Vacant job

In our care services, we assist individuals with various types of disabilities. We work to facilitate and support our users in managing the practical aspects of daily life. Our goal is to enable them to live as independently as possible.

We are now looking for a new employee for our supported housing facility on Tvätterskegatan in Visby. Here, you will join a team of experienced and competent colleagues.

We offer you a varied, responsible, and stimulating job with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Your responsibilities

As a support assistant, you and your colleagues work based on IBIC (Individual Needs in the Center).

You work with supporting, motivating, and assisting users in their daily lives, as well as interpreting and clarifying everyday situations. All our users have specific and individual needs. Some have significant care needs and cannot manage without extensive care and support, while others need more pedagogical support and guidance to handle their daily lives.

The work is characterized by a pedagogical approach, a clear and structured way of working, and a low-affective interaction style. As a support assistant, you provide pedagogical and practical support with both social activities and household chores, as well as personal care and mobility. You participate in the quality development of the operations, as well as in various meetings, training, and supervision.

The position includes being a contact person, which means you are responsible for drafting and revising implementation plans, keeping records, and maintaining contact with relatives and representatives/guardians.

You work according to a basic schedule involving day/evening shifts and weekends.

For the position of support assistant within care services, the starting salary range is 26,800–34,000 SEK per month. We apply individual salary setting. The final salary is determined based on education, relevant experience, competence, and responsibility in the role, as well as in accordance with the current collective agreement.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have a completed education within healthcare and social care, child and youth activities, social pedagogy, or personal assistance. A B-class driver's license is required for the position.

Previous experience in caring for people with disabilities is an advantage.

As a person, you are flexible, service-oriented, and have good collaboration skills. It is important that you are confident in yourself and in your professional role. You have a calm approach and a willingness to help others and find solutions based on the organization's goals and guidelines.

You are proficient in the Swedish language, both spoken and written, as all communication and documentation takes place in Swedish. You adapt your way of conveying your message to the recipient and are good at listening to what the other party has to say.

We assume that you share the LSS (Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) intentions regarding a humanistic view of humanity, values, and good interaction.

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, safe, and thriving Gotland for everyone who lives on and visits the island.

Gotland offers a rich cultural life, magnificent nature, and a creative entrepreneurial spirit. Over 61,000 people have chosen to call Gotland their home, year-round. Not one of us yet, but curious to become? 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 our Instagram account @viarregiongotland, you can follow our employees and see the breadth of our various operations.

How we recruit

We work according to a competence-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 counteract discrimination.

We are keen on safety and quality in our recruitment, and you may therefore be subject to checks prior to employment. If relevant, you will receive more information from the recruiter. ID documents and a certificate of good conduct must always be presented.

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