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Job Description

We are looking for an engaged care pedagogue for our daily activities under the LSS (Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments). Here, you will have the opportunity to work with mentoring participants with autism and/or intellectual disabilities who need psychosocial support in their daily activities.

The work involves providing individually adapted support in various activities with a focus on participation, structure, and independence. We work with clarifying pedagogy to create a predictable and comprehensible existence and use motivational interviewing (MI) as an approach.

As a care pedagogue, you are responsible for driving and developing the pedagogical work in the activity and being a clear leader in pedagogical matters. You contribute to strengthening teamwork and ensure that the activity is conducted in accordance with the intentions of LSS within daily activities.

The role includes ensuring that each participant receives individually adapted pedagogical support based on their needs. You also support employees in the work of drawing up, following up, and evaluating implementation plans. Furthermore, you quality-assure implementation plans, action plans, and other social documentation, and are responsible for ensuring that decided methods and approaches are implemented and followed up.

You work systematically with planning and follow-up of users' support needs and activities, as well as handling and follow-up of deviations. You actively contribute to activity development in dialogue with the section manager and participate in quality and development work related to the pedagogical mission.

The assignment also includes continuously accessing new knowledge and keeping up to date with methods and approaches in accordance with science and proven experience within LSS.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have:

• A university or college degree of at least 180 hp (bachelor's degree) in behavioral science, pedagogy, or another education that the employer deems equivalent.
• At least two years of documented experience working with people with autism and/or intellectual disabilities.
• At least one year of experience working within LSS activities.
• Good knowledge of mental ill-health.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply motivational interviewing (MI).
• Ability to translate theory into practical work within low-affective handling, clarifying pedagogy, and motivational interviewing.
• Experience in group leadership and the ability to lead pedagogical reasoning based on the individual's needs and prerequisites.
• You have good computer skills and can express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Good ability to draw up, follow up, and quality-assure implementation plans, action plans, and other social documentation.

Merits:

• Knowledge of harmful substance use and addiction problems.
• We are looking for you who are flexible, sensitive, and creative, with good social competence, independence, and self-assurance. You have the ability to handle changes, take initiative, make independent decisions, and quickly shift focus when prerequisites change.

About the Workplace

Daily activities according to LSS are aimed at people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism, as well as people with acquired brain injuries in adulthood. The intervention should contribute to good living conditions and enable meaningful activities. We have the user's needs at the center and adapt the content so that it is stimulating and meaningful for the user. The support and service provided should be based on respect for the user's self-determination and integrity. The support should be given in such a way that it strengthens the user's confidence in their own ability.

In the Functional Support Administration, over 3,000 employees work together to create and develop even better support and service for people with disabilities. Our activities are within LSS, social psychiatry, personal assistance, escorts, and substitutes. Also, severely ill children who are cared for at home are part of our mission. We work for everyone's right to good health, the opportunity to work and be occupied, and to participate in society based on their prerequisites. Join us in creating a meaningful and good life for Malmö residents with mental, intellectual, or physical disabilities! We apply flexible working hours agreements, fitness subsidies, and care about our employees' working environment. With us, you are offered varied work.

Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the people of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here: https://malmo.se/Jobb.html (https://malmo.se/Jobb.html)

Information about the position

Employment type: Temporary (TV)

Scope: 100%

Number of positions: 1

Interviews will take place in weeks 33 and 34.

Start date: According to agreement.

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