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Support Pedagogue

Omsorgsgruppen – Care that feels safe and personal

About Us

Do you want to work in an organization where joy, respect, care, and a holistic approach permeate everything we do? We are now looking for an engaged and experienced Support Pedagogue for an 80% position at our group home on Valthornsgatan in Ullstämma, Linköping.

Since 1996, Omsorgsgruppen has built its operations on warmth, professionalism, and humanity. Our values are not just words – they guide us in every meeting, every decision, and every intervention. We strive to create an environment where both residents and staff feel safety, trust, and community.

About the Workplace

Valthornsgatan is a group home with six apartments in a quiet villa area in Ullstämma. Here, each person lives in their own apartment with access to common areas.

We work close to the individual and base our efforts on each person's needs, with a focus on:

• Safety
• Involvement
• Independence

The surrounding area offers good services, public transport, and beautiful green areas that enable an active and meaningful daily life.

About the Role

As a Support Pedagogue, you have pedagogical development responsibility and an important role in the team. You work both directly with users and in developing working methods together with colleagues.

You support individuals with intellectual, psychiatric, and/or physical disabilities in their daily lives, with the goal of creating a meaningful life where independence and involvement are central.

Your responsibilities include among other things:

• Provide support in daily life, care, health, and leisure
• Plan, implement, and follow up on individual interventions
• Work based on implementation plans and IBIC (Individual's Needs at the Center)
• Document and ensure quality of interventions
• Act as a contact person and collaborate with relatives, authorities, and healthcare
• Support communication and involvement in society
• Perform delegated health and medical care tasks

The role also includes:

• Mentoring and supporting colleagues in pedagogical methods
• Contributing to the development of working methods and quality in the operations
• Working with methods such as clarifying pedagogy, low-affective handling, and alternative communication

Practical tasks such as cleaning, laundry, shopping, and cooking are included as a natural part of the work.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Has education as a Support Pedagogue or equivalent education
• Has experience working within LSS (Act for Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and the target group
• Has knowledge of pedagogical working methods and approaches
• Communicates well in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Has good digital skills and experience with documentation
• Applies low-affective handling (calm and non-escalating interaction)

It is an advantage if you have experience with:

• IBIC and implementation plans
• Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)

As a person, you are:

• Independent and responsible
• Receptive and empathetic
• Stable and secure in your professional role
• Collaborative and engaged

Working Hours

The operations are staffed 24/7, all year round.

Working hours are scheduled during the day, evening, and weekends. Sleeping on-call duties are included.