Disability care in Umeå municipality wants to be a resource that frees and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life through proximity and interaction. Within special housing, there are group and service homes according to LSS for people with intellectual and/or mental disabilities. Nydalavägen 6C is a group home under LSS with a focus on elderly psychiatry. The home is home to elderly users who need round-the-clock support and help in their everyday lives. All users live in their own apartments and share common areas such as the kitchen and living room. Our activities are characterized by an environment where you are met with respect and professionalism where everyone is given the opportunity to develop based on their individual conditions. We now need to expand our team with a support assistant! Your tasks As a support assistant, you will support people with mental and physical disabilities in their everyday lives with, for example, food, cleaning, laundry, personal care, transfers and planning activities. You will provide individual, social and practical support to enable and utilize the users' own abilities and thus create the conditions for independence. You work to make the individual participate in their everyday life and have a meaningful leisure and/or employment. The work also includes documentation, record keeping, work with implementation plans and medicine management. Heavy lifting occurs where transfer aids are used. There are also verbal threats, smoking and furry animals, so you should not be allergic. The scheduled working hours are day, evening and weekend. In disability care, we work with co-planning with other activities. About you You are calm and confident, have good self-awareness and use low-effective treatment. You work in a structured and professional manner in collaboration with the team, manager and other networks. You are committed and have a willingness to share our values and work towards set goals and to work on continuous improvement. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. In order for you to be able to communicate with users 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 in health and social care Meritorious: Experience of working with people with mental health problems Experience of working with flame-effective treatment in situations of threat and violence Other information To ensure that the candidates invited to interview are those who best meet the requirements and qualifications of the post, we use selection questions. The questions are designed based on these requirements and qualifications. It is therefore important that you answer the questions fully and that the competencies you indicate are supported by information in your CV. Incomplete or inadequate answers may result in your application being rejected. PLEASE NOTE! Do you have protected personal data? Please contact Recruitment Support on 090-16 10 99 or at rekrytering@umea.se, and they will help you with a secure application process. Before an offer of employment, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. Welcome with your application! About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 brave employees. Our organization is divided into nine departments and together we work to make Umeå grow with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, transparency, trust and continuous improvement. Together with us, you get to work in socially important assignments where you contribute to Umeå continuing to be safe, secure and fun. Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich range of experiences and opportunities. We are a city of associations and culture that offers a richer Umeå life even outside work. Here you can find out what it is like to live in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta We will become more and therefore we are looking for you? Do you also want more? We offer fair conditions, https://www.umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html and good development opportunities for lifelong learning. And jobs that are important to all those who live and work here. We look forward to hearing from you.