Temporary Support Assistant for Day Activity Centre in Jokkmokk

Jokkmokk is a municipality with its sights set on the future! We are a place where community and responsibility are at the center, where your skills and ideas can help shape the way forward. If you value a high quality of life with close access to both nature and community, Jokkmokk offers a rich cultural life and cost-effective leisure opportunities to enjoy.

Welcome to a municipality that combines diligence and helpfulness – here you can be part of creating something new.

About the Role

We are now looking for a temporary support assistant for our day activity centre under the LSS Act (Support and Service Act for Certain Disability Groups). Day activities are aimed at people with disabilities who need support to have a meaningful and developmental occupation in their daily lives. At our centre, we work to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to develop based on their own prerequisites.

What We Offer

• A meaningful and developmental job
• Introduction and support in the role
• Engaged colleagues and a good work climate
• Opportunities for competence development

Number of positions: 1

Responsibilities

As a support assistant, you work closely with the participants and provide individual support in their daily activities. The role involves creating structure, motivation, and participation in various tasks and activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting participants in tasks and activities
• Planning and implementing meaningful occupations
• Working based on implementation plans
• Documenting according to current legislation and routines
• Collaborating with colleagues, relatives, and other professionals

The role requires a pedagogical and respectful approach where the participants' self-determination and integrity are central.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Has education within care and support, support assistant, child and youth activities, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer
• Has experience working with people with disabilities
• Has a pedagogical and structured way of working
• Is responsible, flexible, and has good collaboration skills
• Has good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing
• Has a valid B-class driver's license

Personal suitability is highly valued. Merits include experience working within LSS, knowledge of low-arousal approaches, and experience with social documentation.

Employment Conditions

• Employment type: Fixed-term employment
• Duration: 6 months or longer
• Salary: 25,000 – 30,000 SEK/month (individual salary setting based on experience and competence)

Jokkmokk Municipality strives for balanced gender distribution as well as ethnic and cultural diversity in our operations. Knowledge of the Sami language and Sami culture is seen as an asset. Our value base aims to specify the values that should permeate all operations in Jokkmokk Municipality, where our keywords are respect, equal value, responsibility, courage, engagement, and competence.

To ensure quality in our recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via the "Apply here" link and not via email or paper format.

For this position, you are required to present a current extract from the criminal record register prior to employment. The extract is ordered by you as the applicant and submitted unopened upon request.

To staffing, mediation, and recruitment agencies as well as salespersons: We kindly but firmly decline mediation and recruitment agencies as well as other external actors and salespersons regarding additional job advertisements.

We look forward to receiving your application!