Support Educators for Group Homes

In Söderköping Municipality, we want to create joy in life. Every day. That is our vision and something we strive for. Here you are offered opportunities and challenges in an attractive, smaller municipality, strategically located with proximity to the university cities of Norrköping and Linköping. Participation and closeness to decision-making provide great opportunities for professional and personal development. Together, approximately 1,100 employees create an attractive workplace where we contribute to continued growth in Söderköping. Our core values: holistic approach, innovative thinking, commitment, and clarity show how we as an organization want to be and be perceived. Welcome to create the future together with us! We offer you We are now seeking support educators for our residents - Rådmansgatan 1 and Lötgatan. The work groups at Rådmansgatan 1 and Lötgatan group homes have recently undergone changes and developed a secure work approach where the residents' needs are at the center. As in all professions where you work with people, no two days are alike, even though we have good planning as a foundation. We are trained in AAC and actively work with this in our daily operations. We view our workplace as a learning organization where discussions and constructive feedback are a natural part of the work. Through mentoring and training, we have built an open climate that we value maintaining. During 2026-2027, the employer will offer several professionally relevant courses. Workplace learning with APT as a forum is central to us; unpretentiousness and collegial support are prerequisites for us to thrive and succeed in our mission. Job Description As a support educator in a group home, you provide our residents with support in daily life based on a pedagogical approach. At both facilities, work is scheduled during day/evening/weekend shifts. At Lötgatan, on-call overnight shifts also occur. Care and support are provided based on each individual's needs, integrity, and self-determination. We have close collaboration with licensed staff, relatives, and legal guardians, which places high demands on your ability to meet different individuals according to their specific needs. In your daily work, you are expected to administer medication and insulin delegation. Together with your colleagues, you work to engage the individual in their own daily life based on given conditions. You will provide support for persons with diagnoses within neuropsychiatric and intellectual disabilities. Services vary between compensatory and supportive interventions. As a support educator within Support and Services, you are responsible for: Ensuring that guidelines for social documentation are followed and that the quality of implementation plans and social documentation is maintained in your own unit and, if needed, in other units. Guiding staff in pedagogical work based on the user's needs and chosen working methods, and suggesting pedagogical solutions. Teaching and conveying knowledge in working methods, techniques, and models, and acquiring knowledge as needed. Supporting and developing change processes. Assisting as a coordinator and supervisor in the work of monitoring and addressing deviations. You are expected to be able to make your own decisions, within your mandate, when the situation requires it. To constantly view your work from the individual's best interest in discussions about proposals and working methods. Qualifications We see that you have relevant education, such as support educator, occupational therapist, social pedagogue, social worker, recreation educator, or teacher in adapted education. We expect you to have experience in the profession and work within the LSS sector. You are accustomed to working based on clarifying pedagogy, low-arousal approaches, AAC, and visual supports. You take responsibility for your work and the operation's overall function; are communicative and can work independently and in a team. Good computer skills and experience with documentation are prerequisites for working with us. It is an advantage if you have experience with ESL or other working methods that facilitate daily life for individuals. We are seeking someone with a positive attitude toward your work and who enjoys meeting people. You see areas for development and take the initiative to change them in consultation with colleagues and your supervisor. The work requires good initiative-taking ability, a salutogenic view of people, and high work ethic. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. You will need to provide a certificate from the Police's criminal record register. Employment Number of positions: 2 Employment type: permanent Position: 100% Start date: as soon as possible or by agreement Application deadline: September 14, 2026 Söderköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all. In preparing the recruitment process, Söderköping Municipality has carefully considered recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar.

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