Vacant job

Job Responsibilities

We are now looking for a new support assistant for our service housing in the center at Kabelgatan 2.

We opened in September 2022 and consist of 8 apartments where the target group primarily consists of individuals with psychiatric diagnoses.

We are looking for someone who wants to work awake nights and enjoys working independently to support our tenants. The tenants at the service housing have various psychiatric diagnoses, substance abuse, comorbidity, or high-functioning autism. Your task is to work together with your colleagues to create a service residence that promotes self-determination, participation, and where tenants are inspired and motivated to use, challenge, and develop their abilities. We work with individual pedagogical solutions to provide each tenant with good conditions for success and thereby development. The residence is a 24-hour operation where we base our work on the tenants' needs and may need to revise working hours accordingly.

We work according to evidence-based methods such as ESL, MI, LAB, and clarifying pedagogy. In the role of support assistant, contact person responsibility is included, which means you have extended responsibility for one or more tenants. This includes developing individually tailored working methods, social documentation, and collaborating within the professional network around the tenant. There is a support pedagogue available to assist you in this work.

You will contribute to and be part of a good working environment, creating a favorable climate for both tenant and colleague development. Together, we do important and meaningful work that makes a difference in people's lives. Your tasks also include medication management according to delegation and common household tasks such as cooking, laundry, and cleaning.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has a degree from the Health and Care Program, support assistant training, or the Child and Leisure Program with a focus on social or educational work. Alternatively, 60 university credits and at least two years of experience working with support and service for individuals with disabilities. The education should have relevant credits in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care. You need to have a passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1. Those who do not meet the qualification requirements may be offered to take a language test through the test user Educateit.

You have previous experience working in psychiatry, and we consider it an advantage if you have worked with individuals with substance abuse and comorbidity. Additionally, knowledge of working with methods such as MI (motivational interviewing), ESL (an independent life), and LAB (low-arousal approach) is advantageous.

As a person, we see that you possess qualities such as flexibility, a holistic view, interest in and ability to work collaboratively in developing new working methods. It is important that you are attentive to the signals you receive and encourage tenants to express their own will. You should have a good attitude, strong pedagogical skills, and patience. You collaborate well with your colleagues while being comfortable working alone.

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 describe your knowledge in the area instead of sending a personal letter. Before an employment offer, we ask you to provide an extract from the police's criminal record. The ordered extract must be unopened. You must request an extract from the police's criminal record yourself. This can be done via e-service or with the help of a form available on the police's website (Form for requesting an extract for an individual, extract no. 442.3). The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to combat discrimination.

As an employee in the department for functional support, we offer you:

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

You can only submit your application via our recruitment system as all handling of personal data must comply with GDPR. Appointment will occur provided that the position does not need to be claimed in the administration 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 for functional 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, like everyone else.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support administration. We work, among other things, within housing 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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