Support Educator for Värmdö Daily Activities

Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive for all Värmdö residents to live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and safe environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To succeed fully, we must have different competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Our Operations

My name is Marit, and I am the unit manager at Värmdö Daily Activities. We are now looking for support educators who want to help develop our daily activities. Is that you?

Värmdö Daily Activities offers a variety of occupations, ranging from outdoor groups to traditional daily activities. We shape the content according to the participants' interests and wishes, and we are in the midst of a phase where we will focus on developing pedagogical work, AAC, and digitalization.

Your Mission

As a support educator, you will become a central part of the daily work in the operations. The role includes, among other things:

• Working closely with participants
• Providing support and service based on the participants' individual needs, wishes, and conditions.
• Supporting participants to create an active and meaningful daily occupation.
• Working with clarifying pedagogy and individualized strategies to strengthen participants' independence.

Pedagogical Development Work

• Driving and developing pedagogical work in close consultation with the unit manager, coordinators, and other colleagues.
• Conducting assessments, planning, and following up on pedagogical interventions.
• Implementing and ensuring quality in methods related to AAC, sign language, adapted motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based methods.

Teamwork & Responsibility

• Working closely with your colleagues in a collaborative team where communication and safety are at the center.
• Documenting according to current guidelines in the operational system and contributing to structured follow-up. Supporting colleagues in working with implementation plans and ongoing social journals.
• Performing certain delegated health and medical tasks in accordance with the operational routines.

As the needs vary among participants, no day is the same – making the work both developing, stimulating, and meaningful.

Your Experience

I want you to have relevant education as a YH support educator or 60 credits in pedagogy. You are a secure, low-arousal, and pedagogically driven team player with strong organizational and documentation skills. You will have a lot of contact with the participants' networks, so you must master the Swedish language very well in both spoken and written form. You have knowledge and experience of AAC/Sign Language and digital systems – such as social documentation, quality management systems, and digital planning tools. With curiosity and responsibility, you drive development and strengthen participants' independence. You should have experience working as a support educator in interventions according to LSS (special accommodations, daily activities, short-term care), AAC, Autism, NPF, clarifying pedagogy, and low-arousal approaches.

Your Personal Qualities

• Integrity
• Relationship-building
• Empathetic ability
• Specialist knowledge

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

The position is full-time, and a background check will be conducted for this position, which is a prerequisite for employment. Interviews are ongoing, so apply today.

Värmdö municipality offers wellness grants, SL cards against net salary deductions, and vacation exchange for extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We strive for an even gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, and therefore welcome applicants from various backgrounds.

If you want to know more, you are welcome to contact us; see contact person below.

Contact details for the employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.