Vacant job

Through our core values of courage, tolerance, and creativity, Uppvidinge Municipality works to provide excellent service and develop vital societal functions for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Uppvidinge Municipality is the largest employer in the area with approximately 800 employees. We strive for our staff to feel a strong sense of participation, with room for flexibility and professional development.

We offer meaningful work where we have the opportunity to make a real difference for the municipality's residents. We welcome your application and invite you to a municipality with a thriving business life, a rich association culture, and close proximity to nature!

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role of Support Assistant requires knowledge of different functional abilities and what it means to have an intellectual disability. It is important that you have clear, pedagogical, and simple communication skills. Furthermore, it is crucial that you are receptive, responsible, and self-assured. The ability to act with a low-affective approach is essential. You must be able to work both in a team and independently. Caregiving tasks and hygiene routines are part of the job, as well as performing delegated tasks such as tube feeding.

To function and thrive in the job, you must be able to communicate and collaborate with other staff and guardians, as well as plan and structure the day and document in the journal system. The facility operates according to the families' needs, which means that stay durations may vary. Schedules and working hours change according to the needs of the children/young people, especially during holidays and leave.

QUALIFICATIONS

It is a requirement that you have education in areas such as social pedagogy, special pedagogy, leisure-time pedagogy, or that you are trained as a nurse assistant, childcare worker, or have other relevant education.

Another requirement is that you have experience working with children and young people with disabilities, intellectual disabilities, and neurodevelopmental disorders (ND/NPF). You must have the ability to set firm boundaries and maintain established routines for the individuals you work with. For documentation handling, computer literacy and proficiency in the Swedish language are required.

A Category B driver's license is also a requirement.

Experience with cooking, a passion for cooking, or involvement in pedagogical cooking, nutrition, or health is considered meritorious. Personal suitability is given the greatest weight.

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: 3–6 months, start date: 2026-08-10 (earliest upon agreement), end date: 2026-12-31.
• Working hours: Roster-based. Working hours vary based on the children's/young people's stay durations and are affected by autumn break, Christmas break, etc.

If you are considered for employment, the employer will request a certificate from the Swedish Crime Register. The Municipal Executive Board has decided that all new hires must present a crime register extract prior to employment. The extract required is for work within schools or preschools.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Uppvidinge Municipality and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally, not via email or paper format.

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