Verkstadsgatan 12-14 is a newly opened service housing according to LSS with a social psychiatric focus that opened its doors in February 2025. The business consists of nine apartments spread over two adjacent buildings, where we offer individually adapted support to people with psychiatric and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. Here we work to support people with, for example, autism, ADHD, cognitive difficulties and mental illness, with the aim of promoting participation, independence and a safe everyday life. We are now looking for you who want to contribute to our continued development and create a meaningful living environment for our users! Your work tasks In the role of support assistant, you offer support in everyday life to people with mental and/or intellectual disabilities and work in a way that is characterized by flexibility, continuity and security. Your support is individualized - both socially and practically - and is always based on each person's needs. Through a methodical, long-term and goal-oriented approach, you help to strengthen the user's abilities, participation and influence in everyday life. Together with the users, you create a safe home environment and a meaningful everyday life. You support in practical tasks such as cleaning, cooking, socializing and various leisure activities, and assist with medication management according to current procedures. Challenging situations such as self-harm, threats and risk of violence may occur in the workplace. The work tasks also include administrative parts such as planning support measures, documentation, record keeping and drawing up implementation plans. Follow-up and evaluation of the work is a natural part of the activities, as is collaboration with other external actors. The service involves some independent solo work. From 2026, co-planning will take place with two group homes with an intellectual focus, where physical support such as heavy lifting occurs. Working hours are day, evening, weekend and daytime. About you We are looking for you who have a genuine commitment to working with people and who are driven by developing the business together with colleagues and residents. You are curious and enterprising in your work with users and enjoy the success of individuals. Furthermore, you are calm and confident in your role and follow procedures to achieve good quality in your work. You have a professional approach to users, relatives and other actors around our users. 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 with a focus on social work or educational work, social work program, or other education that we consider equivalent Experience of working with people It is an advantage if you have Experience of working with neuropsychiatric disabilities Experience of working with psychiatric disabilities Experience of flame-effective treatment in situations of threat and violence Furry animals are present in the workplace so you should not be allergic. 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. It is therefore important that you answer the questions in detail and that the skills 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 is made, we ask you to present an extract from the police's criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. A warm 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. 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