Care Assistant at Svampen Home Care

Are you a reliable and dedicated care assistant? Do you want to be an important support in the daily lives of our clients? We warmly welcome your application to Svampen Home Care!

About the Position

As a care assistant at Svampen Home Care, you will have a coordinated responsibility for support, service, and care interventions for our clients. In your daily work, you will plan, implement, and follow up on these interventions.

You will work in a team with colleagues of different competencies, always keeping the individual needs and interests of the client at the center. We work with a rehabilitative approach and person-centered care where the client's needs, desires, and abilities guide the goals for rehabilitation.

Quality and good care are important to us, and as an employee, you are expected to contribute and participate in our development work. Together, we are responsible for maintaining high-quality work and following the guidelines and decisions that come with the assignment.

Examples of Job Responsibilities:

• perform care tasks and, based on delegation, some medication management
• perform service tasks such as cleaning, laundry, and shopping
• plan and develop work independently and together with the team
• establish and follow goal plans, routine descriptions, and action plans together with the client
• support the client in daily activities/leisure in a pedagogical manner
• collaborate with relatives and others in the client's network, such as nurses and occupational therapists
• document regularly in the organization's documentation system and review existing documentation
• establish and follow up on implementation plans
• have knowledge of and follow the organization's applicable laws, policies, and routines

About the Workplace

Svampen Home Care currently operates from premises on Höglundagatan in northern Örebro. In the fall, we will move into new, beautiful premises at Skebäck Health Center together with the units Sofia and Wadköping Home Care. You will be welcomed by a collegial team with extensive experience. We have about 25 people in the unit, and bicycles are used to reach clients in the areas around Svampen, Ringstorp, and Rynninge.

The area of care and support is part of the Social Administration. The operations include care and support, preventive activities, authority exercise within the area, as well as housing placement and housing adaptation. Within the area of Care and Support, we work to support and help people who need care, support, or assistance in their daily lives.

Read more about what it is like to work within Örebro Municipality and care and support at orebro.se/jobb/socialtarbete (https://orebro.se/jobb/socialtarbete)!

Qualifications

As a care assistant with us, you are a reliable and stable person. You have the ability to meet clients in a professional manner by being calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions. Taking responsibility for your tasks is a given for you. You collaborate well with others and relate to them in a responsive and smooth manner. Furthermore, you have a positive view of people with great respect for each individual's needs. You also adapt easily to changing circumstances and see opportunities in changes. You master the Swedish language to the extent that you can communicate with clients and other staff, as well as document what the organization requires in writing. Since the work involves digital documentation in the operational system, good computer skills are required.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Requirements:

• proof of protected professional title, alternatively covered by transitional regulations (permanently employed care assistant as of July 1, 2023)
• ability to cycle

Meritorious:

• experience working in care and support
• experience working in documentation and operational systems

Scope and Start Date

Employment type: permanent employment

Employment rate: 100%

Start date: by agreement

Number of positions: 2

Working hours: scheduled day, evening, and every other weekend

Additional Information

As of July 1, 2023, care assistant is a protected professional title. This means that you will need proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare to be employed as a care assistant. While waiting for your proof, it is possible to be employed as a care aide. However, if you had a permanent position as a care assistant on July 1, 2023, you may continue to use the title.

Interviews may be conducted digitally. You can read more about our digital interviews and how to prepare at orebro.se/jobb/digitalaintervjuer (https://orebro.se/jobb/digitalaintervjuer).

Before you are offered a position in care and support work, you need to present a background check from the criminal record register.

Application

The deadline for applications is April 6.

Welcome with your application!

Protected personal data? Read more about how to apply at orebro.se/jobb/skyddadepersonuppgifter (https://orebro.se/jobb/skyddadepersonuppgifter)