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Job Responsibilities

Do you want a meaningful job where you make a difference for people with disabilities? Escorting aims to support individuals who, due to disabilities or old age, risk social isolation and have difficulties socializing with friends or participating in community activities.

Escort services provide opportunities to engage in activities outside the home and usually take place in the individual's local environment. As an escort, you enable the individual to participate in community life and break the isolation that can result from a disability.

The escort accompanies a person with a disability on activities outside the home. This may involve accompanying them on walks, to the cinema, bowling, swimming, sports events, or shopping. Working hours are determined by the client's needs and wishes, as well as the number of approved hours.

We are now looking for someone who wants to work on an hourly basis, primarily in the afternoons, evenings, and weekends when the need for escorting is greatest. We are also looking for summer substitutes.

Escorting and personal assistance are part of the same operation and management, which means that you as an escort may also work within personal assistance if needed. This provides opportunities for variation in the work and more job opportunities.

We match our staff to the clients' wishes and needs, so please mention in your application if you have specific skills or competencies. This could include expertise in alternative communication, being physically active, or experience leading individuals with visual impairments, etc.

Qualifications

To work as a substitute within functional support, you must be at least 18 years old, in accordance with the regulations regarding minors' working environment (AFS 2023:2).

It is advantageous if you have previous experience working in the field of functional support or in healthcare and social services. If you do not meet the passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1, you may be offered a language test via EducateIt.

We consider it an advantage if you have completed or are currently pursuing education in the field, such as support assistant, nursing assistant, or a completed or ongoing academic education in health care, behavioral science, or educational training.

Additionally, we appreciate experience/knowledge of low-arousal responses (LAB), alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), challenging behaviors, and self-harming behaviors.

As a substitute within functional support, you focus on the individual, have a pedagogical approach, and a genuine interest in people with various types of disabilities. It is important that you are attentive to the individual's needs to adapt your responses in different situations. For us, it is desirable that you are responsible and have a flexible approach. It is also very important that you are stable and secure as a person.

If you feel that the above description fits you, you are warmly welcome to apply!

Other Information

Selection and interviews will begin during the application period.

In this recruitment, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a personal letter.

The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to combat discrimination. As an employee in the functional support administration, we offer you:

• Introduction upon hiring
• Professional development
• Wellness benefits & bike allowance

When working in the individual's home: An unopened extract from the police criminal record is required before a job offer. You must request this extract yourself by using either the police's e-service (Check your own information) or a specific form (Extract no. 442.3).

When working with children under 18 years: You must also present an unopened extract from the police register before being offered a job. You can order this extract digitally, which will be sent to your digital mailbox, or via the police's website with a specific form for staff working with children with disabilities (Extract no. 442.9).

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

If you have protected personal information, do NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling your application.

Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be utilized in the administration or the city's restructuring work.

To those representing staffing and recruitment companies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About Us

We are all different. We are also alike and have the same right to a safe home, meaningful employment, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the functional support administration, we provide support, service, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, just like everyone else.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support administration. We work in various areas, including housing with special services, daily activities, housing support, personal support, and child and short-term accommodations.

Do you want to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

You are Gothenburg.