Are you looking for a varied, independent, and important job?

We want to strengthen our teams with a support assistant who meets the residents of Lund who receive support and services within our LSS operations.

About the workplace and the role

We are now looking for a support assistant for awake night shifts in our service apartments within area 2. The area is located in Linero and supports users with varied support needs. Within the units, challenging behaviors may occur, and we prefer that you have experience working with individuals in psychiatry.

As a support assistant, you will assist our users with individually tailored support such as shopping, cooking, personal care, cleaning, and leisure activities. Through pedagogical support, alternative communication, and care, you and the team work to provide users with good living conditions and independence.

We are looking for someone who is attentive and flexible in recognizing the individual needs of users. We hope you thrive in a dynamic work environment with a strong focus on motivational work and user participation.

Your tasks will also include developing implementation plans, documenting, and conducting regular evaluations. As a contact person, you will collaborate and communicate with parents, relatives, guardians, and colleagues.

About us

Residential LSS is divided into 22 management areas. Each manager has two to three group or service apartments in their area.

In our residences, support assistants and support staff work. There is a pedagogical coordinator per area who works with the overall view and quality of the pedagogical work. We have at least one support educator per residence who works closely with users while also supervising staff. Additionally, coordinators, unit administrators, and licensed personnel also work with us.

We offer you

"I enjoy working with people, finding solutions, and being creative, and you really get to do that in this job. At the same time, we work closely with other professionals such as nurses and occupational therapists, and I think that provides the right conditions to do a good job." - Support Assistant Jennifer

Please read our interview with support assistant Jennifer here (https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/mot-vara-medarbetare/jennifer-jobbar-som-stodassistent).

As an employee with us, you will be offered a range of benefits focusing on balance, security, and health. Lund Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you will also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily view and manage your benefits. Read more here (https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/det-har-ger-vi-dig-som-medarbetare).

Qualifications

• Approved grades from the nursing and care program, child and leisure program, social and behavioral program, or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing.
• Knowledge and experience of low-arousal responses and clear pedagogical methods.
• Experience working within LSS.
• Experience working in psychiatry.
• Basic knowledge of digital work tools.
• Experience/knowledge of personal care.

About the recruitment process

In this recruitment, we have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions. Your answers will therefore be an important part of our selection work.

We are recruiting continuously and will start the recruitment with team interviews during weeks 5 and 6. Our final interviews will be held on February 13 and 16.

Welcome with your application!

Before employment for positions involving care work, you need to provide an acceptable extract from the criminal record: Read more here (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/).

For work within LSS, you also need to order: Read more here (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/).

Approximately 3,400 employees work within the care and social services department to ensure that elderly people and individuals with disabilities can live an active, social, and meaningful life on their terms. We are responsible for the municipality's elderly homes, home care, support for individuals with disabilities, home nursing, and meeting points for seniors. With us, the needs of each individual are at the center, and our operations are characterized by participation, choice, flexibility, and quality with respect for individual integrity and self-determination.

Here you have the space to grow. Within Lund Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities for development in working life. We offer an inclusive work environment and the chance to influence and make a difference. Do you want to be one of us?