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. That’s how we develop and can participate in society. People with disabilities should be able to live a good and independent life. A life like everyone else.

With 6,000 employees, we are Sweden's largest disability support administration. We make decisions about and work within housing with special services, daily activities, employment, housing support, personal assistance, various forms of respite, support, and guidance. We actively work to develop and spread knowledge within the City of Gothenburg and to others. In this way, we all become better at understanding needs and providing the right support. Together, we ensure that more people can live a good and independent life like everyone else.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to help make a difference at Lilla Kapplandsgatan's short-term home? We are now looking for a support educator.

Children and young people with autism and cognitive disabilities come to our short-term home for respite. The children and young people have extensive needs for pedagogical support and personal care. The children and young people have respite to varying degrees and periods. The extent is determined by the decisions made within the authority. The operation should function as a respite for our guests' relatives, but also aims to provide guests with a stimulating and restful stay.

You will be part of a team with support assistants, a unit manager, and support educator colleagues. Much collaboration also takes place with other professionals and relatives.

Together with your support educator colleagues, you are responsible for the process regarding documentation, method, and quality development at the unit.

Your tasks include having overall responsibility for documentation regarding implementation plans, summaries, and daily notes. Together with your support educator colleagues, you will plan for the guests' days at the short-term home, receive new assignments, provide method guidance to your support assistant colleagues, lead operational meetings, and be responsible for onboarding together with contact staff.

Your role also includes having a coordinating responsibility for the operation.

You will be part of a network with other support educators and a method developer.

We use Time Care Planning for operationally adapted and flexible schedules. Working hours are scheduled during the day, evening, and weekends with a working time of 38.25 hours/week.

QUALIFICATIONS

For the position of support educator, post-secondary specialization in the disability field is required, encompassing at least 200 YH credits, 120 university credits, or 60 university credits with two years of work experience with 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 assesses as equivalent.

You have good experience working with people with autism and neuropsychiatric variations (NPF), as well as challenging behavior, primarily with children and young people.

Good experience and knowledge in social documentation. We prefer that you have previously worked in the IT system Treserva.

You have work experience in the methods of Alternative Augmentative Communication and Clear Pedagogy. If you have previous experience with Sign Language Support, this is an advantage for the position.

You gain energy from contributing to others' learning, and you create conditions for learning to occur. You encourage dialogue, participation, engagement, and a good work environment.

You have the ability to work together with others to perform tasks and achieve goals. By being interested and creating understanding for others, you promote a respectful work climate. You understand the common mission, act accordingly, and contribute to the whole.

OTHER

Please attach a certificate of study or diploma for the requested education. You will work on a schedule, with the opportunity to suggest your schedule.

In this recruitment, you will answer a number of questions where you will describe your knowledge in the area 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 disability support administration, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

Before an employment offer, 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 yourself. This is done via e-service or with the help of a form available on the police's website https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/) (Form for requesting a record extract for personnel performing certain services for children with disabilities, extract no. 442.9)

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

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