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About the Job

Are you interested in working as a support assistant in a service housing that is characterized by good collaboration with colleagues and a focus on the needs of the users? Then you have found the right place!

We are looking for support assistants to BMSS Kumleskärsgatan, which is a service housing for people with various disabilities.

In your role as a support assistant, you will work with a variety of tasks, from providing pedagogical support in daily life to being involved in community life and leisure activities. Personal care and support at home, such as laundry, cleaning, and cooking, will be performed as much as possible together with the tenants. You will work in a motivating way and create conditions for structure, participation, and self-determination based on each person's abilities.

You will actively collaborate with the workgroup on social documentation and follow-up regarding these. You will also be part of the work to ensure the quality of our operations. We offer you a secure employment with a flexible and meaningful job where you have the opportunity to influence the content of the work and your working hours. The working hours are scheduled for day/evening, sleeping on call, and three weekends out of six.

Do not hesitate to submit your application today!

About You

We are looking for someone who has a degree from the Health and Care program, support assistant training, or the Child and Leisure program with a focus on social or pedagogical work. The educational requirement is also met if you have a post-secondary specialization in the disability field that includes at least 200 YH points, 120 higher education credits, or a combination that corresponds to at least four semesters of full-time studies. Alternatively, 60 higher education credits and at least two years of experience working with support and service for people with disabilities. The education should have relevant credits in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent.

The position also requires passing grades in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1. Those who do not meet the qualification requirements in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1 may be offered to take a language test through the testing user Educateit.

Experience working with individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPF) and knowledge and experience in establishing social documentation, such as implementation plans, is a requirement for the position.

It is an advantage if you have experience with methods such as MI (motivational interviewing), ESL (An Independent Life), LAB (Low Arousal Approach), and AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).

We are looking for someone who takes responsibility for their tasks and the group's tasks. You are calm and secure in pressured and difficult situations. You are attentive and open to understanding the needs, feelings, and opinions of others. You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You communicate information and ideas clearly both verbally and in writing.

Other

Selection and interviews will begin during the application period. In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination.

As an employee in the Department of Functional Support, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good employment conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the department or the city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About Us

We are all different. We are also alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the Department of Functional Support, we provide support, service, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, just like everyone else.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support administration. We work, among other things, within housing with special services, daily activities, housing support, personal support, and child and short-term housing.

Would you like to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!