Support Assistant for LSS Operations in Torvalla

Do you want to work in a role where you create safety, structure, and meaningful moments for people who need support in their daily lives?

We are now looking for a committed and stable support assistant for our LSS operations in Torvalla who wants to help strengthen our citizens' participation and quality of life. With us, you can use your creativity to plan activities, contribute to an active daily life, and work professionally with behaviors that require extra care and close support. If you are confident in yourself, patient, and want to make a real difference, you might be the one we are looking for.

Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, sleeping shifts, and weekends. You will work according to a laundry room schedule with the opportunity to influence your schedule based on applicable guidelines. Start date is according to agreement.

Your New Job

As a support assistant at our workplace, you need to have patience and the ability to meet behaviors that require extra care in a professional manner. You should be able to remain calm, maintain a safe and stable presence, and not take over others' emotions. The work may involve difficult and challenging situations, and therefore we use a low-arousal approach as a central method. You need to have personal maturity and be confident in yourself, especially when meeting citizens who may express themselves in ways that require an extra calm and empathetic response.

The work includes close personal care such as support with personal hygiene, showering, and toilet visits. You will also use medical aids such as the Pari Boy and feeding tube in your work, and there may also be double staffing during transfers. Since there is also a risk of falls, elements of psychiatry, diabetes, and delegated tasks, we have regular contact with district nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists. In your work, you will also have close collaboration with support educators and operational support to develop the support and interventions for our citizens.

In everything you do, you work to strengthen participation and create as meaningful a life as possible based on each individual's conditions. Our staff group is safe and competent, and we are now looking for a colleague who also has the ability to be secure in themselves and in their professional approach.

Common Tasks

• Support and guidance in the individual's daily life
• Participate in various activities together with the individual
• Perform personal care
• Medication management
• Delegated tasks from licensed personnel
• Assist with transfers
• Use medical technical aids such as Pari Boy and feeding tube
• Documentation in Viva, MCSS, and DF-respons

Your Competence

Requirements

• Trained support assistant, nursing assistant, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form
• Driver's license

Meritorious

• Experience in healthcare and social services
• Experience working with individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities
• Experience using the Pari Boy and/or feeding tube
• Documentation in Viva, MCSS, and DF-respons
• Good computer skills

We are looking for you

We are looking for someone who is loyal and professional in their role and who meets citizens with a respectful and trust-building approach. You act in accordance with shared goals, decisions, and guidelines, with the best interests of the organization and citizens in focus.

You have good pedagogical insight and adapt your communication so that information and interventions are clear, understandable, and accessible to citizens with different conditions. Even in pressured situations, you remain calm, prioritize correctly, and create structure that contributes to quality and legal security.

You have a holistic view and understand how your work affects both the individual and the organization as a whole. With flexibility and good adaptability, you meet changes and work systematically to create sustainable solutions and good service for citizens.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

The Recruitment Process

Interviews may occur on an ongoing basis. We ask that you attach your CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with the application. We will ask you to provide them if it becomes relevant for an interview.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore requests no calls from recruitment firms and ad sellers.

What do we offer?

Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness grants, or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a variety of discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Employee Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: Östersund Municipality Benefits (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html).

About the Health and Care Administration

Working with heart with us at the Health and Care Administration means that you contribute to creating simpler, richer, and safer lives for the residents of Östersund. We work with people of all ages and strive to always make a difference in everyday life. It is important. For real.