Vacant job

We within the area of health and care are responsible for municipal health and care services within the elderly and disability sectors. Our employees have expertise in the medical, behavioral, and social fields, as well as in language and culture. We always start from the customer's needs and provide each customer with a good reception, excellent service, security, and influence. Our work is characterized by responsibility, meetings, and interaction with other people.

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We are looking for someone who wants to work as a Support Assistant within LSS at a short-term accommodation and newly started children's home. You will meet individuals with unique and complex needs, and we want to give them the opportunity to develop, achieve their dreams, and participate in society on their own terms. There are great ambitions and visions for the future here.

Are you passionate about helping others, seeing development and changes? Do you want to participate in an organization that focuses on the customer? Do you enjoy working with children and young people and see them as our future? Welcome with your application!

Your new job

Your work mainly involves providing support to customers according to their needs and wishes. This can include everyday tasks such as cooking, shopping, laundry, and cleaning, but also planning leisure and other activities with the customer that can increase independence and trust in their own abilities and development. We work to create security and well-being with great respect for the individual's right to self-determination and integrity. Since our customers may have challenging or atypical behaviors, an important task is to work together with the team according to established routines and working methods that provide a safe and secure everyday life for everyone. The assignment can be emotionally demanding.

Your tasks include administration such as documentation, risk assessments, and the establishment of action plans. Together, we work to create a workplace where we set high goals, share knowledge, are curious, and have fun. We always prioritize the customer's interests!

Your profile

We are looking for someone with a strong interest in working with people and who has a professional and flexible approach. You find it easy to work independently as well as collaboratively with others. You will perform your work with great responsibility. To succeed in this, we want you to have:

• High school education from the Nursing Program or the Child and Recreation Program including special pedagogy 1 and 2. Other education that the employer finds relevant may also be considered.
• Experience working within LSS services and knowledge of various diagnoses including neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPF).
• Knowledge and experience of low-arousal approaches (LAB) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) as well as a good ability to apply this knowledge in practical work with individual customers.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language.
• Good computer skills.
• Driver's license B is a requirement.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

A police record extract must be presented at the interview.

Österåker Municipality applies electronic signing in certain systems, so you will need a mobile BankID.

Scope of employment

Part-time / full-time

Employment form

1 permanent + 1 temporary

We are also looking for hourly substitutes for the summer of 2026.

Start date

By agreement.

Application deadline

2026-03-01

Does it sound exciting? Register your application via the “Apply” button. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications in any other way.

Please visit osteraker.se/jobbaiösteråker (https://osteraker.se/jobbai%C3%B6ster%C3%A5ker) for more information.

Österåker Municipality is looking for individuals who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, age, ethnic background, religion or other belief, sexual orientation, or disability. Just like us, you also have a child rights perspective in your daily work, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Contact information for our union representatives can be found on our website.

In preparation for this recruitment, we have decided on the recruitment channels we wish to use. Therefore, we would prefer not to be contacted for further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

Thirty kilometers to Stockholm, 1,100 islands, 930 kilometers of coastline, and a slightly nicer way of living. We in Österåker are proud of our metropolitan archipelago environment where the scenic cultural landscape is always close. The central town of Åkersberga is developing into a modern city with a small-town character. Here we are developing a long-term sustainable society where good conditions are provided for people, the environment, and nature to cooperate.