Residential Support Worker at Rudsnäs Group Home

Description:

Do you enjoy working in a motivating and supportive way and want to make a difference in people's everyday lives? Then Rudsnäs group home might be the right place for you! One of our staff members is moving to another position, and we are now looking for a replacement. Rudsnäs group home is located in Ölme, approximately 12 kilometers outside Kristinehamn city center and is surrounded by forest and nature. The group home is part of the functional support service area, which falls under the care and social services department. Within functional support, we work with individuals who have functional variations. Functional support operates seven group homes and one service housing facility for individuals with functional disabilities under the LSS (Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Disabilities). The department's core activities include providing care, support, and rehabilitation for the elderly, helping people to live as independently as possible, and providing support and services to people with functional disabilities. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Your role as a residential support worker will be to work motivatingly and supportively with the individual so that they can manage their everyday life as independently as possible. The work is based on the individual's support plan with individual goals and sub-goals. Great emphasis is placed on individual development based on the individual's own circumstances. Social documentation and collaboration with various partners will be part of your work. Our group home has a daily activity program to provide stimulation, development, meaning, and community. As we have a barn with both chickens and rabbits, work with animals may occur. The position involves being scheduled for day, evening, and night shifts, as well as weekend work. Some resource/pool shifts may also be included. QUALIFICATIONS • Trained nursing assistant, recreational leader, or equivalent education • Experience working with people with functional variations • Good knowledge of social documentation and familiarity with current legislation • B-class driver's license, as bus connections may be limited We see it as an advantage if you have experience with challenging behavior and AAC (augmentative and alternative communication). As a person, we see that you take great personal responsibility in your work and find it easy to reconsider and think in new ways when the situation requires it. You contribute to a good work atmosphere and collaborate well with both colleagues and the individuals at the home and their families. Having an understanding of the individuals' different circumstances and situations is something we see as essential. As you may sometimes encounter challenging behaviors, you need to be calm and have a strong interest in and willingness to help others in an accommodating way. Finding solutions and seeing opportunities to develop the activities is also something we believe characterizes you. Interviews are planned for weeks 33 and 35. Employment Type: Permanent. Duration: Indefinite, start date: according to agreement. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. In Kristinehamn municipality, we work toward active leadership and employee engagement. This is created through dialogue and interaction between leaders and employees, which creates good conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is affected by how we treat each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute. Together we work to ensure that the activities achieve their goals and that decisions made are also followed through. A curious mindset and willingness to collaborate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service to the municipality's residents. As an employee with us, you can expect support for new ideas, good opportunities for development, and that we provide you with the tools you need to perform your work well. Kristinehamn municipality sees diversity as a strength and we welcome all applicants. Our competence-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination. We warmly welcome your application! To ensure quality in the recruitment process and maintain good communication with you as a job seeker, we ask that you submit your application only via the application link in the announcement. Questions regarding the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Kristinehamn

Address

Kristinehamn kommun

GPS

59.309949432482, 14.111380308644copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

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8

Published

12. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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