Vacant job

Do you value closeness, growth, and creating the best conditions for everyone living and working in Huddinge municipality? Then we offer numerous career opportunities in a well-functioning and growing municipality with both nature and urban pulse around the corner. With us, you feel safe, involved, and proud as we make a difference every day. In Huddinge municipality, we work to create a sustainable society where nature, technology, and good service interact. Huddinge is a large municipality in Stockholm with approximately 6,400 employees and more than 110,000 residents.

If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the contact person indicated in the advertisement.

At Huddinge municipality, we care about our employees having high integrity, an ethical approach, and acting professionally. As a qualitative part of our recruitment process, we may, with the candidate's consent, conduct background checks and request criminal record extracts on our final candidates.

The Social Administration is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, and care for people with disabilities. We work preventively with support, interventions, and authority exercise for children, youth, families, adults, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

Our mission is to increase individuals' opportunities to live under the best possible living conditions and to empower individuals to live an independent life. We are a social service that is at the forefront of preventive work and in the transition to an even more accessible and knowledge-based social service.

Welcome to our LSS group home in cozy Snättringe! Here, five fantastic users live whom we have the privilege to support in their daily lives. We who work here are a dedicated team passionate about creating good living conditions – around the clock, year-round.

We are now looking for three new employees who want to be part of our team. The positions are part-time 65-70%. If you appreciate stability, close relationships, and a job where you are truly needed, then you will thrive with us. Stråkvägen is a residence where care is at the center, and where every day makes a difference.

Your tasks

As a support assistant, you work together with colleagues to provide our users with both pedagogical and practical support at home. Our users have multiple disabilities, extensive care needs, and use wheelchairs.

You will, among other things:

• Provide individually tailored support in daily life
• Perform care and tasks that occur in a home
• Accompany on activities outside the residence, such as:
• Swimming in a pool
• Evening dances
• Music events
• Museum visits
• Holiday trips with overnight stays

As a support assistant, you become an important person in a context with many partners – relatives, guardians, habilitation, daily activities, nurses, and rehab. Good collaboration skills and communication are therefore essential.

Working hours

You will work days, evenings, and every other weekend according to a schedule. Most shifts are scheduled for evenings when the users are home.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone who wants to work carefully, structured, and with a big heart.

It is a requirement that you:

• Master Swedish fluently in speech and writing.
• Have computer skills and can document.
• Have relevant education, e.g., nursing assistant or childcare worker.
• Are responsible, flexible, and solution-oriented.
• Enjoy collaborating and contributing to a positive and stable team.
• Can handle a physically active job.
• Are a competent swimmer/have water familiarity. On some shifts, we swim with the user in a rehab pool.

It is an advantage if you:

• Have experience with the target group and care.
• Have knowledge of low-arousal approaches and can handle challenging situations.
• Work in a structured and pedagogical manner – our users need continuity and use AAC.

You will also be the contact person for one user and responsible for the administrative tasks that come with it.

We place great importance on your personality and attitude. You will receive a clear introduction and the support you need to succeed.

Do you recognize yourself? Then we would love to meet you! Apply today and become a part of our wonderful team.

Why Huddinge?

To carry out our mission, you as an employee in Huddinge municipality are our most important asset. Therefore, we offer a range of benefits for a sustainable work life and to facilitate your everyday life: Work in Huddinge municipality (https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/arbeta-i-huddinge-kommun/#Formaner)

Inquiries

For questions about the position, please contact:

• Karin Holmberg Deputy Unit Manager: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
• Malin Eliasson Unit Manager: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
• Reelika Toomberg Team Leader: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Huddinge municipality works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competence and thus counteracting discrimination. As part of this recruitment process, we conduct language tests. If you proceed in our selection process, you will receive more information about it.

The position is filled subject to the necessary decisions being made.

To handle all applications in the best way, we ask you to apply directly through our advertised positions. We do not accept spontaneous applications via email.

For this position, you need to be able to present a valid extract from the criminal record before employment can begin.

Welcome with your application!