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Responsibilities

Do you want to make a difference for the children at Kålhagen Children's Residential Home? Then you might be the support pedagogue we are looking for.

We are a cohesive and professional team that collaborates with each other and other actors for the best development. We put our guests first. Their needs and wishes are the foundation of our work. Two children with NPD (Neurodevelopmental Disorders) diagnoses live with us. The children have extensive needs for pedagogical support and personal care.

In the role, you are expected to ensure the quality of operations with a focus on proven working methods and approaches in accordance with laws and guidelines. It is also important that you can inspire the work group to learning and development by motivating and engaging them.

You are part of a work team with support assistants and the unit manager, and you collaborate with nurses. There is also extensive collaboration with other professions and relatives. As a support pedagogue, you support our residents in daily life, including providing care, handling medication after delegation, and managing social documentation. Furthermore, you are responsible for the process regarding documentation, method, and quality development at the unit. As a support pedagogue, you have continuous contact and collaboration with other support pedagogues and method developers in the administration.

The work schedule includes day, evening, and weekend shifts. As a support pedagogue, you allocate part of your working time as pedagogical time. The remaining time is operational time in the field. We use Timecare Planning for operation-adapted and influenceable schedules.

Qualifications

For the position of support pedagogue, post-secondary specialization in the field of disability is required, comprising at least 200 YH credits or 60 university credits, or a combination thereof equivalent to at least two terms of full-time studies. The education should have a clear focus on the field of disability throughout its entirety, or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

If you do not meet the qualification requirements in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a Second Language 1, you may be offered to take a language test through the test provider Educateit.

You need to have work experience from working with people with physical and mental disabilities and be well-versed in AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication).

It is meritorious if you have previously worked with children and young people with disabilities. It is also meritorious if you have previously worked with TimeCare planning and hold a B-driver's license.

We are looking for someone who is attentive and open to understanding other people's needs, feelings, and opinions. You are receptive to what others say or express and show respect, consideration, and care in your interactions. You have a good understanding of how individuals absorb knowledge and their different prerequisites. You adapt the way you convey your message to the recipient and encourage dialogue, participation, and engagement.

Furthermore, you collaborate well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

Finally, you are motivated by learning new things and developing. You come up with new ideas and take initiative for improvements. You actively monitor the external environment within your profession and regularly reflect on what needs to be developed in your operations.

Other

Selection and interviews begin during the application period.

In this recruitment, you will answer a number of questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of sending a cover letter.

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

As an employee in the Administration for Disability Support, we offer you:

• Secure employment with good terms of employment

• Full-time with the possibility of part-time

• Introduction upon new employment

• Competence development

• Wellness allowance, bicycle allowance, and other discounts and offers

Before an employment offer is made, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. 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

The City of Gothenburg applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can get more information about, among other things, salary statistics. https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon (https://goteborg.se/wps/portal/start/jobba-i-goteborgs-stad/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/formaner-och-lon)

We only accept applications via our recruitment system 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 taken in the administration 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 to receive offers of competence mediation, advertising, or recruitment assistance.

About Us

We are all different. We are also the same 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 Administration for Disability Support, 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 disability support administration. We work, among other things, in residential homes with special service, day activities, housing support, personal assistance, and children's and short-term residential care.

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

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