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About the Job

Are you interested in working as a support assistant in a group home characterized by good collaboration with colleagues and a focus on the needs of the users? Then you have come to the right place!

We are looking for support assistants for Melongatan 199, which is a residence for people with various disabilities.

Your tasks include providing individually tailored support, good service, and care to those we are here for. It is important that we focus on the individual user. With us, you will meet many different people and see them develop, while you also grow as a person through these encounters. Together we make a difference, and our work is important.

The work involves varied tasks such as pedagogical support in everyday life, personal care, and common household duties. You will actively work together in the team with social documentation and follow-up on these. You will also be part of the work to ensure the quality of our operations.

We offer you a secure employment with a flexible and meaningful job where you have the opportunity to influence the content of your work and your working hours. Working hours are scheduled for day/evening, sleeping on-call, and every other weekend.

Do not hesitate to submit your application today!

About You

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 area that includes at least 200 YH points, 120 higher education credits, or a combination that corresponds to at least four semesters of full-time studies. Alternatively, 60 higher education credits and at least two years of experience working with support and service for people with disabilities. The education should have relevant credits in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care or other education that the employer considers equivalent.

The position also requires a passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1. If you do not meet the qualification requirements in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1, you may be offered to take a language test through the test user Educateit.

Experience in care work is a requirement for the position. If you also have experience working in disability support, it is an advantage.

We are looking for someone who is calm and secure in pressured and difficult situations. You can balance the demands placed on you and can make well-founded decisions despite time pressure. You can change how you work when things change. You can quickly adjust your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes. You take responsibility for your tasks and the group's tasks. You think about those we are here for and their best interests. You do your best to complete all tasks correctly and follow up on how it turned out.

Other

Selection and interviews will begin during the application period. In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you can describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination.

As an employee in the Department of Disability Support, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness grants, bike grants, and other discounts and offers

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.

Appointment will be made on the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the department or the city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About Us

We are all different. We are also alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the Department of Disability Support, we provide support, service, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, just like everyone else.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest disability support administration. We work, among other things, in residences with special services, daily activities, housing support, personal support, and child and short-term residences.

Do you want to help contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

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