Support Assistant to Solgläntan

Tomelilla kommun · Vollzeit

Tomelilla, Schweden

At Österlen, we create conditions for high quality of life where Tomelilla Municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has approximately 800 employees and we offer you good development opportunities, participation through trust, and the possibility of balance between work and leisure. We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our services. Our ambition is to be leading in taking advantage of the opportunities that digitalization provides. In short – we should make it easy for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Tomelilla Municipality. We are now seeking a support assistant to Solgläntan who wants to be part of developing our operations forward! Solgläntan is a group home under LSS (a Swedish disability support system) where six young adults live. We are looking for someone who has the ability to meet people in a professional manner based on their individual conditions and needs. If you thrive in a physically active and varied daily life, you've come to the right place. 1 position(s). JOB DUTIES As a support assistant, you work with supporting users in their daily lives. The work includes, among other things, support with structure, social contacts, leisure activities, shopping, cooking, cleaning, as well as planning and guidance with a focus on development forward based on the individual's needs and skills. An important part of the work is motivational work focused on strengthening the user's belief in their own abilities. The goal is to provide conditions for an independent, meaningful, and developing life. As a support assistant, you are a contact person for some of the users, which means you have contact with, for example, the appointed guardian, are responsible for the implementation plan, and participate in meetings with the individual's network. Communication is an important part of the work. We use clarifying pedagogy and low-arousal interaction to create structure, security, and understanding. This means that you meet the individual calmly and respectfully, take responsibility for the situation, and together with colleagues find solutions that work in the long term. The work involves service during day, evening, weekends, and sleeping on-call according to schedule. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has support assistant training, a Children and Leisure program with a focus on social work or educational work, or a Care and Health program with specialization in the program deepening functional disability. Alternatively, other training that the employer deems equivalent, such as specialization in the functional disability area of at least 200 upper secondary school credits or university education in relevant fields. Meritorious: · Experience working with people with neuropsychiatric functional disabilities · Experience with challenging behavior and work with low-arousal interaction (LAB) · Knowledge in social documentation · Experience with clarifying pedagogy · Experience with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) – specifically sign as support (TAKK) · Training in motivational interviewing (MI) · Driver's license with Category B (manual transmission) As a person, you are secure, clear, and structured and have the ability to handle situations that may arise in the work. You take responsibility for both the operations, the individual, and the practical tasks included in the assignment. At the same time, you are attentive to the individual's needs and can adapt your working method based on the situation and individual. You contribute to good cooperation with your colleagues and have a professional and respectful approach toward everyone you meet in the work. We also appreciate it if you have an interest in training, physical activity, and movement and use this as a natural part of creating an active and meaningful daily life. You express yourself well in Swedish in both speech and writing. We will invite interviews on an ongoing basis and we look forward to your application! Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: Indefinite, start date: By agreement. Tomelilla Municipality has smoke-free working time. Employees are sought under the condition that the position does not need to be filled by already employed personnel or persons with priority rights. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, applications must be submitted digitally via Visma Recruit and not via email or paper format. If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via Visma Recruit, but contact HR recruitment via switchboard 0417-18 000. In connection with the recruitment work, Tomelilla Municipality has taken a position on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar.