Support Assistant at Solsidevägens Group Home LSS in Nacka Municipality

Nacka kommun · Full-time

Granitvägen 13-17, Nacka, Sweden

Do you want meaningful work where your calm demeanor and ability to create security truly make a difference? To Solsidevägens group home, we are looking for someone who is stable, attentive, and has good collaboration skills. You thrive in a role where you take responsibility, build trusting relationships, and adapt your support based on the individual's needs. The work is both developmental and challenging, and gives you the opportunity to contribute to improved quality of life and independence for our customers. Your Assignment Solsidevägens group home is an LSS residential facility located in central Saltsjöbaden. Six customers with varying and extensive functional disabilities and need for individually tailored support live here. The work can at times be both physically and mentally demanding and requires high standards of safe and professional care. As a support assistant, you provide support based on each customer's individual needs and circumstances. The work includes, among other things, personal care, medication management, social activities, digital documentation, and contact with relatives and authorities. Several of our customers have a great need for structure, clarity, and predictability. Therefore, you need to work pedagogically and consistently and be able to adapt your approach based on the individual and situation. In the work, you may encounter challenging behaviors and complex situations, which requires you to stay calm, act professionally, and provide security even if the situation becomes intense. The group home is centrally located in Saltsjöbaden and there is parking available for those who drive to work. Is This You? We are looking for someone who is secure and stable and who has the ability to stay calm and recover after demanding situations. You handle pressure and stress in a professional manner and can continue to act in a structured way even when circumstances change rapidly. In your interactions with our customers, you are attentive, pedagogical, and work from a low-affect approach. You adapt your approach based on the individual's needs while being clear, consistent, and able to set boundaries when the situation requires it. Your Experience Requirements for this position are: Completed education as a nursing assistant or other education that the employer deems equivalent Experience working with people with autism and cognitive disabilities Documented experience managing challenging and externalizing behaviors Experience with personal care and medication management Computer and documentation skills, including implementation plans Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written It is meritorious if you have training and/or practical experience in IBIC, AAC, and visual teaching methods. We Offer We offer you work where the customer is always in focus. Our goal is for our customers to live a life on their own terms. We are currently in an exciting development phase and offer varied work where you get to participate and influence as well as contribute to change. In Nacka Municipality, you have the opportunity to work in an organization that strives to be the best in Sweden at being a municipality. Our vision is characterized by openness and diversity, with a fundamental belief in people's knowledge, will, and ability. As an employee with us, you have the opportunity to work full-time or part-time and, in consultation with the operation, influence how your working hours are arranged. We offer flexibility while the schedule is planned based on the operation's and customers' needs. Read more about what we offer you as an employee here. About the Employment Permanent position where probation may be applied Working hours vary between day, evening, and weekend according to schedule Start date by agreement Extract from the Criminal Record Register In accordance with Nacka Social Board's decision, an extract from the Police Criminal Record Register is required in connection with employment. Use extract work in homes with elderly and people with disabilities. Please order a digital register extract to facilitate the recruitment process. Interested? Do you want to become part of Nacka Municipality and contribute your experience at Solsidevägens group home? We warmly welcome your application! The recruitment process consists of interview, workplace visit, and reference checks. For final candidates, testing may also be relevant. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis and the position may be filled before the final application deadline. Open to All We focus on your competence, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to suit your needs.