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We have made a decision! We want to be a leading municipality – and we have everything it takes to succeed. Short decision-making paths, collaboration across organizational boundaries, and the willingness to dare more. Our high ambitions provide you with opportunities to grow and create positive change for the citizens. As an employee of Ekerö Municipality, you will have a valuable role in our unique island world – and we look forward to your application.

STENHAMRA GROUP HOUSING is located in a residential area close to forests, nature trails, and swimming areas. There are five apartments with a common area, garden, and a lovely terrace. The residents here primarily have autism and intellectual disabilities, and our task is to provide individually tailored support and services so they have the same opportunities as others to live, reside, and participate in society.

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Job Description

We believe in you and your abilities – that’s why we give you a lot of space in your role. Many who work with us appreciate the trust and responsibility they receive in our municipality, as it contributes to much learning and development in everyday life. To succeed, you need to be confident in yourself and your professional role. Together with you, we want to drive the work forward. We are now looking for a support assistant with strong commitment and knowledge about autism and clear pedagogical methods.

In your role as a support assistant, you will provide pedagogical support and work to create structure, security, and predictability in the individuals' daily lives. The work is based on a low-arousal approach and the belief that people do the right thing if they can. Work takes place in the individuals' apartments and in activities out in the community. In addition to providing support and services to the residents of the unit, you will collaborate with their networks and relatives. You will have close cooperation with the unit's work leader and support pedagogues as well as the municipality's health and medical care team. Care-related tasks may occur.

We are now expanding our staff and looking for someone with a structured and pedagogical approach. You have experience working with individuals with autism, clear pedagogical methods, and low-arousal responses. Experience with Alternative Communication (AAC) is an advantage. You are calm, secure, and stable as a person. You have the willingness to continuously evaluate and develop work methods together with your colleagues. You have good collaboration skills and are accustomed to documenting your work.

Transportation: You can easily reach Stenhamra by bus from Brommaplan or Ekerö center. There are several buses to Ekerö from Brommaplan, a ferry from Slagsta, and a commuter boat from City Hall.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• completed upper secondary education in Health and Care, Child and Leisure, or another relevant education that the employer assesses as equivalent
• good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing, good computer skills, and experience with documentation according to LSS and HSL
• experience working with individuals with autism.

You are clear, pedagogical, and driven by helping individuals grow and develop. As a person, you are structured and can independently plan your work. You are unpretentious and find it easy to collaborate. You have a positive outlook and a strong commitment to working with people. You are responsible, enjoy working in a team, support your colleagues, and always have the individual's best interests at heart in your work.

A driver's license is desirable.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Does this sound interesting? Please send in your application as soon as possible as we are continuously working with selection.

Start date: 2026-02-01 or by agreement
Extent: Full-time, 100%
Working hours: Scheduled. Daytime, evening, sleeping on-call, and every other weekend
Employment form: Permanent.

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About Ekerö Municipality

We are a variety of operations that together create a unique municipality – where we all help each other across unit and operational boundaries. We live our values, which means a strong commitment, good communication with open dialogue, and a professional approach. As a smaller municipality in the Stockholm region, we can offer both closeness to each other and an ambitious development journey. To become a leading municipality, we need to fill up with new perspectives, and we hope you want to contribute yours.

Ekerö Municipality wants to be an attractive employer and strives for a clear focus on sustainability. Provided that the operations' ability to meet their goals remains, the municipality has a positive attitude towards remote work when possible.

We offer, for example, wellness grants, salary exchange for pensions, conversion of holiday pay to days off, and smoke-free working hours.

To ensure the quality of our recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application digitally, and not via email or post.

We have already made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing and do not wish to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.