Do you want to become our new colleague? – LSS and Social Psychiatry Provider

In Motala, the lakeside city of Östergötland, we are open, proud, and innovative. Our municipality is the right place to contribute, develop, and thrive. With a responsible mission, we adapt to changes and act to develop a sustainable lakeside life in Motala Municipality. Together, we make life better!

About the Operations

The Social Services Board is responsible for measures, support, and services to individuals and families in the municipality. Our operations are primarily governed by the Social Services Act, the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (LSS), and the Health and Medical Services Act, and are to implement measures regulated by these laws. All operations are characterized by putting the individual at the center to meet their needs. The assignment involves a strong customer focus and a spirit of service.

The LSS and Social Psychiatry Provider, with just over 300 permanent employees, is a provider operation directed towards children, young people, and adults. We are governed, among other things, by the LSS Act, the Social Services Act (SoL), and the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL), and have executive responsibility for measures regulated by these laws. The operations are characterized by putting the individual at the center and collaborating to meet individual needs. The operation has a strong customer focus, a good spirit of service, and provides conditions for cross-boundary work that is both inspiring and conducive to professional development.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a responsible and engaged employee who wants to work on providing individually adapted help to a user in daily life. The position involves being a support in all activities of daily living (ADL) and contributing to a safe, structured, and meaningful everyday life.

Working hours are scheduled for 24-hour shifts, which means you work continuous shifts with on-call/rest time according to the current schedule.

The role involves providing a user with a complete support need, as the user needs help with everything in their daily life:

• Provide support with personal care and hygiene.
• Help with cooking, shopping, laundry, cleaning, and other household chores.
• Motivate and support the user in daily activities and engagement.
• Actively work to create and maintain a clear structure and predictability in daily life.
• Use pedagogical and motivational approaches based on the user's individual needs.
• Collaborate with other people surrounding the user to ensure safe and quality support.

We are looking for you who

• Are self-reliant, proactive, and responsible.
• Have good cooperation skills and can also work independently.
• Are flexible and can adapt your working methods based on the user's daily condition and needs.
• Have work and life experience and a calm, secure, and respectful approach.
• Have very good knowledge of autism and an understanding of how the diagnosis can affect daily life.
• Have experience of or knowledge about pedagogical and motivational working methods, such as low-affective approach, clear pedagogy, or other individualized methods.
• Understand the importance of structure, predictability, and continuity to create security and participation.

Personal Qualities

We place great emphasis on personal suitability. To thrive in the role, we see that you are empathetic, calm, receptive, patient, and have the ability to build trusting relationships. You have a genuine interest in supporting people to increased independence and participation based on their own conditions.

If you recognize yourself in the description and want to work in a meaningful operation where you make a real difference in a person's daily life, we look forward to your application.

Qualifications

Formal Competencies:

• Requirement: Upper secondary education.
• Meritorious: Education as an assistant nurse or childminder.

Meritorious Personal Competencies:

• You follow established goals, set your own, work towards them, and focus on results. You are guided by goal- and result-oriented thinking in prioritization, planning, and action.
• You are stable and secure in yourself, handle stress in a constructive way, and maintain a good mood under pressure and setbacks. You maintain a realistic perspective on situations and focus on the right things.
• You are secure in yourself, stand up for your opinions, and have the courage to speak up when necessary. You have the ability to distinguish between matters and persons.
• You easily put yourself in others' situations. You listen, understand, and show consideration. You are calm, attentive, and accommodating in your approach.
• You work well with other people. You relate to them in a receptive and smooth way. You can adapt and find win-win solutions through a goal-oriented focus on the common goal.
• You have the resources required for change or problem-solving. You do your best by doing what you can right now. You quickly find solutions to emerging problems.
• You have the ability to understand different aspects of a problem and can find ideal solutions in an effective way. You solve problems without missing long-term strategies. You see logic and connections in complex information or environments.
• You have a good understanding of how humans absorb knowledge and adapt your way of conveying your message to the recipient.
• You easily adapt, develop, and learn new things after changed requirements, conditions, or circumstances. You see opportunities in changes and can also change your viewpoint and approach.

Other

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent employment.
• Duration/Start: Immediately.
• Working hours: Day/evening/on-call (according to schedule, discussed further at interview).

Read more about our benefits and working in Motala Municipality at motala.se/arbete (https://www.motala.se/arbete).

To read more about the municipality in general, visit motala.se (https://www.motala.se).

Appointment is subject to due decisions.

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