Resident Support Worker for the Future of Social Care in Ystad

Ystad is a small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business sector operating both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we are approximately 2,900 dedicated employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us, which is why all managers are trained in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our core values: "Better Together," characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

About the Department

Within the Social Care Administration, approximately 1,200 dedicated employees work to provide support and care to those in need in our municipality. The work takes place within elderly care, home help services, disability services, social psychiatry, and individual and family care.

Disability Services and Social Psychiatry is one of three departments within Social Care in Ystad Municipality. We are responsible for LSS housing, day activities, residential support, short-term stays, and personal assistance. We are approximately 250 dedicated employees who work every day to enable people to live an independent, secure, and meaningful life.

In Ystad Municipality, we are currently developing the residential support of the future. Based on the new Social Services Act, we are building a service that is more preventive, accessible, and person-centered. We want to meet people earlier, work more flexibly, and create support that strengthens the individual's own strength, participation, and independence.

Now we are looking for you who want to be part of this journey!

With us, you will not only become part of the operation – you will become part of the development!

6 positions available.

Job Responsibilities

As a Residential Support Worker, you base your work on the individual's own goals, resources, and strengths. You work together with the person to create conditions for an independent life and provide support based on each individual's needs, wishes, and life situation.

The work involves, among other things:

• Supporting in practical daily tasks
• Creating structure and functional routines
• Motivating activity, engagement, and social participation
• Working with a focus on recovery and solutions
• Documenting and following up on interventions
• Collaborating with relatives and other professionals

With us, you work with both traditional residential support and new working methods being developed within the framework of the new Social Services Act.

This includes, among other things:

• Preventive and early interventions
• More flexible forms of support
• Support without needs assessment
• Digital residential support
• Close collaboration with other services to provide the right support at the right time

Qualifications

We are looking for you who see people's possibilities before their limitations. You enjoy building relationships, have a professional approach, and believe that people grow when they receive the right support.

You are secure, responsible, and flexible. Since we are in an exciting phase of development, we are looking for you who want to contribute ideas, engagement, and an open attitude towards change.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements:

• Education as a support pedagogue, social pedagogue, treatment pedagogue, or other equivalent post-secondary education
• Experience working within social psychiatry, disability services, or other psychosocial work
• Good computer skills and interest in digital working methods
• Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• Category B driver's license

Meritorious:

• Recovery-oriented working method
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Low-arousal approach
• ESL or similar methods
• Welfare technology and digital support measures
• Collaboration between different services

We offer a workplace where development and innovation are encouraged, quality and competence are prioritized, and the individual's participation is at the center. With us, you become part of a service that not only follows development but drives it.

We welcome your application!

Details about the position

• Interviews: Planned for week 33 and week 34.
• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent position.
• Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-09-01 or as agreed.
• Working hours: Shift schedule. Mixed schedule with days, evenings, and weekends.

Before any potential employment for this position, we will request that you present an extract from the criminal record. This will become relevant only in the final stage of the recruitment process and should therefore not be attached to your application. The extract is to be presented only upon request from us. You order the extract yourself on the Swedish Police Authority's website, and note that there may be some processing time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken by already employed staff or persons with priority rights.

Before any potential employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health, which is why we actively work with our work environment. We offer wellness benefits and smoke-free working hours.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Please also note that we only accept applications via Visma Recruit and therefore not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the specified contact person.