Vacant job

In Trelleborg, we work together for a growing successful community where it is good to live. Our 61 villages and 21 districts are creative meeting places that bubble with life. Here we want things, tell about them, and come just as we are. This makes us welcome others in the same generous and curious way.

Welcome to take your place on the journey!

Join the Funktionsstöd journey to become Sweden's best LSS by 2025!

The Workplace

The Funktionsstöd department is divided into three units: the authority unit, the particularly resource-intensive unit, and the traditional unit.

We are now looking for you to join the particularly resource-intensive unit as a support assistant, creating a calm and safe environment for the users.

The target group of the residence is group 1 within LSS, which includes individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, or autism-like conditions. Furthermore, this means that individuals have disabilities combined with other diagnoses. We operate from a user-oriented perspective where users are provided support and services based on individual needs. The goal is to enable independence, self-determination, and participation to the greatest extent possible, based on each user's abilities.

The group home and workplace are located just outside Trelleborg's urban area. You can easily get to and from the workplace by your own bike or car.

What We Can Offer You

• Focus on care and structure in the work
• Professional development
• Municipal benefits
• The best colleagues

Job Responsibilities

As a support assistant, you are a key person in supporting and guiding users based on a pedagogical and practical approach in their daily lives, including; care/hygiene, activities, cooking, and skill training. All with the aim of helping users achieve increased independence.

Based on the users' implementation plan, you work to establish, drive, and follow up on the goals of the implementation plan and realize the highest possible quality and participation in everyday life.

With a focus on good and clear communication and positive interactions, your task is to create calm and safety for the users regardless of the situation. Furthermore, you provide support and create conditions for good contact with relatives, healthcare, and other important contacts for the individual. Within the internal organization, you primarily collaborate with other support assistants, support pedagogues, and management to continuously develop operations and achieve set goals.

Qualifications

For the role of support assistant, we are looking for someone who has:

• High school diploma or vocational qualification from the healthcare and nursing program, the child and leisure program, or another equivalent education that the employer deems equivalent
• At least one year of work experience in functional support/LSS: care and nursing and/or the school environment where you have worked with individuals with autism, psychiatry, or challenging behavior and/or clarifying pedagogy.
• Good computer skills and documentation experience
• Good ability to express yourself well in spoken and written Swedish
• At least a B driver's license for manual transmission vehicles
• Good physical ability, as the job includes activities with the users

We place great emphasis on personal suitability, beyond the basic requirements. It is especially important that you act calmly and steadily, even in stressful situations. You maintain a realistic perspective on situations and focus on the right things. You have self-awareness and always maintain professionalism in work contexts. You plan, organize, and prioritize tasks effectively, both with colleagues and independently. You can quickly adapt to changing circumstances and see opportunities in changes. You relate well to those you meet in your work and handle situations constructively.

If you are considered for a position within any of our operations, you will need:

• A valid extract from the criminal record. Read more and obtain the form at https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)
• To show a valid work permit

Working Hours

Rolling schedule day/evening/every other weekend, part-time/full-time

Contact

For the content of the position, contact Heidi Christensen, section manager at phone 0410-73 30 28.

Union contacts:

Please note that we have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with qualification and selection questions. This is for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.