Hemlingby EDV is looking for 2 Support Assistants

Gävle Municipality offers interesting and challenging jobs with great opportunities for you to grow. In the coastal town of Gävle, you are close to nature, culture, and experiences. Do you want to help take Gävle into the future? We are now looking for you who want to make Gävle even better together with us!

The employees of Welfare Gävle make Gävle safer for children, youth, and the elderly, people with disabilities, and those in vulnerable situations. We also work to create the best conditions for adult learning and personal development. We offer future professions that both challenge and develop, and you work with what is truly important. Together, we make Gävle safer!

The unit for daily activities is responsible for employment/activation for individuals according to 9:10 LSS person group 1 and 2, both at our own workplaces and in company groups and individual placements. The unit currently has about 500 users and 120 employees.

Would you like to be part of a team and work in an organization that provides meaningful opportunities for individuals with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and individuals with autism/autism spectrum disorders? Then Hemlingby could be the perfect place for you! We are an organization within Daily Activities, LSS.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you a person who enjoys working with people and supporting them based on their individual needs? Then we may be able to offer you a position as a support assistant! Together, we make Gävle meaningful!

The role of the support assistant includes planning, implementing, and following up on work within the area to promote an ethical and humanistic approach towards users and ensure that staff work together towards the same goals. Plan user-centered work based on implementation plans and establish and follow up on routines, job descriptions, and action plans. Pay special attention to users' independence, participation, and opportunities for communication through various alternative and complementary communication methods. The methods should have a theoretical basis and be based on evidence-based knowledge and experience. Support should be provided in a way that strengthens the individual's belief in their own abilities.

Within EDV, we actively work with user influence, and our work is based on a pedagogical approach and working method (PFA) that clarifies and adapts tasks according to each person. We also work according to a low-arousal approach.

The target group is adults with intellectual disabilities who have a decision for daily activities according to the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS). You should be able to work independently based on goals, guidelines, activities, and individual implementation plans. You are responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating as well as developing the organization. The job also includes driving a minibus.

You will work both individually and together with colleagues. It is important to have space to discuss and reflect on a professional approach and attitude in order to develop, improve, and achieve consensus. You will also be a resource for new assignments, especially before a permanent care contact has been appointed. Furthermore, you will actively contribute to strengthening internal cooperation between different organizations and provide your knowledge where it is requested, including within other units in the LSS area.

Another important point is to monitor developments regarding disabilities and support for users and to be proactive in development work within the LSS area.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has a recognized education in care and/or pedagogical training at least at the high school level, which the employer assesses as equivalent. You should have good documentation and computer skills as it involves maintaining medical and social documentation. Therefore, it is also important that you can express yourself in the Swedish language both orally and in writing.

You also have extensive experience with target groups within LSS and knowledge of alternative communication methods, such as signs as support, and the ability to adapt communication to different situations based on individual circumstances and needs. To succeed in this role, you also have training and/or experience in clear pedagogy and low-arousal responses. It is important that you have a B driver's license and driving experience.

As a person, you have the ability to work with other people. You inspire trust, create confidence and trust, and have the ability to spread calm and stability. You take initiative, are courageous, and have the ability to separate issues from individuals. Being a team player comes naturally to you, and you collaborate well with people in various contexts and functions, and you have an unpretentious attitude. You see opportunities in changes and have the ability to lead, motivate, and inspire others, helping them to develop and feel good. Furthermore, you create trusting relationships and make others feel safe.

In accordance with Gävle Municipality's values, you have a good attitude and care about high quality in your work.

Welcome with your application!

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If you are applying for a part-time position with us, there is a decision within Gävle Municipality that allows you, as a permanent employee, to request to work full-time. Such a request may mean that you may need to perform other tasks than your regular ones.

Gävle Municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area. Therefore, if you also speak Finnish in addition to our other competence requirements, it may be an asset.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Gävle Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.