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In Trelleborg, we work together for a growing successful community where it is good to live. Our 61 villages and 21 districts are creative meeting places that bubble with life. Here we want things to happen, we tell stories about them, and we come just as we are. This means we welcome others in the same generous and curious way.

Welcome to take your place on the journey!

The mission of the Social Administration is to work with social services and provide support so that everyone in the municipality feels safe and has the same opportunities in life. We want everyone to be able to be active and involved in society. With a focus on respect for the individual's right to decide over their own life, we are responsible for three important areas: care and support, assistance for people with disabilities, and help for individuals and families. Our goal is for everyone to receive the support and care they need.

Join the journey of the Support Function towards becoming Sweden's best LSS!

The Workplace

Within the Support Function department, there are several group homes, daily activities, children's and youth homes, as well as short-term and leisure activities according to LSS.

We operate from a user-oriented perspective where users are given support and services based on individual needs. The goal is to enable independence, self-determination, and participation to the greatest extent possible, based on each user's ability.

We are now looking for more employees to work as support assistants for users with greater needs for support and care at the group homes Flygelgränd and Portgränd. We are seeking additional staff as current employees have chosen to move on to new challenges.

What We Can Offer You

• Diverse work
• Internal professional development
• Municipality-wide benefits
• The best colleagues

Job Responsibilities

In your daily work as a support assistant, you will provide support and guidance to users in their daily lives based on a pedagogical and practical approach. The support includes assistance with care/hygiene, activities, cooking, and skills training.

Using the users' implementation plan as a starting point, you will work to establish, drive, and follow up on goals and realize the highest possible quality and participation for the user in their daily life.

The foundation of the work is good and clear communication as well as a positive attitude. You will work to create calm and security for users in various situations they encounter in their daily lives. Furthermore, you will be a support and create conditions for good contact with relatives, healthcare, and other contacts that are important for each user. You will primarily collaborate with other support assistants, support educators, and management to continuously develop the operations and achieve set goals.

Do you want to be part of the journey to provide daily support and services to users in order to achieve the goals of LSS?

Qualifications

For the role of support assistant, we are looking for someone who has:

• A high school diploma or vocational qualification from the healthcare and social care program, the child and leisure program, or another equivalent education that the employer deems comparable
• At least one year of combined professional experience in meeting and supporting people with disabilities

Additionally, you need to have good computer skills and be able to read and write social documentation in Swedish. You also need to have good physical ability to carry out and support activities with users.

For these positions as support assistant, it is advantageous if you have:

• Professional experience and knowledge of one or more of the following areas: care work from e.g. healthcare and social care, supported housing, or home care; clarifying pedagogy; working with challenging behavior and TAKK.
• A B driver's license for a manual transmission vehicle

Personal qualities that are important for the position include being stable and secure in yourself, responsive to the user's needs, and taking responsibility while collaborating well with everyone you meet. You have an easy time adapting to changing conditions and see opportunities instead of obstacles. You use your analytical ability and strive to improve the daily life of our users.

Before an employment offer, an acceptable extract from the police criminal record must be presented along with identification documents.

Working Hours

Rolling schedule day/evening/weekend (38.25 hours/week)

Other

Union contacts: http://www.trelleborg.se/facket (http://www.trelleborg.se/facket)

Please note that we have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with qualification and selection questions. This is for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection process.

In preparation for the recruitment work, the municipality of Trelleborg has carefully considered recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.