Social Psychiatry

Do you want to help shape our operations to be as good as possible for our users and employees? Then you have come to the right place! We are looking for individuals who want to make a real difference for others. As a residential assistant with us, you will create a meaningful, functional, and independent daily life for our users. Does that sound interesting? We warmly welcome your application!

The accommodation is aimed at adults with mental health issues and varying functional abilities and is located about 3 km from central Uppsala in the Norby area. With us, every individual is unique, and we strive to create a safe and supportive environment where independence and well-being are at the center. As part of our team, you will help shape our community from the ground up, and your role will be crucial in creating a meaningful and positive environment for our users.

Working hours vary and include sleeping on-call shifts; you will work irregular hours according to a rolling schedule.

Here, users live in their own apartments with a shared corridor and common areas in a newly built property. The goal of the user's intervention is for them to have as independent a life as possible. Support is tailored to each user's needs for a good and secure daily life.

Your Mission

As a residential assistant, your tasks will include meeting the individual's need for a safe environment, motivating and participating in various leisure activities, and creating structure and routines according to the users' implementation plans.

You will attend to each individual's needs to ensure that daily life is as predictable, safe, and joyful as possible. You are also expected to maintain contact with other actors in the user's network.

We Offer:

• Development opportunities and the chance to help shape the operations to be as good as possible for users and employees
• A work environment focused on collaboration and community where your engagement is appreciated
• Work in modern newly built facilities
• A safe and stable employer where support is never far away.

Your Background

We are looking for someone with a high school diploma in care and nursing, adult education in care and nursing, care training equivalent to nursing assistant competence, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the assignment. The work requires good oral and written skills in Swedish.

If you are a trained support pedagogue or social pedagogue, it is considered an advantage. We would also like you to have experience working with care for people with disabilities and knowledge of low-arousal approaches. Experience in psychiatric care is also advantageous. Furthermore, it is meritorious if you have skills in documentation, computer skills, and hold a B driver's license.

As a person, you have a good empathetic ability and can quickly understand someone else's perspective or situation. You remain calm and composed in various situations and have the ability to focus on the right things. Additionally, you take initiative and start activities to achieve results and are a communicative person who finds it easy to listen and adapt your way of communicating. You also collaborate easily and relate to others in a sensitive and smooth manner.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact:
Sandra Abdullah, Operations Manager, 018-727 71 61

Union representative:
Kommunal, 010-442 82 04.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, please contact the unit for competence supply: 018-727 23 02.

We will request an extract from the criminal record before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you should state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

About Our Organization

Welcome to the care and support administration. We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to live as active and independent a life as possible.

The care and support administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, about 7,500 employees work based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture with trust in each other and pride in our operations.

More information about what it is like to work in Uppsala municipality can be found at work in care, health, and support (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

In the care and support administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees essentially have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exempt from the full-time norm are personal assistants. We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.

Your personal data will be used to administer your application within Uppsala municipality.