Support Assistant/Support Educator - Residential Care (LSS)

Årjängs kommun · plný úvazek

Årjängs kommun, ÅRJÄNG, Švédsko

Årjängs kommun is a proud growth municipality with faith in the future. We face challenges with confidence and courage together through collaboration. There is room here for new people and new ideas to take root. Those of us who live, work, operate and visit Årjängs kommun usually say that everything that matters is close by. 1 position(s). JOB DUTIES We are looking for a support educator/support assistant for a group home according to LSS. We welcome your application! The group home is home to six adults, each in their own apartment. As a support assistant, you provide support to residents in all aspects of life. You base your work on each person's individual needs and work deliberately to enable residents to use their abilities as independently as possible. You assist and help with daily tasks, personal care, leisure activities and social contacts. Together with your colleagues, you create a calm and stress-free environment with clear routines and predictability for everyone living in the group home. Each person has an individual implementation plan that guides the support provided. Through participation and care, we want to create opportunities for change and quality of life. The work places great demands on your ability to collaborate, take initiative and follow established routines. Your responsibilities include being attentive, having great patience and using your pedagogical skills to support and guide residents according to their individual needs. In your role as support assistant, you are expected to cooperate with residents, colleagues, family members, guardians/representatives and external contacts to work with the resident in focus. Together with colleagues and the support educator, you will also be responsible for planning and developing the operation. You will work scheduled hours during the day, evening and every other weekend. The position is filled subject to necessary decisions being made. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who is trained as a support educator/support assistant or who has completed an approved care and support program/children and leisure program or other education that the employer deems equivalent. We would like you to have previous experience working as a support assistant or have experience with care and/or pedagogical work. Since the work requires communication and documentation, we assume you have computer skills and master Swedish in speech and writing. It is meritorious if you have experience working in LSS operations, dementia care, low-arousal approaches and visual teaching methods, as well as knowledge of AAC. As a person, we are looking for someone who is secure, stable, calm and empathetic. We want you to be proactive, flexible, solution-focused and able to work both independently and in a group. We also see that you are relationship-building and service-oriented, which lays the foundation for good cooperation. You adapt easily to changing circumstances, work in a structured and problem-solving manner. You need to be stress-resilient and able to handle challenging expressions as these occur. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Valid B-class driver's license (manual). Extract from the police criminal record is required. Delegated HSL interventions occur. Salary form: Monthly salary. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-10-15 or by agreement. Working hours: Schedule. Day, evening and every other weekend. In order to perform certain tasks that involve sensitive information, employees may need to log in with their personal e-ID. An e-ID is an electronic identity document that can be compared with other forms of identification, such as a passport. The position is filled provided that the position does not need to be used for already permanently employed staff. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not by email or paper format. Interviews and selection will take place on an ongoing basis, so submit your application today. The position may be filled before the final application deadline, so do not wait to submit your application. A trial period may be applied. Your application will be a public document that may be disclosed in accordance with the principle of public access. If you have protected personal information, you should contact the recruiting manager before submitting your application. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.