Residential Support Worker for Grums Municipality

Grums Municipality is part of the Karlstad region and is located by the shores of Lake Vänern, a 20-minute drive from Karlstad. Here, you will enjoy all the benefits of working in a small municipality. We have jobs that make a difference. Together, we make an impact every day, each in our own way, but always with the focus on the municipality's residents. By following our values, we create a welcoming community characterized by engagement, participation, professionalism, and joy at work.

We are now looking for residential support workers for our newly established accommodation for children within the area of functional support. Here, we will work with a focus on the individual's needs, participation, and right to self-determination. You will be part of a brand new team that will collaborate to provide support, care, and motivation to children with functional variations and individual support needs. Together, we create safety, structure, and quality of life in everyday life.

With us, you make a difference!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a residential support worker, you provide support in daily life based on the children's individual needs, decisions, and implementation plans according to SoL or LSS. The work involves providing both practical and social support, motivating activity and participation, as well as creating structure and safety in everyday life. You work in a motivating manner and with a calm and respectful approach, always focusing on strengthening the children's independence, participation, and quality of life.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Personal care and support with hygiene, dressing, and daily routines.
• Household tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and shopping.
• Healthcare tasks based on delegation.
• Contributing to meaningful activities and participation, such as walks and outings.
• Communication and pedagogical support that facilitates everyday life and strengthens independence.
• Documentation according to current routines.

The position involves working evenings, nights, and weekends.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in working with children with functional variations, providing good care and support in everyday life. You care about those we are here for and want to contribute to ensuring that children have a good life based on their own conditions. You are responsible, attentive, and able to adapt your approach to different needs and situations. You can work independently but also thrive in close collaboration with others. In challenging situations, you remain calm and find solutions.

A high school education is required, preferably with a focus on care and nursing, child and leisure, or other education deemed equivalent. You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. A B driver's license is a requirement.

Experience working with children with functional variations, LSS, social psychiatry, or similar is an advantage. It is also beneficial if you have knowledge of LSS, SoL, or methods such as low-arousal approaches and motivational interviewing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Of course, you share our values of being professional, welcoming, engaged, and participatory!

Please note that we will be interviewing continuously during the application period.

To work in activities aimed at children and youth, it is legally required that all who are offered employment present a valid extract from the Police Criminal Records. Therefore, those who progress in the recruitment process will need to present an extract for work with children with disabilities before employment can begin. The extract can be ordered free of charge via www.polisen.se. It can be ordered both as a paper copy and to a digital mailbox (e.g., Kivra). The processing time is usually 1 to 2 weeks, so please order well in advance.

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

In Grums Municipality, we want diversity in the workplace and to take advantage of the qualities that a balanced gender and age distribution, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, bring to our operations.

Warm welcome with your application!

By submitting your application, you agree that your personal data will be used in accordance with applicable data protection legislation so that Grums Municipality can provide the support and services for which it is responsible. Read more at grums.se/personuppgifter.

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