Relief Worker and Escort for the City of Mölndal

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The Health and Care Administration, with approximately 1,500 employees, is one of the administrations in the City of Mölndal and covers elderly care, support for people with disabilities, and healthcare.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

Through the relief service (avlösarservice), guardians are given the opportunity to take a break. As a relief worker, you perform this service in the family's home or nearby area. The tasks vary depending on the family's situation and needs. Tasks may include support with hygiene, dressing and undressing, mobility, communication, play, and lighter forms of homework assistance.

The escort service (ledsagarservice) aims to provide the individual with support in various areas of life. As an escort, you support the individual in performing various activities. You provide support in planning and preparation based on the individual's wishes and needs. The goal of the service may be to practice using public transport, participating in social contexts, and performing meaningful activities. Activities are planned with the individual and may include bowling, exercising, visiting museums, or going to the cinema.

The assignments are on average 15–20 hours/month, and there is an opportunity to perform one or more assignments.

Qualifications and Merits

Requirements for the position:

• Experience and knowledge of disabilities.
• Experience with clear communication pedagogy/ AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).
• Experience working with a low-affective approach in interactions.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.
• Experience and knowledge of autism.
• Experience working with challenging behavior.

Meritorious qualifications:

• Education in healthcare and care or child and youth activities.
• Interest and knowledge in video games, exercise, sports, music, dance, social sciences, history, nature, dogs, and other animals.

About You

As a person, you have a good approach and show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role. You are pedagogical and gain energy from contributing to others' learning. You have the ability to explain problems and information to different recipients and from different perspectives. Furthermore, you are service-oriented and have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others, striving to present solutions.

Great importance will be placed on personal suitability, where your personality and competence play a major role in matching you with the right assignment.

Employment Information

In this recruitment process, we work with continuous selection, and you may be contacted before the final application deadline.

Employment type: Permanent position.

Within the Health and Care Administration, there is active work underway to offer employees their desired degree of employment in order to reduce involuntary part-time employment. In cases where the advertisement refers to a part-time position, our ambition is to eventually provide the opportunity for an increased degree of employment.

When recruiting, we consider diversity perspectives to achieve a better reflection of our operations.

Do you need help applying for the position? Contact customer service at 0771-693 693.

Before any potential employment, an acceptable extract from the police criminal record must be presented if the position involves user- or patient-close work. We will also check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

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