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For over 100 years, Iris has been working on individual development. Today, the mission is to offer personalized education and development across the country. Iris works broadly to support individuals in taking their next step in the labor market. We do this through education such as SFI, municipal adult education, and corporate training. Through labor market initiatives and job matching, as well as through assessments and adaptations. Iris is part of the Iris Group, one of Sweden's leading actors for effective education and support measures for adults. The Iris Group, which consists of the operations Iris and Medlearn, has a turnover of approximately 400 million SEK and over 550 employees at 80 locations across Sweden. The vision is to realize dreams. Through our efforts where each individual reaches their full potential, we create a better society with reduced unemployment and increased integration. Iris strives for gender balance and values the qualities that diversity brings to the organization. Watch the film about Iris, read more at iris.se and irisgruppen.se.

- Do you want to help people reach their full potential?

- Do you want to contribute to our participants taking the next step towards work or education?

If you answered yes to these questions, you have found the right place!

Why should I choose Iris as my employer?

We offer an exciting and developing position within the business area of Labor Market. You will work independently but will also be offered collegial support and professional development. We at Iris Labor Market work together towards a common goal - to support individuals in taking their next step in the labor market.

Warm welcome to the Iris team that offers you inclusion, diversity, development opportunities, and job satisfaction!

We are now looking for a temporary occupational therapist for the assignment Step to Work (STA) for individualized work based on the participant's conditions - Unique solutions for unique people.

What are my job responsibilities?

The target group for the work is job seekers who, due to disabilities and/or a history of ill health, need work-oriented rehabilitation to enter work or education. The assignment is divided into four (4) parts:

• Map the individual's needs in the service aimed at finding the participant's resources, aggregated conditions, and support needs related to different work situations in a constructed environment. This should result in the participant gaining increased insights into their resources and limitations related to different work situations. In this part, you will assess the participant's performance of activities using AWP in various activities.
• If necessary, map resources and support needs.
• Strengthen and develop the participant's conditions to enter a workplace through motivating initiatives, guidance, and work trials at a workplace to ultimately.
• Find a workplace where the participant can get a job in the regular labor market.

The overall goal of the assignment is to identify the participant's resources and support needs and strengthen and develop the participant with the goal of work or education in a cohesive process throughout all parts of the assignment.

The job responsibilities include the following:

• Plan and map the participant's need for activities, adaptations within the service (DOA, WRI, MOHOST).
• Guide, instruct, and observe participants based on questions.
• Motivate and support the participant with a focus on solutions in the work situation.
• Adapt environmental factors to support the participant's capacity and make assessments according to (AWC).
• Document activities and performance of activities as well as results in ongoing daily notes during the course of the service.
• Other reporting and administration related to the assignment.

You will collaborate with your colleagues on site and other occupational therapist colleagues around the country. You will be part of creating growth for Iris's operations.

Who is suitable for the position?

• We are looking for you who are a licensed occupational therapist with knowledge of the instruments:
• Model of Human Occupation Screening Tool (MOHOST)
• Dialog about Work Ability (DOA)
• Assessment of Work Characteristics (AWC)
• Assessment of Work Performance (AWP)
• Worker Role Interview (WRI)
• We would like you to have experience working with various aids and designing adaptations at the individual level.

As a person, you are self-driven with a good ability to structure and prioritize your work and follow up on how the work is progressing. You are creative and focus on solutions and opportunities. Since the work involves daily contact with participants, customers, and colleagues, it is also important that you have very good collaboration skills.

For the position, a B driver's license is desirable as travel between locations may occur.

Additional information

The position is a full-time temporary position for one year. Start date by agreement. Your workplace will be at our office in Karlstad.

Selection is ongoing, so do not wait with your application! The position may be filled before the application deadline. The application deadline is 2025-04-27.

For questions regarding the position, contact coordinator Emma Efraimsson, emma.efraimsson@iris.se or district manager Isabella Helldin, isabella.helldin@iris.se.

Warm welcome with your application!