Support Assistant at Humlevägen in Umeå Municipality

The Disability Care in Umeå Municipality aims to be a resource that liberates and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life through proximity and interaction.

Humlevägen is a group residence according to LSS, focusing on intellectual disabilities. The residence has undergone extensive renovations in the past year and reopened at the turn of 2024/2025. We offer six living spaces in a new and fresh environment.

We are now looking for a new colleague! As a support assistant, you will be an important part of our team and contribute to creating a positive and supportive environment for our residents.

Your Responsibilities

You will guide and support individuals with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities in their daily lives. You will work long-term and goal-oriented to create a safe home environment and a meaningful everyday life for our users. The work takes place both at the residence and in accompanying users to their daily activities.

Your tasks will also include various types of administration such as planning support, creating clarifying materials, documentation, record-keeping, and establishing implementation plans. Follow-up and evaluation of the work will be a natural part of the operations. We place high demands on the ability to establish and maintain agreed structures in the operations.

The work involves care tasks, heavy lifting, threats and violence, as well as a lot of physical activity in the form of walking, cycling, and swimming.

Co-planning may occur between our operations.

The working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and weekends.

About You

You have a good ability to collaborate and maintain a professional demeanor towards users, relatives, and other stakeholders. You are engaged and willing to share our values and work towards set goals, as well as work with continuous improvements. You will work independently and be an important part of the team to support and help our residents towards an independent life. We appreciate if you are development-oriented and curious.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

To communicate with users, relatives, and colleagues, write and access care documentation, and receive medication delegation, you need to have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form.

Requirements

• Degree from the Health and Care program, Child and Leisure program, Social Work program, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities
• Experience with low-arousal responses in connection with threat and violence situations
• Swim competent

Meritorious

• Experience using signs as support
• Experience using pictorial support

Other

To ensure that the individuals called for an interview are the best match for what we are looking for, we use selection questions. The selection questions are based on the requirements and qualifications for the position, and you will answer the questions as part of your application. Therefore, it is important that you answer the selection questions and do not refer to your CV/cover letter. Incomplete or inadequate answers may result in your application not proceeding in the process.

NOTE! Do you have protected personal information? Please contact Recruitment Support at 090-16 10 99 or at [email protected], and they will assist you with a secure application process.

Before an employment offer, we ask you to provide a copy of your police record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process.

Selection and interviews are ongoing. We warmly welcome your application!

We would also like you to attach your CV and cover letter.

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 brave employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrations, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Together with us, you will work on socially important tasks that contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure, and enjoyable.

Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich variety of experiences and opportunities. We are a community and cultural city that offers a richer Umeå life even outside of work. Here you can learn more about living and residing in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta (https://www.umea.se/flytta)

We are looking to grow, and therefore we may be looking for you! Do you want more too? We offer fair conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important for everyone living and working here. We look forward to hearing from you.