruiting a Support Assistant! Your responsibilities You will guide and support people with intellectual disabilities in their daily lives. You will provide individual, social, and practical support to enable and utilize residents' own abilities, thereby creating conditions for independence. You will work to ensure that residents are actively involved in their daily lives and have meaningful leisure time and/or activities. Your work includes personal care, practical tasks such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry. You will also participate in leisure activities such as cinema visits, walks, and exercise. We require good physical condition as the job involves considerable movement—accompanying residents to, for example, group exercise, cycling, and floorball. Work hours include days, evenings, weekends, and on-call duty. Joint planning occurs between our services within Disability Care Services. About you As a person, you are confident, curious, and engaged. You have good collaboration skills and a professional approach toward residents, colleagues, and other networks around our residents. It is important that you share our values, work toward established goals, continuously improve, and take responsibility for our shared work environment. Personal suitability will be given significant weight. Requirements: - Trained nursing assistant, social worker, or other education the employer considers equivalent - Experience working in care, e.g., in LSS housing or elderly care - Strong Swedish language skills, both spoken and written, to communicate with residents and their families, write and access care documentation, and receive medication delegation Meritorious: - Experience with diabetes, e.g., administering insulin We welcome your application! Other information To ensure that candidates invited for interviews best meet the requirements and qualifications for the position, we use screening questions. The questions are designed based on these requirements and qualifications. It is therefore important that you answer the questions thoroughly and that any competencies you mention are supported by information in your CV. Incomplete or insufficient answers may result in your application not proceeding further in the process. NOTE! Do you have protected personal data? Please contact Recruitment Support at 090-16 10 99 or [email protected], and they will help you with a secure application process. Before an employment offer, we ask you to provide an extract from the police's criminal record register. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. About Umeå Municipality Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 valuable employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrative departments, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Working with us, you'll engage in societally important tasks where you contribute to Umeå remaining safe, secure, and enjoyable. Umeå is Northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer life outside of work as well. You can learn what it's like to live and work in Umeå here: Moving to Umeå Municipality We're growing and may be looking for just you? Want more? We offer good terms, excellent benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, plus work that is important to everyone who lives and works here. We look forward to hearing from you.

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