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 be able to live as active and independent a life as possible.

The Care and Support Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, around 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 https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/ (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 fundamentally 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 want to make a real difference for other people while contributing to the continued development of the organization – this is the role for you! Here you will have the opportunity to grow, influence, and be an important part of an engaged team.

Job Description

As a housing supporter, you guide individuals in their daily lives through practical skills training at home, in the community, and during leisure time. The support may include creating structure and routines, strengthening social contacts, and providing educational support in various everyday situations. The assignment is motivating and coaching, where you support the individual in developing their own strategies and resources for a more independent life.

You work independently in the individual's home and, if necessary, contact important people in the person's network. The work also involves close collaboration with colleagues, coordinators, care managers, and other professionals to ensure that the service maintains high quality.

In this role, you work process-oriented and continuously follow up on goals and sub-goals in the implementation plan developed together with the individual based on the care decision and needs. Through a structured approach, you contribute to the person being able to increase their independence at home, in social contexts, and in work, studies, or other activities. The team's collaboration is crucial for the individual to achieve their goals.

The housing support is aimed at adults (18 - approx. 75 years) with mental and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. You will be part of an organization with clear routines, established working methods, and good collaboration. We have three offices in Uppsala, and we are now looking for several permanent positions at our northern office.

The position is primarily scheduled for daytime Monday–Friday. You also need to be able to work 1–2 evenings per week, and some weekend work may occur, at most every fourth weekend.

Qualifications

• Care program with a focus on psychiatry, or Social treatment work, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position
• Experience working with people with mental disabilities
• Experience in similar independent work
• Experience in teamwork
• Good IT skills
• Ability to cycle and travel by bus
• Very good knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing

It is strongly meritorious if you have a B driver's license and if you have knowledge and experience in MI (Motivational Interviewing), VoSS (Care and Support Coordination), or equivalent, as well as System Theory education.

We are looking for you who are proactive and independently initiate activities that lead to concrete results. You have excellent collaboration skills and work well with others by relating to them attentively and flexibly, actively listening, and communicating in a way that promotes constructive conflict resolution. You possess strong empathetic abilities, meaning you can understand others' perspectives or situations without taking over their feelings. Furthermore, you have pedagogical insight and a good understanding of how people absorb knowledge and their varying conditions, and you can adapt your way of conveying messages based on the recipient's needs. You work in a structured manner by planning, organizing, and prioritizing your work effectively while setting and adhering to clear deadlines.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact: Diana Gustafsson, Operations Manager, 018-7276131

Union representative: Kommunal, 010-442 82 04

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, please contact the unit for competence supply: 018-7263994

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.