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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, 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, as well as support and guidance.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to make a difference for people living in BmSS, Housing with special services? Yes, then you are the one we are looking for!

Skolspåret 27 is a facility consisting of seven apartments targeting neuropsychiatry/psychiatry.

As a support educator, you will have overall responsibility for the educational work within the operations. You will establish working methods and ensure that they are used and developed effectively. Together with the workgroup, you will establish, implement, and follow up on routines, action plans, and activity descriptions. You will ensure that social documentation, implementation plans, and action plans are established, further developed, and followed according to laws and guidelines.

You will play a central role in the quality development of the operations and the systematic improvement work. As a support educator, you will act as support and guide for each individual employee, the workgroup, and also provide support to the manager. You will guide the workgroup based on the needs and methods of the operations.

You will collaborate closely with support assistants in the unit and be part of a network with other educators, collaborating with relatives, guardians, and other key persons to ensure that tenants receive good care, support, and services.

The position also includes receiving delegation according to the Health and Medical Services Act. In addition to your work as a support educator, you will also have regular tasks within the operations.

The working hours are scheduled for daytime and evening shifts as well as every other weekend. We use Time Care Planning for operationally adapted and flexible schedules.

Welcome with your application!

QUALIFICATIONS

For the position of support educator, a post-secondary specialization in the disability area is required, encompassing at least 200 YH credits, 120 higher education credits, or a combination thereof corresponding to at least four semesters of full-time studies. Alternatively, 60 higher education credits and at least two years of experience working with support and services for people with disabilities. The education should have relevant credits in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

Since there are tenants with a high risk of suicide, experience with comorbidity, self-harm, suicide, as well as threats and violence is required. Experience in care and support work is also required. Communication is an important part of the job, which requires that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.

If you do not meet the qualification requirements for Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1, you may be offered to take a language test through the testing user Educateit.

Knowledge and experience of the following methods: LAB (low-arousal approach), AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication), Clear Pedagogy, ESL (An Independent Life), IBIC (Individual Needs in Center), MI (Motivational Interviewing). Experience with comorbidity, self-harm, suicide, as well as threats and violence is desirable.

The following personal competencies are required for the position:

• Responsible: You take responsibility for your own and the common tasks with the best interests of the operations/tenants in focus.
• Respectful: You show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role. You base your actions on everyone's equal value and create a good atmosphere in meetings.
• Attentive: You listen to others to understand their needs. You actively seek others' opinions and perspectives and are receptive to them by showing respect, consideration, and care.
• Collaborative: You have the ability to work together with others to perform tasks and achieve goals. By being interested and creating understanding for others, you contribute to a respectful work climate.

OTHER

Selection begins during the application period. In this recruitment, we will not request a personal letter as an application document. Instead, you as an applicant will be asked to answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination. We care about our employees' health and offer, among other things, wellness grants, discounted gym memberships, and bicycle benefits. We have a smoke-free working time.

When you apply for a job with us, we only accept applications via our recruitment system, in accordance with GDPR. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the administration's or the city's restructuring work. Before an offer of employment, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. The ordered extract must be unopened. You must request an extract from the police's criminal record, which you can do via the following link: Police (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/).