Disability care in Umeå municipality wants to be a resource that frees and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life in proximity and interaction.
Humlevägen is a group home according to LSS with a focus on intellectual disabilities. The accommodation has undergone extensive renovation in the past year and was reopened at the turn of the year 2024/2025. We offer six accommodation places in a new and fresh environment.
We are now looking for two new colleagues! As a Support Assistant, you will be an important part of our team, helping to create a positive and supportive environment for our residents.
Your tasks
You will guide and support people with physical, mental and intellectual disabilities in their everyday lives. You work in a long-term and goal-oriented way to create a safe home environment and a meaningful everyday life for our users. The work takes place partly at the home and partly you will accompany the users on their daily activities.
The tasks also include various types of administration such as planning support, producing clarifying material, documentation, record keeping and drawing up implementation plans. Follow-up and evaluation of the work will be a natural part of the activities. We place high demands on the ability to establish and maintain agreed structures in the activities.
The work involves nursing work, heavy lifting, threats and violence and a lot of physical activity in the form of walking, cycling and swimming.
Co-planning may take place between our operations.
Working hours are day, evening and weekend.
About you
You have a good ability to cooperate and have a professional approach to users, relatives and other stakeholders. You are committed and have a willingness to share our values and to work towards set goals and to work with continuous improvements. You will work independently and be an important part of the team to support and help our residents to live independently. We would like you to be development-oriented and curious.
Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
In order for you to be able to communicate with users, relatives and colleagues, write and take part in care documentation and obtain medication, it is required that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
Requirements
Nursing and care program, child and leisure program, social work program or
other education that the employer considers equivalent
Experience of working with people with intellectual disabilities
Experience of flame-effective treatment in connection with situations of threat and violence
Merit
Experience in using signs as support
Experience in using visual aids
Other information
To ensure that the people invited to interview are those who best match what we are looking for, we use selection questions. The selection questions are based on the requirements and qualifications for the position and you will answer them in your application. It is therefore important that you answer the selection questions and not refer to your CV/personal letter.
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Selection and interviews are ongoing. A warm welcome with your application!
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About Umeå municipality
Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has around 440 managers and the operations are 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?
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