Support Assistant/Support Person for Short-Term Accommodation Falken

Are you a stable and secure person who wants to work supporting and helping young people in their daily lives? We are currently looking for a support assistant/support person for our short-term accommodation Falken.

In Östersund municipality, we have 3 short-term accommodations that offer temporary stays outside the home for children and young people with disabilities. Falken provides young people aged 15-21 with opportunities for recreation and a change of environment, while their relatives receive temporary relief.

Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, sleeping on-call, weekdays, and weekends. Awake night shifts may also occur. You will work according to a laundry room schedule which gives you a good opportunity to influence your schedule according to applicable guidelines.

The position encompasses 86% with the possibility to work up to 100% in other areas of the disability sector, providing you with a chance for variation, new experiences, and a broader network. We are committed to creating a flexible work environment where your wishes and the goals of the organization meet. Start date is according to agreement.

Your New Job

As a support assistant/support person at Falken, you help young people manage their daily lives and the challenges that may arise, both at home and outside. Your mission is to create good conditions for as independent and meaningful a life as possible, both in daily life and in preparation for adulthood. The work includes practical support such as cooking, cleaning, and personal hygiene, as well as pedagogical support through planned activities that strengthen the young people's abilities and independence. Leisure time is an important part of the mission and is shaped according to the young people's needs, interests, and wishes. Activities may include games, outings, bus rides, shopping, and cooking, taking place both indoors and outdoors in all kinds of weather.

You will be part of a team where collaboration, responsibility, and flexibility are crucial. The work is carried out in close cooperation with colleagues, support pedagogues, guardians, habilitation services, and child and adolescent psychiatry. To create security and predictability, you will work with clarifying pedagogy, including planning boards and visual support. We place great importance on good encounters and a low-arousal working method. At Falken, you work based on a KASAM-inspired approach, where comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness are central components. The work also involves alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and signs as alternative and augmentative communication (SAC), tailored to each young person. Daily documentation occurs in several different systems and is an important part of the work.

Common Tasks

• Support and guidance in the young person's daily life
• Participate in various activities with the young people
• Collaborate internally and externally for the benefit of the young person
• Create and maintain secure relationships with the young people
• Documentation

Your Competence

Requirements

• High school education deemed suitable by the employer. We prefer that you have a focus on care, education, or social work.
• Physical ability that corresponds to the possibility of actively participating in games, walks, or similar activities
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form
• Driving license B

Meritorious

• Experience working with individuals with disabilities or other experience deemed equivalent by the employer
• Experience working with children and/or young people
• Experience in close-to-care work
• Experience working with a low-arousal approach
• Experience working with AAC and/or SAC
• Good computer skills in our systems: Viva, Inprint, Teams/Outlook/Office
• Experience with clarifying pedagogy

We Are Looking For You

We are looking for someone who is secure in themselves and dares to make decisions, even when the situation is uncertain or challenging. You can act quickly when needed and maintain calm, focus, and quality even under pressure. You have an empathetic ability and meet young people with understanding, respect, and attentiveness. You can understand others' perspectives without taking over their feelings and are a stable adult who creates security even in stressful situations.

You are flexible and easily adapt when circumstances change. For you, change is an opportunity, and with a creative and solution-focused approach, you find new ways that work in practice and make a difference for the young people. You thrive in meeting people and are skilled at building trusting relationships. By listening, communicating clearly, and collaborating with others, you contribute to a positive and safe environment for both young people and colleagues.

You are self-driven, take responsibility for your tasks, and push your work forward in a structured and engaged manner, always with the young people's best interests in focus.

Great importance is placed on personal suitability.

Other

Before potential employment, you need to present a criminal record extract for work with children with disabilities.

A Message from Your Future Manager

Warm welcome to Falken! We are a dedicated, cheerful, and caring team. With us, we work together with heart, professionalism, and joy to create the best day for the day – both for our young people and for each other. I look forward to welcoming you as a new colleague.

The Recruitment Process

Interviews may take place continuously. We ask that you attach your CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with the application. We will ask you to provide them if it becomes relevant for an interview.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore requests no calls from recruitment firms and ad sellers.

What Do We Offer?

Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness grants, or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a variety of discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Personnel Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: Benefits (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html).

About the Care and Social Services Administration

Working with heart at the Care and Social Services Administration means that you contribute to creating simpler, richer, and safer lives for the residents of Östersund. We work with people of all ages and strive to always make a difference in everyday life. It is important. For real.