Vacant job

Do you want to make a difference – for real?

Within our care services, we work to create a meaningful everyday life for children and young people with various disabilities. We support and encourage our users so that they can live as independent and rich a life as possible, with security, joy, and community as guiding stars.

We run several facilities for children and young people, including short-term accommodation, short-term supervision, youth housing, and housing with special support services for children.

We are now looking for support assistants for two children's homes in Visby.

For one of the homes, we are seeking a female employee based on the user's needs and privacy.

For the other home, we welcome both female and male applicants.

Your responsibilities

As an employee, you will become an important part of the children's everyday lives. Here you will meet children with neuropsychiatric, intellectual, and physical disabilities in a warm, home-like environment. You will work based on decisions under the LSS Act (Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and collaborate closely with other key people in the children's lives.

A typical workday may involve supporting with meals and morning routines, ensuring the children get to school, welcoming them when they return home, and providing care, such as hygiene and showering. You create and participate in activities that inspire, develop, and bring joy, serving as a secure role model and a stable presence.

Working hours vary, including days, evenings, sleeping nights, and weekends.

Who are you?

We are primarily looking for you who are a support assistant and have upper secondary education in care and nursing, child and youth activities, are trained as a social pedagogue and/or personal assistant, preferably with a focus on social work. A Category B driver's license is required for the position.

It is an advantage if you have education and/or experience working in care for people with intellectual disabilities, preferably with children or young people. It is also advantageous if you have experience with pedagogical working methods, challenging behavior, low-affective handling, sign communication, and visual support, as well as knowledge of the LSS Act, the Social Services Act, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

We are looking for you who have a genuine commitment to working with children and young people and who see the unique needs of each child. You feel confident both working independently and together with colleagues, and contribute warmth, care, and stability to everyday life.

To thrive with us, we believe you are flexible, solution-focused, and have plenty of patience. You are secure in yourself and meet the children with a calm and professional attitude. Your positive and service-oriented approach means you readily find creative ways to plan and carry out activities that stimulate the children's development based on their needs and wishes.

Since the work may involve both lifting and playful activities, you must have good physical fitness and enjoy being active – whether outdoors in the fresh air or indoors.

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We place great emphasis on personal suitability according to the competencies described above.

We warmly welcome your application!

Why choose Region Gotland?

We are the island's largest employer – with over 200 different professions and 7,000 employees in Sweden's only combined region and municipality. Together, we are developing a sustainable, secure, and thriving Gotland for everyone who lives on and visits the island.

Gotland has a rich cultural life, magnificent nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to call Gotland their home, year-round. Are you not one of us yet, but curious to become one? Read more about life on the island at www.gotland.com/flytta-hit (http://www.gotland.com/flytta-hit).

We value our employees and are proud of our benefits. Read more at www.gotland.se/formaner (http://www.gotland.se/formaner).

On the Instagram account @viarregiongotland, you can follow our employees and see the breadth of our different operations.

How we recruit

We work according to a competency-based recruitment method and therefore place great emphasis on personal suitability in accordance with the competencies described in the advertisement. In this way, we also actively work to counter discrimination.

We are keen on safety and quality in our recruitment, and you may therefore be subject to checks before employment. If relevant, you will receive more information from the recruiter. ID documents and personal certificates must always be presented.

The position will be filled provided it does not need to be offered to employees with priority rights.