Vacant job

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 and create 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.

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

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want a meaningful job where you make a difference for children and young people with disabilities? As a substitute within respite care and guidance, you temporarily take over the care from guardians for a child or young person with a disability. The intervention is of great importance to the families and requires that you have experience and knowledge of disabilities. The work within respite care involves providing individually tailored support, which may include personal hygiene, cooking, cleaning, and carrying out activities. The work takes place in the child's or young person's home and is adapted to individual needs.

Working as a guide means that you accompany a person on activities outside the home, but often in the individual's local environment. As a guide, you enable the individual to participate in community life and break the isolation that can result from a disability. As a guide, you can engage in activities such as shopping, going for walks, going to the movies, bowling, swimming, attending sports events, or going out in town.

Many of the children and young people within both respite care and guidance have needs for clear routines, structure, and adapted communication, which means that you can use methods such as low-arousal responses (LAB) and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). Since the assignments often involve minors, guardians work under "Decision on self-care" from healthcare, which means that guardians bear the medical responsibility while you as a substitute are responsible for care.

Working hours vary depending on the families' needs and can be scheduled for weekdays, evenings, weekends, and nights. We are looking for someone who has the opportunity to work continuously and create a safe and long-term relationship with the families you support. As a substitute, you will have a rewarding job where you make a real difference in people's lives. We offer a flexible position with opportunities for development in the field and a workplace where you can feel proud of your work. We interview and hire continuously, so send in your application today.

QUALIFICATIONS

To work as a substitute within support for people with disabilities, you must be at least 18 years old, in accordance with the regulations regarding minors' working environment (AFS 2023:2). It is advantageous if you have previous experience working in the field of support for people with disabilities or in care. If you do not meet the passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1, you may be offered a language test via EducateIt.

We consider it advantageous if you have completed or are currently pursuing education in the field, such as support assistant, nursing assistant, or an ongoing or completed academic education in healthcare, behavioral science, or educational training.

In addition, we would like you to have experience/knowledge of low-arousal responses (LAB), alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), challenging behaviors, and self-harming behaviors.

As a substitute within support for people with disabilities, you focus on the individual, have a pedagogical approach, and a genuine interest in people with different types of disabilities. It is important that you are responsive to the individual's needs to adapt your responses in different situations. For us, it is desirable that you are responsible and have a flexible approach. It is also very important that you are stable and secure as a person.

Do you feel that the above description fits you? Then you are warmly welcome to apply!

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Selection and interviews will begin during the application period.

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

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

• Introduction upon hiring
• Competence development
• Wellness allowance & bike allowance

Before an employment offer, we ask you to present an extract from the police criminal record. You must request an extract from the police criminal record yourself. You can order a digital record extract that is sent to your digital mailbox. You can do this via the link: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)

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 will occur provided that the position does not need to be utilized 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.