Support Assistants for the Child and Youth Unit – Functional Support

Do you want to make a real difference in people's daily lives?

The Social and Care Administration in Katrineholm Municipality works with support, care, and authority functions for people at different stages of life. Our mandate is broad and spans several operations, from elderly care and home healthcare to individual and family care as well as guardianship services.

We meet people with different needs, conditions, and life situations. What is common to our work is that we contribute to security, independence, and a dignified life. With us, you become part of a developing operation that makes a concrete difference for the inhabitants of Katrineholm every day.

About the Position

We are now looking for support assistants for the Child and Youth Unit within Functional Support. The unit consists of approximately 25 support assistants who work within the operation's various interventions, which include escorting, respite care at home, short-term stays, and short-term supervision. Within the unit, there is also a leisure activity department responsible for creating conditions for meaningful activities for adults who have decisions on housing with special support according to the LSS Act (Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments).

Together, we create a broad and developing operation where collaboration and experience exchange between different operational areas are a natural part of everyday life. There is great room here to contribute ideas and help shape the future short-term care operation. We work from an individualized approach where clarifying pedagogy and evidence-based practice are natural parts of everyday life.

Does that sound exciting? We warmly welcome your application!

Number of positions: 2

Job Responsibilities

The work is varied and includes both care-related interventions as well as pedagogical and motivational work. You provide support based on the individual's needs, conditions, and goals, while working to strengthen independence, participation, and quality of life. The position includes work within the operation's various interventions, such as escorting, respite care at home, short-term stays, and short-term supervision. This implies varied work where you meet individuals in different environments and from different needs.

The role includes, among other things:

• Provide individually adapted support based on the individual's needs, conditions, and goals.
• Support in daily activities and personal care when needed.
• Plan, implement, and follow up on activities that promote participation, development, and independence.
• Work with clarifying pedagogy and other evidence-based methods.
• Motivate and encourage leisure activities and new experiences.
• Document and follow up on interventions according to current routines.
• Participate in operational development and contribute to achieving the operation's goals.
• Collaborate with colleagues, relatives, and other professions to create the best possible support.

The work offers great variation and the opportunity to make a difference in the daily lives of children, young people, and young adults, while also getting to help develop the future LSS operation.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have completed a vocational education within the Child and Youth Program, Care and Health Program, social pedagogy education, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position. Furthermore, you have experience working with clarifying pedagogy and can work with structure, schedules, and time support in everyday life adapted for the target group.

If you also have further education within the neuropsychiatric field, it is meritorious. You have good computer skills and experience documenting in journal systems and creating implementation plans with goals. You have good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing. For the position, it is required that you have a B-driver's license for manual transmission.

Personal Qualities

To succeed in the role with us, you are a person with a high sense of responsibility and good collaboration skills towards all contact points for children, young people, and young adults. You have an open and trust-building approach and find it easy to build good relationships. As a person, you are secure, stable, and have self-awareness; you can distinguish between the personal and professional and relate in a way that is adapted to the situation.

We place high demands on independence, which means you make your own decisions and have good organizational skills. You work with flexibility in both thought and action. Furthermore, you are attentive to others' opinions and competence and give them room in the group in a way that benefits the whole.

Employment Terms

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent employment.
• Duration: Permanent, start date: 2025-09-01 or according to agreement.

About Katrineholm Municipality

Katrineholm is a municipality where passion is the driving force for creation and development, for life, learning, and entrepreneurship. Our approximately 3,300 employees make a big difference every day, where we together work from our core values RÖTT; respect, openness, clarity, and trust to create the best conditions for our citizens. Everything is close here, one hour by train from Stockholm and two hours from Gothenburg.

Read more about us as an employer, our offer, and career paths here: https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html (https://www.katrineholm.se/arbeta-hos-oss/vi-som-arbetsgivare.html)

The current position is filled subject to the necessary decisions being made. According to the Social Services Act, extracts from the police criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed to work in homes for care or housing (HVB homes), supported housing, or protected housing. You order this on the police website. Katrineholm Municipality applies individual salary setting. Everyone is offered a full-time position, and we apply smoke-free working hours throughout the organization.

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We warmly welcome your application!

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