GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN
We are looking for a Support Assistant for Stora Tolsereds väg BmSS!
This is a group housing facility with special service that offers six apartments for residents with psychiatric diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, emotional personality disorder, or psychotic disorders.
Here, six residents aged 50-67 live, who require support and care due to mental disabilities. The group home is designed to create a safe and homely environment where residents can receive assistance with daily activities, cultural activities, and social interaction.
As a Support Assistant, you will work both independently and alongside colleagues to support residents in their daily lives and contribute to a safe and independent life. Your mission is also to create security for the residents and provide them with opportunities to participate in their daily lives based on their individual circumstances. You are also tasked with:
There will be a support pedagogue at the workplace to guide your daily work. The work environment may involve passive smoking and interaction with pets (furry animals). Challenging behaviors and solitary work may occur.
You will work on a schedule with working hours assigned to daytime and evening shifts, as well as every other weekend. Some of the work time may take place at other facilities. We plan the schedule using TimeCare.
We offer a rewarding and varied job with the opportunity to make a difference in people's lives.
Welcome with your application!
We are looking for candidates with a degree in Health and Social Care, Support Assistant Training, or the Child and Leisure Program with a focus on social or educational work. The educational requirement is also met if you have a post-secondary specialization in the area of disabilities that includes at least 200 vocational points, 120 higher education points, or a combination thereof that corresponds to at least four terms of full-time studies. Alternatively, 60 higher education points and at least two years of experience working with support and service for individuals with disabilities. The training should include relevant coursework in behavioral science, pedagogy, psychology, social work, and (psychiatric) care or other education that the employer deems equivalent.
Communication is a crucial part of the job, which requires you to have a passing grade in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1. Those who do not meet the qualifications in Swedish 1 or Swedish as a second language 1 may be offered a language test through the test provider Educateit.
Experience working with individuals with mental and neuropsychological variations is a requirement.
If you have experience with knowledge of ESL, MI, and low-arousal approaches, these will be considered advantageous.
You are calm and secure in pressured and challenging situations. You can balance the demands placed on you and make well-informed decisions despite time pressure.
You can adapt how you work when circumstances change. You can quickly alter your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes.
You take responsibility for your own tasks and the group's tasks. You think about those we are here to support and their best interests. You do your best to complete all tasks correctly and follow up on the outcomes.
You are attentive and open to understanding the needs, feelings, and opinions of others.
You are friendly and helpful to others even in stressful situations. You show respect for everyone you encounter at work.
Selection and interviews may begin during the application period.
In this recruitment, you will respond to several questions where you describe your knowledge in the field instead of submitting a personal letter.
The City of Gothenburg actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination.
As an employee in the Department of Functional Support, we offer you:
Before an employment offer, we ask you to provide a criminal record extract from the police. The ordered extract must remain unopened. You must request an extract from the police's criminal record. This can be done on the police's website either via the e-service (Checking your own information in the criminal record) or with the help of the form for checking your own information (Form for requesting an individual’s criminal record extract, extract no. 442.3).
We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.
If you have protected personal information, you should NOT apply through the system but contact the responsible recruiting manager for the handling of your application.
Filling the position is contingent upon the service not being