Support Assistant to Svalan, temporary position

Do you want to contribute to meaningfulness and participation in the daily lives of our users? Then this is the position for you! Svalan is a group home within the LSS (Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) operations, where residents with varying disabilities live. Here, you have excellent opportunities to collaborate with colleagues to design stimulating leisure activities based on each resident's needs and circumstances. The residence benefits from being close to nature, shops, the city center, and bus and train stations. The group home consists of six ground-floor apartments with an associated garden. The position is a temporary contract running from January to June 2026. JOB DESCRIPTION The role of support assistant is based on individual implementation plans and job descriptions, with the goal of enabling residents to lead meaningful lives and feel involved in their daily activities. Your work will include mapping skills and support areas to find the right adaptations based on the residents' needs. In this role, you will accompany residents in their daily lives and provide support in all aspects of managing a home, including cooking, personal care, shopping, and relationships with relatives. No two days are the same; the tasks are varied, and the residents have a strong interest in movement and activity, so you will be supporting many leisure activities. You will work according to a schedule with varying hours, including days, evenings, and every other weekend. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who has: • Education as a nursing assistant with a focus on disabilities, a preschool teacher, or equivalent qualifications. • Experience with social documentation. • A valid driver's license (Category B). • Swimming skills. • Good computer skills. • Strong ability to communicate in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. It is highly meritorious if you have previous experience in similar work and/or knowledge of the target group. Additionally, knowledge of sign language and alternative communication methods (AKK) is an advantage. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability and interest in working with the target group. You should be attentive and able to adapt your approach, support, and service based on the residents' needs. You are a cheerful person with pedagogical skills and good patience. You also have an interest in being physically active and moving around. The job demands a high level of commitment, personal responsibility, and creativity. Selection will be ongoing. We warmly welcome your application! ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs has over 39,000 residents and is strategically located in Mälardalen with excellent communication links. It is close to the major city of Stockholm, which can be reached by train in under 50 minutes, and even closer is Eskilstuna. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for the community and its residents. We offer a variety of meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities for growth and development in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 knowledgeable and engaged employees work together to create a positive daily life for residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room for influence. We actively work based on a set of values characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. Our annual employee survey shows that our staff is satisfied. We hope you want to be part of our team and help us build the future of Strängnäs. Together, we create a stronger municipality and improve each other. Strängnäs Municipality applies smoke-free working hours to create a healthy working environment for all employees, colleagues, and users. Application process and personal data handling: • As an applicant, you are responsible for clearly documenting your qualifications so that we can make an objective and fair assessment of your application. • A police background check is required before employment when working with children and youth. • Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun Strängnäs Municipality has chosen specific media channels for this recruitment and therefore requests no contact from advertising salespeople or recruitment services. We look forward to learning more about you and how you wish to contribute to the future of Strängnäs.