Support Educator Sought for Group Home in Södra Sandby within LSS Housing

Lunds kommun · Full-time

Bruksgatan 22, Lund, Sweden

Are you looking for varied, independent, and meaningful work? We want to strengthen our team with a support educator who meets Lund residents who receive support and services within our LSS operations. About the Workplace and Role We are now recruiting a support educator for one of our group homes located in Södra Sandby outside Lund's town center. The unit supports users with varied support needs where some care work is involved. In your role as support educator, you work to improve and provide guidance in pedagogical work. You are responsible for, among other things, planning and follow-up where you, together with our support assistants and pedagogical coordinators, support our users to live the life they wish. The role also includes carrying out and supporting the work team in social documentation, implementation plans, and other documentation, as well as monitoring and evaluating the interventions. You will work as part of the team where regular work takes place while you also serve as extra support for staff. As a support educator, you have dedicated time for pedagogical work, which can include, for example, coaching staff in challenging work situations, keeping up with the latest research on clarifying pedagogy, guiding documentation, or collaborating with other support educators. To succeed in this role, you live our values of listen, learn, and lead, where you, together with our support assistants and pedagogical coordinators, support our users to live the life they wish. We are looking for someone who is positive, innovative, and has the ability to see the individual's development and potential. Great importance is placed on your experience with this target group and your knowledge of low-arousal approaches. Free parking is available at the unit. About Us LSS Housing is divided into 22 management areas. Each manager oversees two to three group or service homes. In addition to Lund's town center, we have homes in Södra Sandby, Stångby, and Veberöd. At our homes, support assistants and support workers are employed. There is one pedagogical coordinator per area who works with overall perspective and quality in pedagogical work. We also have support educators who work close to users while also mentoring staff. Additionally, coordinators, unit administrators, and licensed personnel work with us. The schedule is day/evening/every other weekend with a full-time position of 36.33 h/week. What We Offer You "As a support educator, you have more responsibility for the overall operations and coordination. I ensure we have up-to-date knowledge in the workplace and work extensively with clarifying pedagogy." - Glenn. Read our interview with support educator Glenn: https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/mot-vara-medarbetare/glenn-ar-stodpedagog-pa-lss-boende As an employee with us, you are offered a range of benefits focusing on balance, security, and health. Lund Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily view your benefits and manage them. https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/det-har-ger-vi-dig-som-medarbetare Please visit the link and check out the salary statistics for our positions: https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/lonestatistik We Are Looking for Someone Who Has post-secondary specialization within the disability field comprising at least 200 YH-points or 60 higher education credits or a combination thereof equivalent to at least two semesters of full-time studies. Has experience working with this target group and LSS operations. Has good knowledge and experience of clarifying pedagogy/TEACH. Has good knowledge and experience of low-arousal approaches. Can express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish. Good knowledge of relevant documentation tools. Basic skills in digital work tools. Driver's license is required. The Recruitment Process In this recruitment, we have removed the cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions. Your answers will therefore be an important part of our selection process. We recruit continuously and will start the recruitment with team interviews during week 38. We look forward to receiving your application! Within the Care and Services Administration, approximately 3,400 employees work to ensure that older people and people with disabilities can live an active, social, and meaningful life on their own terms. We are responsible for, among other things, the municipality's elderly care homes, home care services, support for people with disabilities, home nursing care, and meeting places for seniors. With us, each individual's needs are at the center, and our operations are characterized by participation, choice, flexibility, and quality with respect for the individual's integrity and self-determination. Before employment in positions involving care and support work, you must be able to present an acceptable extract from the criminal record register: Extract to verify your own information in the criminal record register, Polisen.se For work within LSS, you must also order: Extract for work with children with disabilities, Polisen.se Here you have space to grow. Within Lund Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities for development in working life. We offer an inclusive work environment and a chance to make a difference. Do you want to be one of us?