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Kungälv Municipality is a place where we together create value in people's daily lives. Our vision shows the direction forward, and our keywords – courage, respect, and co-creation – guide us in how we work every day. A good workplace culture and support for your personal development are important to us. Your contribution counts!

Description

Do you want to be part of our team? We are now looking for more support assistants for our group homes in Kungälv Municipality.

As staff at our organization, you will be part of a dedicated team. You will work to implement decisions within the LSS (Law on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and provide tenants with support and care in all daily situations. You base your work on the individual's needs, wishes, and desires, and utilize the resources and abilities each individual possesses.

In these positions, you will work days, evenings, and every other weekend. Some positions also include on-call duties with overnight shifts.

Responsibilities

As a support assistant in our group homes, it is important to be able to motivate individuals to participate in activities, which becomes an important part of your daily tasks. The individual's daily routine, including chores such as care, cleaning, laundry, cooking, shopping, and leisure activities, is a natural part of your job to assist with in a motivating and pedagogical manner. Low-affective interaction is a central concept in your role.

You strive to work structuredly with clear pedagogy and social documentation.

It is essential that collaboration occurs professionally with various professional categories as well as the network surrounding the individual.

Qualifications

The job requires that you have a good attitude towards people, good collaboration skills, are open to change, have a reflective approach, and work according to agreed goals.

As a person, you should be clear in your body language, capable of handling the physical demands of the work, and be solution-oriented.

Requirements

• Completed upper secondary education from the Child and Leisure program, Care and Nursing program with a focus on disabilities, or trained support assistant.
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.
• Good computer skills.
• Category B driver's license. For some positions, you also need access to a car to commute to and from work.

Merits

• Experience from working in group homes or day activities.
• Support pedagogy education, ongoing or completed.
• Experience and knowledge of working with clear pedagogy, challenging behavior, and alternative communication (AAC), for example, sign language, pictures, and social stories.

What does our recruitment process look like?

• Selection and interviews take place continuously during the application period based on the needs of the operations.
• You must be able to provide at least two manager references from your most recent employers. If you have previously been employed by Kungälv Municipality, internal references will be used.
• NOTE! For this position, a background check is conducted in accordance with current legislation. Before an employment offer can be made, you must therefore present an extract from the criminal record and suspicion register. The extract must be no older than six months. Work in the home with elderly and persons with disabilities, e-service | Swedish Police Authority (https://arbete.polisen.se)

We warmly welcome your application!

Other Information

• Applications are only accepted digitally via kungalv.varbi.com (https://kungalv.varbi.com).
• Grades/certificates are provided upon request or during a potential interview.
• Appointment is made subject to the position not needing to be filled by existing staff due to redundancy or other reasons.
• The selection process takes place continuously during the application period.
• We use digital tools, and you may need to use electronic identification in your work.
• Before any potential employment, we require a valid ID card showing citizenship and a valid work permit to be presented.
• Probationary employment may apply according to collective agreements.
• Background checks are conducted for positions where this is required by law.
• If you have protected personal data, you should NOT apply via the system but contact the recruitment manager for handling of your application.
• We kindly but firmly decline all direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.
• Kungälv Municipality has procured agreements.
• Testing may occur in the recruitment process.