Care Assistant at Dunkerska House

Do you want to be part of something meaningful? As a care assistant with us, you will have the opportunity to combine care with efforts that make a difference every day. We are looking for someone who shares our commitment to putting the tenants in focus. We look forward to your application!

About the workplace

In the residential area of Tågaborg, close to the city center, Pålsjö forest, and the sea, you will find the city's smallest nursing home - Dunkerska House. Here, we have about 50 competent employees from various professional categories who make a difference for our 38 tenants every day.

What we offer

We offer you a varied, responsible, and stimulating job with opportunities for personal development. The workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious. As an employee, you will receive a wellness allowance of 3000 SEK per year. We apply a desired degree of employment, which means you decide how many percent you want to work.

Job responsibilities

As a care assistant, you will provide person-centered care and service to the tenants in a way that makes each individual feel unique and involved. Your role includes performing health and medical care tasks according to instructions and delegation, and you will take an active part in the overall care required for tenants to achieve a good quality of life based on their individual circumstances. We work from the perspective of seeing the person, not the illness.

You will meet people with various illnesses and disabilities, and the work is about creating security for both tenants and their relatives. We support by providing assistance with personal hygiene, meal situations, as well as social activities and outdoor excursions.

Other tasks include documentation according to applicable legislation and case management.

Qualifications

To qualify for the position, you must have a care assistant education and previous experience working with and performing health and medical care tasks.

As communication and documentation are important parts of the operation, the work requires that you master the Swedish language in both speech and writing and that you have good computer and documentation skills.

It is advantageous if you have knowledge and experience in dementia care.

Your personal qualities are important to us

You who are applying are a good colleague with a positive attitude and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team. We appreciate your ability to have a solution-focused approach in daily work.

Working in the City of Helsingborg

Do you want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in the City of Helsingborg. Here, you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.

The Health and Care Administration

At the Health and Care Administration, we work with people. Real people. People who, just like you, live life. We are about 4500 employees - from care assistants, support assistants, nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists to economists, investigators, and caseworkers who contribute in various ways to ensure that the city's elderly and people with disabilities can live a rich and independent life.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work in the city: Work with us (https://vardochomsorg.helsingborg.se/jobba-hos-oss/)

Additional information

Application deadline: 2025-04-15

Employment form: Permanent position

Scope: Full-time or according to desired degree of employment

Start date: By agreement

Number of positions: 2-3 positions

The City of Helsingborg works against discrimination and promotes equal rights and opportunities for all people. Applicants regardless of background are welcome to apply to the City of Helsingborg. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in the City of Helsingborg, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking on the application link in the advertisement.

Before employment at the Health and Care Administration, we require you to present a valid extract in an unopened envelope from the police criminal record. You can already order a criminal record to expedite the recruitment process: Order criminal record (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

Before employment, we will check citizenship. You will need to present a passport, national ID card, or personal certificate. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also prove a valid work permit or that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit according to the Aliens Ordinance Chapter 6 §13a.

The position will be filled on the condition that the position is not needed for already permanently employed staff.

If you are applying for a job and have protected personal information, please contact the recruiting manager in the advertisement who will guide you further for a secure application process. You should not apply digitally via the application link.

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