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Job Responsibilities

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We are looking for dedicated activity leaders for Day Activity Services (DAS) according to the LSS Act (Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments). The role involves close user support where you assist individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities who have extensive support needs in their activities. The work requires a calm, secure, and low-affective approach. We work with clarifying pedagogy and low-affective interaction. Care tasks are performed based on the user's needs. You contribute to security and meaningfulness by adapting the activities to the user's abilities and needs.

The activity is in the startup phase, which gives you the opportunity to shape working methods, routines, and content together with colleagues. The startup phase involves varied tasks, flexibility, and close collaboration within the work group to create a secure and well-functioning activity.

Together with other staff, you are responsible for planning, implementation, evaluation, and development of the activity. The tasks also include documentation as well as drawing up activity descriptions, implementation plans, and action plans based on the user's needs and interests. You have both administrative and practical responsibilities and are expected to participate actively in change work and work solution-focused for the benefit of the users.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must have completed and passed studies from the Care and Nursing program or the Child and Youth program, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

It is a requirement that you have:

• Experience working with users with autism and intellectual disabilities with extensive support needs within person group 1 (Pg1) according to LSS
• Experience working with clarifying pedagogy
• Experience working with low-affective interaction
• Experience and competence in working with individuals with challenging behavior and complex support needs
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks, such as long walks and cycling
• Valid B-driver's license

To succeed in the role, you should be confident in independently leading and supervising users within day activity services.

We are looking for you who have a good view of humanity and a respectful approach, as well as a well-developed pedagogical ability. You have the ability to collaborate and work closely with the users to create content for the activity together. The work requires you to be flexible, responsive, and creative. You have good social competence and can adapt to different situations and people. Furthermore, you are independent and secure in your professional role.

The tasks may change and develop over time. This means you need to be flexible, able to reprioritize when necessary, take own initiatives, and make independent decisions. You have a good ability to handle stress and can adapt to changed conditions. You have good computer skills and can express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. Experience with documentation work is meritorious.

About the Workplace

Day Activity Services according to LSS are directed towards persons with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, as well as persons with acquired brain injuries in adulthood. Day Activity Services should contribute to good living conditions and enable meaningful activities. We have the user's needs at the center and adapt the content so that it is stimulating and meaningful for the user. The support and service provided should be based on respect for the user's self-determination and integrity and be given in such a way that it strengthens the user's confidence in their own ability. Our activities are located in more than 83 different places in Malmö, and the content varies from sensory stimulation and social interaction to work in companies in groups or individually.

We apply flexible working hours agreements, fitness benefits, and care for our employees' work environment. With us, you are offered varied work. Do you want to work at a workplace where you make a difference every day? Don't hesitate to apply!

As part of the recruitment process, we will check for a valid work permit and request an extract from the criminal record.

In the Functional Support Administration, approximately 3,000 employees work together to create and develop even better support and service for people with disabilities. Our activities are within LSS, social psychiatry, personal assistance, escorts and substitutes, and health care. Even severely ill children cared for at home are part of our mission. We work for everyone's right to good health, the opportunity to work and be employed, and to participate in society based on their conditions. Join us in creating a meaningful and good life for Malmö residents with mental, intellectual, or physical disabilities!

Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the people of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Does this sound like the right mission for you? Submit your application today and become part of a team that makes a real difference, every day!

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Information about the position

Employment type: Permanent

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 3

Start date: According to agreement

Recruitment: Ongoing

Posting time: 2 weeks

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