Vacant job

We are now looking for two support assistants or support persons for an LSS residence in Östersund. In this group home lives one citizen. The work involves providing support in everyday life based on the individual's needs, wishes, and conditions. The work group currently consists of four support assistants/support persons. They are a tight-knit team with a very clear citizen focus. Working here involves independent work, but the team collaborates, discusses, and solves tasks together. No changes are made without the staff group first reaching a common assessment and approach. These discussions take place at regular workplace meetings. The commitment is high and everyone takes responsibility for the whole. Our way of working can be described as "smoothly rigid," which means structure and clarity, but we are also flexible when needed.

Both positions are permanent and primarily involve night shifts. One position is 100%, the other is 90% with the right to work up to full-time in other parts of the Disability Sector based on the operation's needs and in dialogue with you as an employee. Start date according to agreement. Working hours may change based on the operation's needs and conditions.

Your new job

As a support assistant/support person, you provide individually adapted support to a citizen in their home and daily life. The work is based on the citizen's needs, wishes, and implementation plan. You are a close and important support in daily life and contribute to creating safety, structure, and good living conditions.

The assignment includes providing support in daily routines, as well as planning and carrying out activities both in and outside the home. You support social contacts and leisure interests. You work with clarifying pedagogy and clear frameworks and contribute to creating predictability and structure. Documentation according to current guidelines is a natural part of the work, as is collaboration with colleagues, relatives, and if necessary, other professions.

The assignment also includes participating in longer walks as part of the citizen's daily life and well-being. The walks can last for several hours, which means you need to have good physical endurance and enjoy being active outdoors in different weather. Situations with challenging behavior may also occur in the assignment. It is therefore important that you are secure, have a low-affective approach, and can work calmly, structured, and consistently even in pressured situations. We would like you to be secure in yourself, have a calm approach, and be able to meet different situations with determined clarity, respect, and flexibility.

Common tasks

• Support and guidance in the citizen's daily life
• Participate in various activities together with the citizen
• Create a sense of security for the citizen
• Collaborate with colleagues, relatives, guardians, and other professions for the citizen's best interest
• Documentation

Your qualifications

Requirements

• Secondary education, we prefer that you have an educational background in care and social services
• Good computer skills
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing
• Physical ability corresponding to the possibility of walking long distances

Meritorious

• Experience working with people with autism
• Experience working with low-affective handling
• Experience working in psychiatry and/or knowledge within psychiatry

We are looking for you

Makes quick decisions and acts on them even with limited information or difficult circumstances. Shows good judgment under time pressure, makes correct assessments and prioritizations, and weighs together complex information and different considerations in statements, actions, and decisions. Adapts quickly to changed circumstances, changes perspective and working methods if necessary, and sees opportunities in changes. Has a positive attitude towards work, the operation, and the organization, and acts in accordance with decisions, operation plans, goals, policies, and guidelines. Presents criticism in the right forum or directly to the parties concerned or superior. Is secure, stable, and self-aware, distinguishes between personal and professional, and adapts their approach to the situation. Collaborates well with others by being receptive, flexible, and constructive in communication and conflict management. Communicates clearly, ensures that messages and expectations are clear, and reminds and follows up. Remains motivated and effective despite setbacks and works persistently until projects are completed or results are achieved. Great importance is placed on personal suitability.

A greeting from your future manager

We are a small, tight-knit group that has a large citizen focus and supports each other in all situations. With us, team spirit and joint decisions are very important, and with me as manager, I want you to both want to and dare within the framework of the assignment. Warmly welcome to us!

How the recruitment process works

Interviews may take place continuously. We want you to attach a CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with it. We ask you to complete this if an interview becomes relevant.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and ad salespeople.

What do we offer?

Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness allowance, or wellness hour. Through our benefits portal, you can take part in independent pension advice and a number of discounts and offers. You can also get quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Personal Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html)

About the Care and Social Services Administration

Within the Care and Social Services Administration, we apply optional employment degree for permanent employees. This means that you as an employee have the right to work up to full-time in other operations in your sector. This gives you a chance for variation, new experiences, and a broader network. We value creating a flexible work environment where your wishes and the operation's needs meet. Working with heart with us at the Care and Social Services Administration means that you contribute to creating simpler, richer, and safer lives for the residents of Östersund. We work with people of all ages and strive to always make a difference in everyday life. It is important. Really.