About this role
Ulricehamn Municipality is in an exciting growth phase - we are expanding while maintaining a small-scale approach. As the largest employer with over 2,200 employees in 100 different professional roles, we offer a meaningful work life where development, community, and societal benefit come together. With Vision 2040 - "Together Towards the Future" - we are shaping an innovative and sustainable everyday life, together. Here, you make a real difference every day, in a culture characterized by courage, commitment, and opportunities for growth - both professionally and personally.
Are you ready to shape the future of Ulricehamn, together with us?
The Welfare Sector consists of four areas: disability services, home care and home health care, individual and family care, and care and support housing.
The Disability Services area carries out all the interventions regulated by the LSS (Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons), which includes special housing and daily activities as well as personal assistance.
The primary task of the service is to promote equality in living conditions and full participation in community life for persons with disabilities.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a support assistant in daily activities, you work to create a meaningful, predictable, and safe workday for adults who are with us. Our employees should feel a sense of purpose, pride, and joy in their work. We strive to create a good social community together with others.
Your responsibilities include guiding and supporting individuals/employees in their daily activities. The role involves collaborating with relatives, residential staff, and other partners within the organization. The work includes documenting the implementation of approved interventions, which requires good language skills. Daily tasks require you to follow up, analyze, and actively work on adapting the environment and approach to create a calm and secure setting where the employee can develop and achieve good living conditions.
In this position, we spend a lot of time outdoors and engage in physical activities with the employees.
Working hours are scheduled during the day, Monday to Friday.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone who has a genuine interest in working with individuals with some form of disability and sees it as a given to always prioritize the best for the user.
You should have completed a nursing program, a child and leisure program, or have other education that the employer deems equivalent.
We particularly value experience working with individuals who have intellectual, neuropsychiatric, or mental disabilities, and if you have worked with individuals in this area.
To fit in this role, we see that you can work well in a group and have knowledge of low-arousal approaches and a structured mindset. It is also advantageous to have knowledge of alternative communication and previous experience documenting in Treserva. You adapt your working methods based on the situation and the individual's specific needs while having the ability to build and maintain good relationships.
To work in disability services, you need to present a valid police record extract. You can order one here: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/
A driver's license is required.
OTHER
Subject to the necessary decisions being made, we are looking for two support assistants.
Reference checks will begin after the first telephone interview.
Background checks will be conducted for all positions within the disability services area.
In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact from media salespeople, recruitment sites, or similar.
When applying for a job with us, we only accept applications through our recruitment system for processing in accordance with GDPR.
Please note that according to the principle of public access to documents, application materials are public documents that are released upon request. If you, as an applicant, are subject to confidentiality, please contact the person listed in the advertisement.