Vacant job

Do you want to work in a business where you make a real difference in people's daily lives?

We are now looking for an engaged and confident support assistant for an LSS housing facility with five residents in target group 1, with diagnoses such as intellectual disability (ID) and autism.

In the summer of 2024, Strängnäs Municipality opened a new LSS housing facility in the beautiful nature of Stallarholmen. The facility is located on the outskirts of the community with proximity to forests and green areas. Here there are five apartments as well as common areas for social interaction and activities.

The work group consists of eight employees and with us you will have good opportunities to together with colleagues create a safe, developmental and meaningful everyday life for the residents based on their individual needs and conditions.

We are now looking for you who want to become part of our team!

1 position(s).

DUTIES

The work as a support assistant is based on individual implementation plans with the aim that each resident should be given the opportunity for a meaningful life, increased independence and participation in their daily life. The assignment includes mapping skills and support needs to be able to create the right adjustments and give individually tailored support.

You follow the residents in their daily life and support in everything related to home and daily life, for example:

• cooking and household chores
• personal care
• leisure activities and physical activity
• social relationships and contact with relatives

A pedagogical and low-affective approach is a central part of the work. We are therefore looking for you who have a genuine interest in the target group and who work with respect, clarity and engagement in the meeting with each individual.

Bathing and swimming is a recurring task in the business where staff participate together with the residents. Therefore, it is a requirement that you can swim and feel safe in the water.

The working hours are scheduled with service during the day, evening and every other weekend.

The position also includes a requirement to receive delegated tasks according to HSL within the agreed time.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who have:

• education as a nurse assistant with a focus on disability, childminder or other equivalent education
• previous experience of working within LSS operations
• experience of low-affective handling
• experience of social documentation
• good computer skills
• good knowledge of Swedish, both in speech and writing
• ability to work pedagogically, structured and safely
• a genuine interest in supporting people to increased quality of life
• swimming skills and ability to participate in bathing and swimming activities together with residents
• Class B driver's license

Great importance is attached to personal suitability. You are sensitive and have the ability to adapt your handling, support and service based on the resident's individual needs. The work requires commitment, responsibility and creativity.

We may apply for continuous selection, so warm welcome with your application already today!

Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent.

Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality!

Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 inhabitants and is strategically located in the Mälardalen area with excellent communication opportunities. Here it is close to the big city of Stockholm which is reached by train in under 50 minutes, and even closer lies Eskilstuna. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you get the opportunity to make a real difference for society and its inhabitants.

With us there are a number of meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 skilled and engaged employees work, who all contribute to creating a positive everyday life for the inhabitants. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room to influence.

We work actively from a value base characterized by respect, openness, development and clarity. We see in our annual employee survey that our employees are happy. We hope that you want to be part of our team and together with us build the Strängnäs of the future. Together we create a stronger municipality and make each other better.

Strängnäs Municipality applies smoke-free working hours to create a healthy working environment for all employees, colleagues and residents.

Application process and personal data handling:

• As an applicant, you are responsible for documenting your competence clearly, so that we can make an objective and fair assessment of your application.
• When working with children and young people, an extract from the police's criminal record register is required before employment.
• Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with current legislation. You can read more about our personal data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun (https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun)

Strängnäs Municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with advertising sales and recruitment services.

We look forward to hearing more about you and how you want to contribute to Strängnäs future.