The Disability Care Services in Umeå Municipality aim to be a resource that liberates and strengthens individuals' ability to live an independent life through proximity and interaction.
Within supported housing, there are group homes and service apartments according to LSS for individuals with intellectual and/or mental disabilities.
Nydalavägen 6C is a group home according to LSS focused on elderly psychiatry. The residence accommodates older clients who require support and assistance in their daily lives around the clock. All clients live in their own apartments and share common areas such as kitchens and living rooms. Our operations are characterized by an environment where individuals are met with respect and professionalism, allowing everyone the opportunity to develop based on their individual circumstances.
We now need to expand our team with a support educator!
Your Responsibilities
Together with your colleagues, you will support individuals with disabilities. You will work to make the individual an active participant in a functioning daily life and to have a fulfilling leisure time.
As a support educator, you will work with evidence-based pedagogical methods to create safety and structure in the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. You will guide staff in client-facing work and actively contribute to quality development, documentation, and the onboarding of new colleagues. You will also be part of a network of support educators where you will have the opportunity for experience exchange and continuous professional development.
You will work on behalf of your manager, and assignments may vary over time depending on the needs of the operation(s).
Care work is included in the role and may involve, for example, personal hygiene, assistance during meals, cleaning and laundry, planning activities, accompanying clients to medical appointments, medication delegation, and documentation. There may be instances of challenging behavior in the operation.
Heavy lifting may occur where mobility aids are used. Smoking and pets are present in the workplace, so you should not have allergies.
The scheduled working hours include days, evenings, and weekends. In Disability Care Services, we work with co-planning with other operations.
About You
We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference for the target group and who has strong pedagogical skills. You have a high level of engagement and a desire to contribute to the development of the operation. You are attentive, flexible, solution-focused, and have a good approach as well as strong communication and collaboration skills with all roles you encounter in your daily work. Personal suitability is of great importance.
Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form is required to communicate with clients, relatives, and colleagues, as well as to receive medication delegation.
Requirements
Post-secondary education in the form of at least 200 YH credits, support educator, or another equivalent vocational higher education. Alternatively, 60 higher education credits in relevant courses related to disability care. Programs and/or courses with a clear focus on working with intellectual, cognitive, or mental disabilities. For example, in:
- Ethical approaches
- Pedagogical theories and methods
- Alternative and augmentative communication (AAC)
- Cognitive support
- Coaching approaches
A few years of experience working with individuals with disabilities or other work experience deemed equivalent.
Meritorious
Experience with low-arousal responses (LAB), alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), and motivational interviewing (MI).
Other
To ensure that the individuals invited for an interview are the best match for what we are looking for, we use selection questions. The selection questions are based on the requirements and qualifications set for the position, and you will answer these questions as part of your application. It is important that you carefully respond to the selection questions and do not refer to your CV/cover letter.
Note! Do you have protected personal information? Please contact Recruitment Support at 090-16 10 99 or at
[email protected], and they will assist you with a secure application process.
We warmly welcome your application!
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