Support Educator in Daily Activities

Ängelholm makes the impossible possible – this is our vision that underpins our future development journey. We dare to think and test differently, to do the unique and unexpected. We know that we are best together and that it is through cross-border collaboration that we go the farthest. We also know that Ängelholm is a place with unique opportunities for continued development.

Based on our agile organizational structure, we aim forward and upward. Do you want to be part of our journey?

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a support educator in Daily Activities, you work closely with participants to strengthen their participation and independence. You meet individuals with complex autism and intellectual disabilities and contribute to creating structure, context, and meaningful activities. The employment may involve work in several units.

Daily Activities is in a development phase, and we are now looking for a support educator who wants to contribute creativity, engagement, and pedagogical competence, with a particular focus on digital development through VR and AI, business-related activities, and individualized sensory stimulation.

In this role, you will develop the operations alongside the pedagogical work and create meaningful learning situations through both digital solutions and practical, creative, and sensory-stimulating activities. The work is done in collaboration with participants, colleagues, and external partners, for example, within business groups.

You lead and develop the pedagogical work through guidance, clarifying interventions, and work with goals, follow-up, and social documentation. You contribute to strengthening the pedagogical approach and participate in development work around evidence-based methods.

You have a degree as a support educator or equivalent education and experience with LSS and Daily Activities. You have good knowledge of the target groups and experience with challenging behaviors. You also have experience or interest in business groups and work-like activities.

You have experience and interest in VR and AI as pedagogical tools and see digital technology as a natural part of the work. You also have experience working with sensory stimulation and individualized activities that strengthen motor skills, concentration, and social participation.

You work structured with clarifying pedagogy, low-arousal responses, and alternative and augmentative communication. You are well acquainted with the National Board of Health and Welfare's guidelines, LSS, and evidence-based practice.

The organization implements an activity-based working method, and you are expected to contribute to structuring and quality-assuring activities related to goals and development.

As a person, you are secure, flexible, and solution-focused. You share Ängelholm's municipal values: openness, care, and action in your daily work.

Ongoing recruitment, start as soon as possible by agreement.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree as a support educator or other equivalent pedagogical education and at least one year of experience as a support educator within LSS and Daily Activities. You have good knowledge of target groups such as individuals with intellectual disabilities and complex autism and experience working with challenging and aggressive behaviors. You have experience or interest in working in business groups and work-like activities, and preferably experience in starting new operations, such as business groups or VR groups.

You have experience and interest in VR and AI as pedagogical tools and can use digital technology as a natural part of the pedagogical work. You also have experience working with sensory stimulation and individualized activities that strengthen motor skills, concentration, and social interaction.

As an employee in Daily Activities, you need to know a little about a lot and have the ability to switch between different types of tasks, situations, and target groups. You work structured and methodically with clarifying pedagogy, low-arousal responses, and alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). You have good knowledge of the National Board of Health and Welfare's guidelines and LSS as well as experience in evidence-based practice. You have the ability to implement and work based on an activity-based approach and translate this into planning, execution, and follow-up of activities.

During the recruitment process, you will be called for a speed interview if you make it to the first selection.

OTHER

Ängelholm Municipality aims to be an organization where employees thrive, develop, and want to stay. We strive to offer full-time positions for increased equality and attractive jobs.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and to communicate quickly and easily with you as an applicant, we ask you to apply via the link in the advertisement.

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show 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.

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