Support Assistant – Create Security and Participation in Varberg
We are Varberg Municipality, the employer that sees the opportunities in you. Here, you will make a difference, both for others and for yourself. We are driven by the idea of simplifying people's daily lives and realizing their dreams. We do this with knowledge, innovative courage, and a forward-looking spirit. Welcome to contribute to our vision – to become the creative hub of the West Coast.
About the Social Services Administration
The Social Services Administration is responsible for providing support, care, and assistance to people at different stages of life. We work based on individual needs and offer services grounded in several laws, including the Social Services Act (SoL), the Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons (LSS), and the Health and Medical Services Act.
With us, you meet every individual with respect and professionalism. We collaborate across professional boundaries – within our own administration, with other parts of the municipality, and with external actors. To ensure quality and development, we actively work with follow-up, improvement initiatives, and digitalization.
Here, you make a real difference – every day.
Number of positions: 2
Job Responsibilities
Do you want to work closely with people and make a difference in their daily lives? As a support assistant, you will help create security, participation, and development for people with various functional variations.
We are looking for someone who wants to work in a combined position within daily activities and housing with special services (BmSS) according to the LSS. The position is unique as it combines activities in both employment and living environments. As a support assistant, you will provide pedagogical, social, and practical support to people with functional variations in their daily lives. The goal is to strengthen the individual's independence, quality of life, and participation in society.
The role includes, among other things:
- Providing individually adapted support in both daily activities and housing.
- Working with AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), clear communication pedagogy, and a low-arousal approach.
- Planning and carrying out physical activities that promote participation and well-being.
- Collaborating with relatives, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
- Documenting interventions in digital systems according to current routines.
Working hours are scheduled during the day and every other weekend, depending on the needs of the operation.
Qualifications
You have a genuine interest in working with people and a good ability to build trust and relationships. You are confident, attentive, and able to adapt your approach to the needs and conditions of different individuals.
It is a requirement that you have experience and knowledge in clear communication pedagogy, a low-arousal approach, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
We also expect you to have:
- Upper secondary education in care and welfare or children and leisure, or other education considered equivalent by the employer, such as a 2-year folk high school education to support assistant at upper secondary level.
- Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
- Class B driver's license (requirement for an automatic transmission vehicle).
With us, you will work in an operation where every day counts and where you make a difference in someone else's life. Welcome to apply!
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Indefinite contract.
Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength; we hope that you, as an applicant, can contribute with your background and competence.
Welcome to read more about what it is like to work with us at: Varberg Municipality – Employer (https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss)
Before employment with us, you must demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden according to the Aliens Act. This is done by proving citizenship in the EU/EEA or Switzerland, or by showing a work permit or exemption from it.
