Support Pedagogue at Knutsväg – Make a Real Difference!

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Vollzeit

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Schweden

About the Workplace Our BMSS in Olofstorp is a newly constructed and modern facility designed with the needs of our target group in mind and with a strong focus on safety, structure, and well-being for both residents and staff. The facility is part of a larger residential complex that has recently been expanded and consists of two fully functional apartments with separate entrances and a shared staff area that creates excellent conditions for collaboration, reflection, and work continuity. The work is characterized by low-affect care and individualized methods where predictability, stability, and continuity are central elements. Through a clear holistic perspective, housing, support, activities, and social contexts are integrated into daily life, while environmental transitions are limited to reduce stress and create safety. The target group consists of individuals with extensive support needs, often with autism and challenging behaviors. The residence combines independent, fully functional housing with close access to staff support and the opportunity to participate in daily activities directly adjacent to home, which contributes to structure, context, and improved quality of life. Job Responsibilities We are now recruiting two support pedagogues for our facilities on Knutsväg in Olofstorp. One position is located in the newly constructed Supported Living (BMSS), where you have the opportunity to be involved from the start and actively contribute to shaping work methods and structure in a brand new facility. The other position is located in our existing unit, where you will become part of an established team with well-functioning routines and solid experience with the target group. Together with an already employed support pedagogue, you will form a team of three support pedagogues working closely together with equivalent assignments and a shared approach. Through collaboration and shared structure, you ensure quality, continuity, and a consistent pedagogical approach in both facilities. As a support pedagogue, you play a central role in the facility and work closely with residents on both supportive and pedagogical tasks. You actively contribute to developing, quality-assuring, and following up on work methods, including working with implementation plans, planning and conducting activities, and documenting according to applicable legislation. Your role also includes coaching and supporting colleagues in pedagogical methods and collaborating with family members, habilitation services, and other internal and external stakeholders. You have the opportunity to collaborate with other pedagogues and method developers and, together with the unit manager, be involved in shaping and further developing the facility's pedagogical work. Qualifications For the position of support pedagogue, you must have post-secondary specialization in the area of disability services comprising at least 200 YH credits, 120 higher education credits, or a combination thereof equivalent to at least four full-time semesters of study. Alternatively, you must have at least 60 higher education credits combined with at least two years of experience working with support and services for people with disabilities. The education must include relevant credits in areas such as behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and psychiatric care, or other education that the employer deems equivalent. If you do not meet the qualification requirements in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a Second Language 1, you may be offered to take a language test through test provider Educateit. The position requires experience working with individuals with intellectual variations and good knowledge of low-affect care, alternative and augmentative communication, applicable regulations regarding coercion and restraint measures, social documentation, as well as autism and challenging behaviors. You have experience with a structured approach where clarity, continuity, and evidence-based methods are a natural part of everyday work, and you are experienced with digital documentation, for example in Treserva. As a person, you have a respectful and professional demeanor and always base your actions on equal value for all. The role requires that you can balance different demands and make well-founded decisions. You are positive with a genuine commitment to people with disabilities and the facility's development. It is a merit if you have experience leading meetings, coaching work groups, and actively contributing to the development of shared work methods. Other Information Selection and interviews will begin during the application period. Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. You can get more information about, among other things, salary statistics here: https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you can describe your knowledge in the field instead of submitting a personal letter. Attach certificates of examination and grades in the other files section. Gothenburg City actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to prevent discrimination. As an employee in the administration for disability support, we offer you: - Secure employment with good employment conditions - Full-time with possibility for part-time - Introduction upon hiring - Professional development - Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers When working in the individual's home: Before an employment offer, we ask you to provide an extract from the police's criminal record register. The ordered extract must be unopened. You must request an extract from the police's criminal record register yourself. This is done on the police's website https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/arbete-i-hemmet-med-aldre-och-personer-med-funktionsnedsattning-e-tjanst/ We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but instead contact the responsible recruiting manager to handle your application. Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be used within the administration or the city's restructuring efforts.