Vacant job

About the workplace

Ersta diakoni is Sweden's largest non-profit actor in healthcare and social services. Within Ersta LSS, we strive to create an independent and active life for our tenants. Today, we have ten modern accommodations in the Stockholm area, Vallentuna, and Uppsala.

As an employee with us, we offer a range of benefits that we hope will provide you with the conditions to thrive at work and have a rewarding leisure time.

About the role

In the role of support assistant, you provide individually tailored and everyday support, as well as motivate and assist in leisure activities. The assignment includes increasing independence according to each individual's ability by creating a safe environment and a meaningful daily life. Cleaning and cooking are natural tasks in everyday life.

Your work includes responsibility for social documentation, implementation plans, and close collaboration with the tenants' networks as well as health and medical tasks by delegation.

Törnby is a newly started operation, which means that you will also:

• Help shape routines and working methods

• Contribute to creating safety and structure

• Become an important part of the team in the development phase

We work with a 4-week rolling schedule that includes days, evenings, weekends, and nights.

Who are you?

We are looking for someone who is inspired to be involved from the start and who appreciates variety, responsibility, and development. You have a genuine interest in working with people. You are unpretentious, attentive, structured, have good collaboration skills, and are open to development. We also believe that you enjoy making your own decisions, are confident in yourself, and have a good ability to remain calm even in challenging situations. Building trusting relationships is something you value.

You share Ersta's values of seeing the whole person and our values; professionalism, trust, and hope.

Your experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• A completed education in the care and social services program with a focus on disabilities, support assistant training via adult education, pedagogical education, or equivalent education that the employer assesses as equivalent

• Experience working in, for example, LSS, social psychiatry, autism, and/or with motivational interviewing (MI)

• Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written

• Knowledge of and experience with social documentation

• Good computer skills.

The operation is located in an area with limited public transport. Therefore, it is an advantage if you have a driver's license and access to a car.

Other information about the recruitment

Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Before employment, we will request an extract from and a criminal record check.

We apply a probationary employment as standard.

Contact person: Dahlia Popa, Operations Manager, [email protected]

Sia Lange, Team Leader, [email protected]

Union contact person: First Name Last Name, Union, [email protected]

Application deadline: 2026-03-31

Please note that we do not accept applications via email.

Warm welcome with your application!