Support Assistant for Night Shift at Billdals Björkväg

Job Responsibilities We are now seeking two support assistants for awake night shifts. One position is a permanent employment and the other is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension. We are looking for you to help create safety and good conditions for development for the children and young people who live at Billdals Björkväg! Billdals Björkväg is an LSS residence with special support and services for children and young people. Four children with autism and intellectual disabilities aged 14-21 years live here. Your main task as a support assistant on the awake night shift will be to provide individual educational support that contributes to predictability and safety in accordance with LSS. You provide direct support to the young person during times of anxiety and wakefulness, and during morning routines before departure to school. Under the guidance of the unit manager and support educators, and together with colleagues and other people in the child's network, you work to develop methods, routines, and structures for working with the residents to give each individual the best conditions for participation. We actively work with individual adaptations and use methods such as AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication), low-arousal approach, and clarifying pedagogy. You work awake nights according to schedule. Qualifications We are looking for someone who has support assistant training, a Children and Recreation Program with a focus on social work or educational work, or a Care and Health Program with specialization in intellectual disability. Alternatively, other education that the employer considers equivalent. You work in our activity system Treserva, and therefore need basic IT skills and the ability to express yourself well in Swedish both orally and in writing. You also need to have prior experience working with clarifying pedagogy, LAB (low-arousal approach), and various forms of AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication). If you have experience working with people with autism and ID (intellectual disabilities), we consider that a merit. For this position, you must take responsibility for your work tasks and the group's work tasks. You think about those we are here for and their best interests. At the same time, you are pleasant and helpful to other people even in stressful situations. You show respect for everyone you meet at work. You work to ensure the service user gets what that person needs. Continuing forward, you work well with others by listening, showing interest and respect. You understand the shared mission and work to make it as good as possible. Finally, you remain calm and confident in pressured and difficult situations. You can balance the demands placed on you and can make well-founded decisions despite time pressure. Other In this recruitment process, you will answer a number of questions where you can describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter. Selection and interviews take place continuously during the application period, so do not hesitate to submit your application today. Gothenburg City actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to prevent discrimination. As an employee in the Department of Disability Support, we offer you: - Secure employment with good employment terms - Full-time with possibility of part-time - Introduction upon hiring - Competence development - Wellness allowance, cycling allowance, and other discounts and offers Before offering employment, we ask you to provide an extract from the police records register. You must request an extract from the police records register yourself. You order a digital register extract that is sent to your digital mailbox. You do this via the link: Work with Children with Disabilities | Police Authority You can only submit your application via our recruitment system because all handling of personal data must comply with GDPR. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but instead contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application. Appointment is made on the condition that the position does not need to be used in the administration or the city's restructuring efforts. To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have selected recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers for competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance. Warmly welcome with your application! About Us We are all different. We are also equal and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful activity, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms. Within the Department of Disability Support, we provide support, services, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, like everyone else. With 6,200 committed employees, we are Sweden's largest disability support administration. We work, among other things, in residences with special services, daily activities, residential support, personal assistance, and children's and short-term housing. Do you want to be part of creating a more inclusive society? Welcome to us! You are Gothenburg

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