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We are all different. We are also all alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. This is 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 disseminate 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 DESCRIPTION

Do you want to make a difference as a support assistant for people living in housing with special services? We are looking for someone who wants to work as a support assistant in a residence for people with intellectual disabilities. Järnbrottspark is a housing facility with special services in the Southwest. At Järnbrottspark, six women live in their own apartments, and there is a common area nearby. The residence is aimed at individuals with neuropsychiatric and intellectual disabilities, but there are also residents with acquired brain injuries. At Järnbrottspark, we work on the premise that each tenant should be involved and given the opportunity to develop towards as independent a life as possible. Your mission as a support assistant is to provide tenants with individually tailored support in their daily lives. You will work in a motivating, coaching manner and create conditions for structure and participation based on each person's abilities. Together, we create long-term conditions for an independent and good life for our tenants. We offer a developing and stimulating job where you, together with the unit manager, work group, and support pedagogue, will participate in the continued development of the operations. The working hours for the position are scheduled for days, evenings, and every other weekend.

Please read more about Järnbrottspark on our blog SnAKKet: https://snakketgar.blogspot.com/p/jarnbrottspark.html (https://snakketgar.blogspot.com/p/jarnbrottspark.html)

Warm welcome with your application!

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree from the Health and Care program, support assistant training, or the Child and Leisure program with a focus on social or pedagogical work. The educational requirement is also met if you have a post-secondary specialization in the disability field that includes at least 200 vocational training points, 120 higher education points, or a combination that corresponds to at least four semesters of full-time studies. Alternatively, 60 higher education points and at least two years of experience working with support and services for people with disabilities. The education should have relevant points in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) nursing or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent.

Requirements include previous experience as a support assistant and experience with the target group of intellectual and neuropsychiatric variations such as autism, ADHD/ADD.

It is an advantage if you have training in ESL (independent living), MI (motivational interviewing), and/or AAC (alternative communication). We also welcome candidates who have worked with individuals with mental health issues.

We are looking for someone who takes responsibility for their own and the shared tasks with the best interests of the operations/users in focus. You take your tasks seriously, are keen to complete what you have started, and ensure that the work is done correctly. You show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role. You start from everyone's equal value and create a good atmosphere in the meeting. You have the ability to work together with others to perform tasks and achieve goals. By being interested and creating understanding for others, you contribute to a respectful work climate. You have the ability to share information and ideas, both verbally and in writing. You express the core of an argument clearly and effectively. You adapt your communication according to the recipient, target group, and situation.

OTHER

Attach study certificates or diplomas for the requested education. In this recruitment, we will not ask for a personal letter as an application document. Instead, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination. We care about our employees' health and offer, among other things, wellness grants, discounted gym memberships, and bicycle benefits. We have a smoke-free working time.

When you apply for a job with us, we only accept applications via our recruitment system, in accordance with GDPR. If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Before an employment offer, we ask you to present an extract from the police criminal record. The ordered extract must be unopened. You must request an extract from the police criminal record. This is done on the police's website https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/) either via e-service (Check your own information in the criminal record) or with the help of the form to check your own information (Form for requesting an extract for an individual, extract no. 442.3).

Appointment will occur under the condition that the position does not need to be used in the administration's or city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have made a decision regarding recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.