Support Assistant Wanted for Short-Term Supervision and Respite Care

We are looking for someone to work as a support assistant in our unit for short-term supervision and respite care.

Do you want to support our clients to a meaningful and active life? Then you might be one of our new team members!

About the Role and Responsibilities

We are now seeking a support assistant for one of our units for short-term supervision and respite care for younger children.

You will work to support our clients in their daily lives with care, leisure, and cultural activities. The units cater to children with autism and other disabilities with varying needs for support from the age of 6.

Your role also includes establishing and designing implementation plans, as well as documenting and contributing to maintaining a high quality of service.

We are looking for someone who is positive, innovative, and has the ability to see the individual's development and potential. Significant emphasis is placed on your experience with this target group and your knowledge of low-arousal approaches. You should enjoy working flexibly as the units collaborate on staffing.

The operation is open 24/7, which means you will work irregular hours and every other weekend, with night shifts also possible. In a full-time position as a support assistant or support aide, you will work 36.33 hours per week.

About Us

Respite care provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity for a change of environment while their relatives receive relief. We cater to both children and adults, and our clients are offered stays both during the week and on weekends. The stay provides clients with the opportunity for a change of environment, stimulation, and community with others, and can also be good training for those who wish to move out on their own.

Short-term supervision is for individuals with disabilities who no longer have the right to after-school care but still need it. Supervision is offered before and after school, as well as during holidays and study days, and caters to individuals from 13 years old until they graduate from high school. Short-term supervision offers relaxing and active leisure activities that provide both physical and mental stimulation, allowing clients to socialize with other youths under adult supervision.

We Offer You

As an employee with us, you will be offered a range of benefits focusing on balance, security, and health. Lund Municipality is a large organization with many exciting operations and opportunities for employee development. As an employee, you will also have access to our benefits portal where you can easily view and manage your benefits. Read more here. (https://lund.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/sa-ar-det-att-arbeta-med-oss/det-har-ger-vi-dig-som-medarbetare)

Qualifications

• Approved grades from the health and care program, child and leisure program, social sciences/behavioral sciences, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer.
• Experience working in settings with individuals with autism and/or other disabilities.
• Knowledge of low-arousal approaches.
• Experience with clear pedagogical methods.
• It is a requirement that you can and want to cycle.
• A driver's license is an asset.

We work to ensure our clients have the opportunity to be as independent as possible and live the life they desire. Therefore, you need to have leadership skills, be curious, and have the ability to listen to our clients.

You share our vision and values and are ready to work according to our approaches – listen, learn, and lead. You focus on our clients' wishes and needs and strive to make everyday life meaningful for them.

Recruitment Process

We work with ongoing selection and will start our recruitment with team interviews.

Before employment in positions involving care and support work, you must be able to present an acceptable extract from the criminal record: Read more here. (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/)

For work within LSS, you also need to order: Read more here. (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)

Within the health and care administration, approximately 3,400 employees work to ensure that elderly individuals and people with disabilities can live an active, social, and meaningful life on their terms. We are responsible for the municipality's elderly homes, home care, support for individuals with disabilities, home healthcare, and meeting points for seniors. With us, each individual's needs are at the center, and our operations are characterized by participation, choice, flexibility, and quality with respect for individual integrity and self-determination.

Here you have the space to grow. Within Lund Municipality, we place knowledge at the center and create opportunities for development in the workplace. We offer an inclusive work environment and the chance to influence and make a difference. Do you want to be one of us?