Vacant job

Do you want to work in an operation where care, engagement, and the individual's opportunities are at the center? Unika Storvreta's group home is a pleasant LSS (Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) residence located in quiet Storvreta just outside Uppsala, with proximity to the train station and good transport connections. Here, six people within personal circle 1 live together, and we create a safe, meaningful, and developmental daily life with high quality and a big heart. With us, you become part of an engaged team that values collaboration, participation, and genuine interaction.

As a support assistant, you will work to provide individually adapted support to people with functional impairments, with the goal of promoting their independence and well-being in daily life. You will support users in their daily routines and activities, based on their needs and abilities, always using their personal implementation plan as a starting point.

We work with a salutogenic and pedagogical approach, starting from each individual's unique strengths and resources. The goal is for users to achieve as much independence as possible and to live a meaningful life with high quality of life. As a support assistant, you work based on clarifying pedagogy and low-affective handling to create safety and predictability in the users' daily lives. At the same time, we have a strong focus on working professionally and efficiently within the operation's resources and budget.

You are relationship-building, calm, stable, and able to maintain a realistic perspective on situations that arise in daily work. You have good collaboration skills and relate to others in a listening manner, and you enjoy working together with others. You are an independent, humble, and responsible person who is passionate about care work and can see the individual's needs.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements:

• Very good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Good computer skills, experience with documentation.
• Experience working in healthcare and social care.
• Category B driver's license.
• Upper secondary education such as Child and Youth Program, Care and Health Program, or post-secondary education such as support pedagogy, social pedagogy, or higher education in a relevant field.

Meritorious if you additionally have:

• Experience from psychiatry, AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), and low-affective handling.
• Worked with complex support needs.

Employment Type: Fixed-term or hourly employment
Working Hours: Day/Evening/Night shift
Start Date: According to agreement, we view it positively if you can start soon.
Collective Agreement: We are bound by the collective agreement with Kommunal, Sector E.

Attendo is a secure employer that can offer you good opportunities to take more responsibility or move on to new roles. We offer you as an employee training opportunities, collective agreements, fitness benefits, as well as several other benefits and employee discounts via our benefits portal AttendoPlus, in cooperation with Benifex.

Before any employment, extracts from the criminal record register together with valid photo ID must be presented. If you are called for an interview, you need to be able to prove that you have the right to work in Sweden, by showing that you have citizenship within the EU/EEA or a valid work permit. Last application date 2026-06-10 but selection and interviews take place continuously, so do not wait with your application.

We use random alcohol and drug tests for our employees.

Unika is part of Attendo, which is one of the largest care companies in the Nordics and was founded in 1985. We operate within LSS. Our values of care, engagement, and competence guide us daily in our work so that everyone experiences well-being, participation, community, and joy in work.

If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact: Acting Operations Manager Frida Bergström / 070-543 09 22 / [email protected]