Vacant job

A newly built group home for individuals with autism and mild to moderate intellectual disabilities, possibly in combination with psychiatric additional diagnoses, within the LSS target group 1.

As a Support Assistant, you will work to provide individually tailored support to people with functional variations, with the goal of promoting their independence and well-being in everyday life. You will support the residents 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, basing our work on each individual's unique strengths and resources. The goal is for the residents to achieve as much independence as possible and to live a meaningful life with a high quality of life. As a Support Assistant, you will work based on clear pedagogy and low-affective handling to create safety and predictability in the residents' daily lives. At the same time, we have a strong focus on working professionally and efficiently within the organization'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.

• Very good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Good computer skills, experience with documentation.
• Experience working within healthcare and social care.
• Secondary education such as Child and Youth Program, Care and Health Program, or post-secondary education such as Support Pedagogue, Social Pedagogue, or university education in a relevant field.

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

Employment Type: Hourly employment
Working Hours: Day, evening, weekend, and on-call
Start Date: By agreement, we view it positively if you can start soon.
Collective Agreement: We are bound by collective agreements with Vårdföretagarna/Kommunal, Sector E.

Attendo is a secure employer that can offer you good opportunities to take on more responsibility or move on to new roles. We offer you as an employee training opportunities, collective agreements, wellness benefits, as well as several other perks and employee discounts via our benefits portal AttendoPlus, in collaboration 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 must 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. Application deadline 2026-05-07 but selection and interviews are conducted continuously, so do not wait with your application.

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, please contact:

Herash Azizi, [email protected]