Support Assistant at Åkereds Skolväg

Åkereds Skolväg is a residential facility with special services focusing on mental disabilities.

We are now looking for a new team member to join our wonderful team! We offer the opportunity to develop and shape the operations together with us. You and your colleagues will contribute to creating a stimulating environment and a creative workplace. Are you looking for a varied job where you can take on significant responsibility? Then read on!

About the Job

As a support assistant, you put the individual’s needs, abilities, and interests at the center and support the user in their daily life and their right to self-determination. Together with the users, you work to provide the best possible conditions for an independent life with high quality of life. You will work based on individually established implementation plans.

We will use methods such as Independent Living (ESL), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Low-Arousal Approach (LAB). The work includes social documentation and collaboration with both internal and external parties who are key persons in the user's life.

We want to create groups where the strengths of the employees are utilized correctly and contribute to a work environment where there is room for discussion and where discussions are solution-focused. You are interested in being part of shaping our operations and can quickly adapt to new or changing circumstances in your work. You have the ability to express yourself well in both speech and writing, as documentation is part of your work.

The work will be scheduled for days, evenings, and weekend shifts. We use Multiaccess for scheduling. We also work with ARP and resource passes.

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 YH points, 120 higher education credits, or a combination thereof 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 services for people with disabilities. The education should have relevant credits in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care or other education deemed equivalent by the employer.

You need to have extensive experience working with individuals with mental and neuropsychological disabilities. Communication and social documentation are important parts of the job, so you need to master the Swedish language in both speech and writing, which requires passing grades in Swedish 1, Swedish as a second language 1, or equivalent. Those who do not meet the qualifications in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1 may be offered to take a language test through the test user Educateit.

If you have experience or knowledge of ESL, MI, and Low-Arousal Approach, these are considered advantageous.

We want to create groups where the strengths of the employees are utilized correctly and contribute to a work environment where there is room for discussion and where discussions are solution-focused. You adapt to new or changing circumstances in your work and see opportunities for change.

You show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role and have an open and positive attitude. You show interest and collaborate on overarching issues to create added value. You have the ability to share information and ideas, both verbally and in writing. You have the ability to work together with others to perform tasks and achieve goals.

Welcome with your application to us!

Other

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to combat discrimination. As an employee in the administration for support for disabilities, we offer you:

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

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

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

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the administration or the city's restructuring work.

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 administration for support for disabilities, we provide support, services, 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 in various areas, including residential facilities with special services, daily activities, housing support, personal support, and child and short-term housing.

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

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