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We are all different. We are also all alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the administration for support for people with disabilities, we provide support, services, and care to children and adults with disabilities, creating opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, just like everyone else. By spreading knowledge and collaborating within the City of Gothenburg and with other actors, we increase understanding of individuals' needs and design interventions that make a real difference.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest support administration for people with disabilities. We work within housing with special services, daily activities, employment, housing support, personal assistance, children's and short-term housing, respite care, and support and guidance.

Do you want to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Formverkstan is a workplace for individuals with decisions regarding daily activities according to LSS. The participants have an interest in and enjoy creating and expressing themselves in image and form. We are a larger operation with several studios. The staff group consists of support assistants and a support educator. What we have in common is that we all have cross-competence, which means we are trained to work within support for people with disabilities and with creation and crafts in various forms. We offer our participants meaningful activities and development by working with ceramics, sewing, textile crafts, and painting.

What we produce is sold in our own store located in our premises in Majorna, or it is exhibited in other outreach contexts. We arrange and participate in exhibitions, markets, fairs, and digital channels. We also welcome study visits and interns whom you will mentor.

As a support assistant, you will take on the role of a mentor. This means you possess the ability to clarify and instruct how an activity can be carried out in a way that is individualized based on abilities and promotes independence and participation. The purpose and goal are that everything that happens should be meaningful, manageable, and developmental. The participant may need support in various life areas based on their needs, such as personal care, mobility, and medical care.

Your job responsibilities include being attentive by identifying how we best meet the participant, having great patience, and through a pedagogical and motivating ability, supporting and guiding based on the individual's needs and wishes. You are a humble person, preferably with a calm demeanor that contributes to creating safe relationships and a pleasant work environment. You share your knowledge on a collegial level to ensure a good collaboration and climate.

As a support assistant, you have a stimulating assignment where you are expected to collaborate with participants, colleagues, relatives, authorities, guardians, and external contacts to work with the individual in focus. The assignment includes contact personnel responsibility, which means establishing implementation plans, following up on these, and continuously maintaining social documentation linked to individual goals. You work methodically with a professional approach, are flexible, and interested in learning new things. We work based on the IBIC model in our documentation system Treserva. You will also have your own areas of responsibility in the workplace.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is a trained support assistant or has another pedagogical education that the employer considers equivalent. We also see that you have training in one or more craft areas and view the creative process as a tool in your work. You understand how this process can affect and inspire our target group.

A background in painting, focusing on various techniques such as acrylic, watercolor, ink, and pastel, is a requirement. You have good knowledge of composition and color theory and can apply this in a way that suits our target group.

You have good knowledge and experience with functional variations where you have previously worked with alternative augmentative communication (AAC), low-arousal approaches, and are comfortable with maintaining social documentation, preferably based on IBIC. It is also beneficial if you are accustomed to working in Microsoft 365.

You have good knowledge of digital image processing programs such as Photoshop and Adobe as you will be working with printed materials such as calendars, postcards, and graphic design. We also consider it an advantage if you have been involved in arranging exhibitions, displays, and previously worked with quality assurance of products.

As a person, you are friendly and helpful to others even in stressful situations. You show respect for everyone you meet at work. You are inviting and positive and work to ensure that the user gets what they need. You take responsibility for your and the group's tasks. You think of those we are here for and their best interests. You do your best to complete all tasks correctly and follow up on how it turned out. You can adjust how you work when things change. You can quickly change your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes.

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Selection and interviews will begin during the application period.

In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the area instead of sending a personal letter.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to combat discrimination. As an employee in the administration for support for people with disabilities, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness grants, bike grants, and other discounts and offers

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment will occur on the condition that the position does not need to be claimed in the administration or the city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.