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. We are now looking for support staff for a newly started business, do you want to be part of the journey? This is what you get With us, you'll get much more than just a job - you'll be part of a meaningful journey! If you create a safe relationship, you'll get a lot of trust back Show patience and you'll be there when small advances become big breakthroughs If you offer structure, you will see how worry is replaced by calm and trust. If you work with your heart, you will have a work environment where your contribution really matters. Your tasks The new business is a comprehensive solution where both short-term accommodation and short-term supervision (leisure) are run by the same staff group. You and your colleagues will work closely with a child in a home-like environment. The child's disability means that you meet a complex behavioral profile, which can involve challenging situations and places high demands on professional treatment, patience and relationship building. Working hours are day, evening, night and weekend. Your mission will involve: supporting the child in everyday life and strengthening the child's ability to be independent creating a safe, predictable and stimulating environment planning and implementing individually adapted activities such as play, crafts, games and walks work on structure and diversion to prevent and manage situations that might otherwise lead to outbursts work closely with parents and networks around the child to ensure holistic support carry out household chores and personal care/intimate hygiene when needed documenting, keeping records, drawing up implementation plans and managing medication About you As a person, you are confident, calm and committed. You have good cooperation skills and a professional approach to users, relatives and other stakeholders. You share the values of the organization and contribute to the development of the organization through continuous improvement. You have previously worked in environments where challenging behaviors can occur and have the ability to handle these situations in a professional manner. We attach great importance to personal suitability. To be able to communicate with users, relatives and colleagues, and to write and read care documentation, you must have a good knowledge of spoken and written Swedish and a good knowledge of English. Requirements High school diploma Experience of working with children and young people with disabilities Experience in low-threshold approach to challenging behavior as well as to situations of threat and violence Meritorious Trained childcare worker, assistant nurse or other training that the employer considers equivalent Experience of working with children/adults with autism Experience of AAC/TAKK, Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and/or clarifying pedagogy 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 of the post 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. Before an offer of employment is made, you will be asked to produce an extract from the police criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process. 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. Selection and interviews are ongoing. 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, openness, 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, good benefits and good development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important to all those who live and work here. We look forward to hearing from you.