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Welcome to us! About the workplace

Position/Job Title: Support Assistant

Reference Number: 20250123

Location: LSS accommodation, Svanesund

The workplace is primarily located at an LSS residence in Svanesund, but we also provide support at other LSS residences within the municipality if needed. The residence is centrally located in Svanesund with proximity to the sea, forest, shops, nice walking paths, and public transport. Five people live at the residence, and the workgroup's tasks are to be present and support the individuals, providing them with good living conditions based on each individual's specific needs. We work for the individuals' self-determination, participation, integrity, and equal rights in society.

We are now looking for 1-2 new support assistants due to changes in the staff.

Your tasks

Your tasks are to ensure that the individuals at the residence have their needs met. This includes helping and supporting the individual with tasks they cannot perform themselves, as well as working motivationally towards participation in a pedagogical manner. You will assist the individual in their daily life by supporting them during meal situations, cleaning, personal hygiene, and helping them to engage in work and leisure activities. We aim to create a meaningful everyday life for the individuals living at the residence.

We strive for good collaboration with all persons connected to the individual, so your tasks will involve a lot of teamwork and cooperation. A significant part of the job is also to document, work from, and follow up on implementation plans. We work based on the individual’s goals and the municipality's set objectives. Being an employee in Orust municipality means continuous development; we expect you to be engaged in both your own professional development and in the development of the operations.

As a support assistant, you will work on a schedule during days, evenings, and every other weekend.

The goal of the work is to enable the individual to live like others!

We operate based on a low-arousal approach. The staff at the group home have been trained in PERMA, which stands for: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaningfulness, and Accomplishment. PERMA is a focus area that we constantly strive for.

The target groups you will work with may vary over time. The residence houses individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or neuropsychiatric diagnoses.

About you

We are looking for someone who finds working with people meaningful, can work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues, and can take initiative. We prefer that you have knowledge of low-arousal approaches. It is also advantageous if you have knowledge of AAC and an interest in various digital aids.

Support Assistant: We are looking for someone with basic education at the upper secondary level, equivalent to the childcare or health and care program with a specialization in disability or psychiatry, or other education that the employer deems appropriate.

It is also required that you have a good understanding of social documentation and experience with documentation systems; Orust municipality uses Lifecare.

Previous experience and knowledge in the following areas are considered strong merits.

• AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication)
• Clarifying pedagogy focused on individuals with cognitive impairments.
• Aids for individuals with cognitive impairments.
• Visual support - preferably experience with visual support programs Inprint & Symwriter.
• Series conversations & social stories
• Low-arousal approach
• Neuropsychiatric disabilities
• ESL (an independent life)
• MI (motivational interviewing).

The position requires good knowledge and experience working with the target group.

Other information:

Working hours/Duration: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Individual salary setting

Start date: By agreement.

Application deadline: 2025-07-20

Driver's license: B

For Orust municipality, it is a given that diversity and equality benefit the workgroup, workplace, and employer.

We apply a smoke-free working environment.

In certain professions in Orust municipality, a criminal record check or security clearance is required. This applies to anyone working in schools, HR, the finance unit, and those providing direct support to users within the care sector.

If you want to know more about Orust municipality as an employer and the benefits we offer, you can read more on our website: Orust.se (https://www.orust.se)

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