Resident Advisors, North and South Resource Teams
Umeå, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Carer/Work supervisor/Residential support worker
Work model On location
Application due date 24 November 2025
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Housing support is a practical, educational and social intervention that aims to make it easier for the individual to manage their everyday life. Housing support works to engage, encourage and motivate the individual to independence by performing activities with the support of staff. The individual's specific needs determine what the housing support intervention should look like and when the intervention should be carried out. Housing support can be provided in ordinary housing or to people living in homelessness. According to proven experience, housing support in one's own home increases the ability to manage one's home life independently, increases participation in activities in society and increases the level of functioning. We are now looking for 2-4 safe housing counselors for our housing support Northern resource team and Southern resource team with the target group risk and addiction problems. Your work tasks As a housing supervisor, you work daily with people based on individual planning. You provide support to people with risk and addiction problems and co-morbidity in and outside the person's home. The work consists of supporting and motivating people from risk or addiction problems. Providing support in everyday activities so that the person you meet can take care of their home and their person. You participate and support in contact with various stakeholders, such as care providers, authorities and other social contacts. All with the aim that people can eventually develop the ability to manage this more independently. Collaboration within the team and with other units is a central part of the work. The work also consists of documentation and motivation work through, for example, evidence- and research-based methods such as An Independent Life (ESL), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Resources in Meeting Aggression (REISMA) and Clarifying Pedagogy (TP). Housing support is carried out by working with the individual to plan for, develop strategies and perform various everyday tasks so that the individual can maintain or eventually manage to perform the tasks themselves based on their conditions. Co-planning between our activities may occur. Working hours are day, evening and weekend. You will drive a car in the service. About you We are looking for someone who: Are a trained social worker, treatment assistant* or equivalent Have experience of working with risk and addiction problems Have experience of neuropsychiatric disabilities and mental illness B-driving license Unhindered knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing It is meritorious if you have: Experience with MI, ESL and/or RESIMA Experience of psychiatry You must be able to remain calm in situations that may arise and have a good attitude towards people who are in poor mental health. You will have good interpersonal skills and be able to work alone in sometimes demanding and stressful situations. Great importance is attached to personal suitability. The workplace involves furry animals and smoking, so you should not be allergic. We look forward to receiving your application, welcome! *For training as a treatment assistant, the following applies: 2-year education or 1-year education in combination with one year of experience in the field of disability. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.