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.
Långgatan is a group home for people with intellectual disabilities. All users live in their own apartment and receive help and support from staff during the day, evenings and weekends. There is also a communal kitchen and living room as well as a large outdoor courtyard, where users have the opportunity to meet for joint activities.
We are now looking for an important support assistant for our business!
Your tasks
You will work independently and together with colleagues and other professionals to strengthen the individual's ability to live an independent life based on their circumstances. Your approach is characterized by flexibility, continuity and security. You offer individual, social and practical support to enable and utilize the person's own abilities and thus create the conditions for independence.
You will work on planning, carrying out, documenting, following up and evaluating the various aspects of the business in terms of quality, work environment and finances, both individually and together with others. You are also expected to create and maintain structure to reduce the risk of threats and violence that may occur in the unit. Heavy lifting may also be involved.
Working hours are day, evening, weekend and daytime
Co-planning may take place between units.
About you
We are looking for you who are a trained assistant nurse or who have other training that can be considered equivalent. You should also have experience of working in healthcare. It is an advantage if you have experience of working with the target group and if you have experience of low-effective treatment in situations of threat and violence.
You have a good ability to cooperate and have a professional approach to users, relatives and other actors around our users. You are committed and have a willingness to share our values and work towards set goals and to work with continuous improvements.
In order for you to be able to communicate with users, relatives and colleagues, write and take part in care documentation and obtain any medication, it is required that you have good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing.
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 answer the questions in connection with your application. It is therefore important that you answer the selection questions and not refer to your CV/personal letter.
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Interviews are ongoing, so do not wait with your application. A warm welcome with your application!
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?
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