Vacant job

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

We are now looking for an engaged and reliable support assistant for an LSS (Support and Service according to Law about Special Support for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) residence with five residents in target group 1, with diagnoses such as intellectual disability (ID) and autism.

About the Residence

In the summer of 2024, Strängnäs Municipality opened a new LSS residence in the scenic area of Stallarholmen. The residence is located on the outskirts of the community, close to forests and green areas. There are five apartments as well as common areas for social interaction and activities.

The work group consists of eight employees, and here you will have good opportunities to work together with colleagues to create a secure, developmental, and meaningful daily 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 for a fixed-term position.
1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

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

You follow the residents in their daily lives and support them with 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-arousal 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 are recurring activities in the operation where staff participate together with the residents. Therefore, it is a requirement that you can swim and feel safe in the water.

Working hours are scheduled with shifts during the day, evening, and every other weekend.

The position also includes a requirement to be able to receive delegated tasks according to the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL) within agreed timeframes.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• education as a nursing assistant (undersköterska) with a focus on disability, childcare worker, or other equivalent education
• previous experience of working within LSS operations
• experience with low-arousal approaches
• experience with social documentation
• good computer skills
• good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
• ability to work pedagogically, structured, and securely
• a genuine interest in supporting people to increase their quality of life
• swimming proficiency and ability to participate in bathing and swimming activities together with residents
• Category B driver's license

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

We may apply for rolling selection, so we warmly welcome your application today!

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.

Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality!

Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 inhabitants and is strategically located in the Mälardalen region with excellent communication links. Here it is close to the capital city of Stockholm, which is reachable 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.

Here we have a variety 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, all contributing to creating a positive daily life for the inhabitants. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room to influence.

We work actively based on 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 work environment for all employees, colleagues, and residents.

Application Process and 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.
• In work with children and young people, a certificate of good conduct (extract from the police record) is required before employment.
• Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with current legislation. You can read more about our 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 learning more about you and how you wish to contribute to the future of Strängnäs.