Are you looking for a meaningful role where you can make a real difference?

We are now seeking more dedicated employees who want to help shape the future of Värnamo. With us, you will work with a focus on people and create a workday that is valuable for both you and our citizens.

Description

The Disability Care Service is looking for a support educator/support assistant for Bollvivegården 1, which is an LSS residence with a psychiatric focus located in Bor.

The working hours are scheduled for day/evening/weekend.

All our operations work based on Värnamo Municipality's values MURAS:
People in focus, Development, Respect, Joy of Work, Collaboration.

Welcome with your application!

Responsibilities

To provide support and service according to the individual needs and wishes of the users according to implementation plans. You will perform everyday, planned support measures and activities together with the user. The support measures should promote the user's integrity, participation, and be carried out with respect for the user's self-determination. The user's needs should be at the center, and the person's views should be actively considered. The user should receive support and the right to make decisions about their life and develop their abilities to live as independently as possible. The work is based on a pedagogical and motivating approach in close collaboration with the user's network and other staff.
The responsibilities also include rehabilitation, IT-based documentation and administration, as well as delegated health and medical tasks.
As a support educator, you should also:
- Support and guide your own and other teams in working with the users.
- In collaboration with users and colleagues, identify needs and opportunities for development.
- Work according to solution-focused pedagogy.
- Be responsible for developing and implementing methods in the work.
- Support colleagues and teams in difficult conversations.
- Support colleagues regarding social documentation.
- Have a dialogue with the unit manager in the work of developing the unit's pedagogical work.

Qualifications

Care and nursing program, child and leisure program, or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent, as well as good computer skills.

Experience working with individuals who need support in everyday life is an advantage. You are attentive, reflective, and have a low-arousal approach. You have a pedagogical perspective and are clear in your communication. You can adapt your working method to the individual and situation and have a respectful approach with empathetic ability. You should enjoy challenges, have a strong commitment, be change- and solution-oriented, creative, and able to meet individuals with special needs.

Experience working in psychiatry with mental health issues/mental disabilities is required. The work requires you to be able to work independently, make your own decisions, and collaborate with other actors/agencies.

You should be able to express yourself well in speech and writing, have good computer skills, as social documentation is a significant part of the work.

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.

For the position of support educator, it is a prerequisite that you have a Support Educator education or other post-secondary education focused on the disability area, pedagogy, and psychiatry.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and welcome male applicants.

Conditions

Ability to speak and write Swedish.
Driving license B for manual transmission.
Interviews will be conducted continuously during the recruitment period.

Before an offer of employment, a certificate from the police's criminal record must be presented.

The Care Administration. We are responsible for our elderly, people with disabilities, and the municipality's home healthcare. The administration also works with rehabilitation and prevention so that our citizens can live a good life throughout their lives.

Read more about us at: Värnamo Municipality (https://kommun.varnamo.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation/forvaltningar/omsorgsforvaltningen.html), the municipality with a big heart, in the middle of Småland. We are a central part of the strong growth region characterized by the Gnosjö spirit and high employment. Here, there is a spirit of constant movement and great visions for the future. We highlight both large and small successes, which strengthens pride and community for everyone who lives here. As an employee with us, you have people in focus and create value for both yourself and the citizens, while contributing to making Värnamo an even better place to live and grow in.
Read more about us at: Värnamo Municipality (http://www.varnamo.se/).