Welcome to the Care and Support Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Care and Support Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, approximately 7,500 employees work based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture based on trust and pride in our work.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at this link (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Care and Support Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees essentially have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exceptions (from full-time as the norm) are personal assistants.

If you have several years of experience working in service housing within care and support and want a varied, rewarding, and social job where you work closely with people every day, then the role of support pedagogue may be the right fit for you! Welcome with your application!

With us, you will meet an engaged workgroup with strong job satisfaction and commitment. Here you will have a varied job, where you become an important part of a supportive workgroup – together we make a difference every day.

At our LSS residence in Vänge, we provide support and care to adult users with disabilities according to the Act on Support and Service. We focus on the individual's needs and strive to create a safe, stimulating, and meaningful everyday life based on individual needs. We work based on clear pedagogical principles, with visual support and welfare technology. The work is scheduled around the clock, both weekdays and weekends, which means varied working hours according to the schedule.

Job Description

As a support pedagogue, you will provide support and service based on the residents' wishes, both at home and in leisure activities. You will contribute to ensuring that the resident has the opportunity for an active and meaningful life. Furthermore, you should be able to address each person's individual needs and conduct pedagogical work based on this. Since the needs vary among users, no day is the same, making the work both challenging and exciting. You will maintain systematic quality work in consultation with the operations manager, guide colleagues, and be a role model, driving and developing the pedagogical work.

You will work closely with your colleagues and have a significant responsibility to also support your colleagues in administrative tasks. The work also includes certain delegated health and medical care tasks.

As a support pedagogue with us, you are expected to:

• engage in conversations and work with alternative communication that strengthens the individual's independence, well-being, and participation
• provide support in personal care, household chores, and leisure activities
• document interventions and follow up according to the implementation plan
• collaborate with colleagues, relatives, and other professionals

Qualifications

• degree in support pedagogy comprising 200 YH credits or 60 completed university credits in pedagogy
• experience working pedagogically
• good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing
• experience and knowledge of the target group within LSS and good familiarity with LSS operations
• experience in clear communication, TAKK - low-arousal approach
• experience working in group housing
• good familiarity with LSS operations

As a person, you have the courage to act based on your own convictions and dare to take the initiative to start activities that lead to results. You are flexible and can easily adapt to changing circumstances and see opportunities. You work purposefully and have a strong focus on results. Your priorities, planning, and actions are guided by a clear goal and result-oriented mindset, while you also have the ability to adjust your direction when goals change. In collaborations with others, you are attentive and adaptable. You relate to others in a constructive way, listen actively, communicate clearly, and contribute to resolving conflicts positively.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Mia Blom, operations manager, 018-727 72 69

Union representative: Kommunal, 010-442 82 04

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 39 94

We will request an extract from the criminal record before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

An employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.