Vacant job

Do you want to help create security and development in the daily lives of two young people?

We are now looking for support assistants for the children's residence at Långhagsgatan, and we are recruiting in connection with a move-in.

At Långhagsgatan, we work to give each young person the best conditions for development based on their own strengths and needs. The residence is a housing with special service according to the LSS (Act of Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) for children and young people with autism, ADHD, and intellectual disabilities. The residents are currently between 13 and 16 years old.

With us, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference every day by creating structure, security, and conditions for a meaningful and independent daily life.

Job Responsibilities

Your main task as a support assistant is to offer individual pedagogical support that contributes to a meaningful, independent, and developmental life in accordance with the LSS. You provide the child with individual support in daily activities, which means everything from personal care and home life to accompanying them on activities and excursions, such as long walks, sports, and culture.

Communication and cognitive support are areas we work actively with, and we consistently use proven pedagogical methods such as pictures, sign support, and various cognitive aids to create understanding and predictability.

Working with a low-affective approach means for us that we take responsibility for the situation that arose by evaluating what happened and what may have caused the event, in order to find solutions together moving forward.

You will work days, evenings, and on-call shifts according to a schedule. Weekdays and every other weekend.

Under the leadership of the unit manager and support pedagogues, and together with colleagues and other people in the child's network, you will work on developing methods, routines, and structures for the work with the residents to give each individual the best conditions for participation.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a support assistant education, the Child and Youth Programme with an emphasis on social work or pedagogical work, or the Care and Nursing Programme with a specialization in the program deepening functional impairment. Alternatively, other education that the employer deems equivalent.

You need to have a passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a Second Language 1. If you do not meet the requirement, you may be offered a language test via the test provider EducateIt.

You need to have previous experience working with people with autism and intellectual disabilities.

A B-driver's license and driving experience are required for the position.

You work in our business system Treserva, so you need to have basic IT skills.

It is meritorious if you have previous experience working with clarifying pedagogy, LAB (low-affective handling), and different forms of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).

It is an advantage if you enjoy spending a lot of time outdoors and physical activities such as walks, excursions, swimming, horse riding, etc.

As a person, you take responsibility for your and the group's tasks, take initiative, and start activities. With strong commitment and drive, you ensure that the work is done in a qualitative manner.

At the same time, you have a good attitude and show respect and consideration for those you meet in your professional role. You have an open and positive attitude as you have the user's needs as the starting point for your actions, and you collaborate well with others.

Do you want to be part of our team and make a difference? Apply now!

Other Information

Instead of sending a cover letter, you will answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field.

Selection and interviews take place continuously during the application period.

The City of Gothenburg works actively to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counter discrimination.

As an employee in the Functional Support Department, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good working conditions
• Full-time with the possibility of part-time
• Introduction upon new employment
• Competence development
• Health allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

Before an employment offer, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record register. You must request an extract yourself from the police website for the criminal record and suspicion register. You order a digital register extract that is sent to your digital mailbox. You do this via the link: Work with children with disabilities | The Swedish Police Authority (https://polisen.se/sv/arbete-med-barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)

The City of Gothenburg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can get more information about, among other things, salary statistics. Salary, allowances, and benefits - City of Gothenburg

You can only submit your application via our recruitment system because all handling of personal data must be done in accordance with GDPR. If you have protected personal data, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for handling of your application.

Appointment is made on the condition that the position does not need to be used in the department or the city's restructuring work.

To you who represent staffing and recruitment agencies: For this recruitment, we have chosen recruitment channels and do not wish offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About Us

We are all different. We are also alike and have the same right to a secure home, a meaningful occupation, and to feel valuable. With the right conditions, we can grow, develop, and participate in society on our own terms.

Within the Functional Support Department, we provide support, service, and care to children and adults with disabilities and create opportunities for them to live a good and independent life, like everyone else.

With 6,200 dedicated employees, we are Sweden's largest functional support department. We work, among other things, in housing with special service, day activities, housing support, personal support, and children's and short-term residences.

Do you want to contribute to a more inclusive society? Welcome to us!

You are Gothenburg.