Summer Temporary Positions in Home Care and Support in Arvidsjaur

Scenic Arvidsjaur is located in the Lapland region about 90 miles north of Stockholm and 11 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Here, everything is close, both within the municipality and to the world thanks to our airport. With a wide range of recreational activities, a welcoming attitude, and nature at your doorstep, Arvidsjaur is a place where it is easy to thrive. The economy is characterized by tourism and trade, wood processing, vehicle testing, reindeer husbandry, and the public sector.

In Arvidsjaur, we offer both security and simplicity in everyday life – everything is close. No matter where in the municipality you choose to settle, Arvidsjaur can offer good living conditions and great opportunities for attractive housing. Want to know more about what it’s like to live in Arvidsjaur? Visit flyttatillarvidsjaur.se (https://flyttatillarvidsjaur.se)!

As an employer, Arvidsjaur Municipality offers a developing work environment. Working with us means adhering to the municipality's common values, where the keywords are: Joy, respect, and professionalism. Since Árviesjávrrie is part of the Sámi administrative area, we welcome applicants with knowledge of Sámi language and culture. We have a need for Sámi-speaking staff in certain sectors, and knowledge of Sámi may therefore be an asset in certain appointments.

As an employee of Arvidsjaur Municipality, you may need to use your personal phone for, for example, logging into operational systems. Welcome with your application! We have actively chosen the placement of our ads, and contact from recruitment and staffing companies is not welcome.

Summer Temporary Positions 2025

For the summer of 2025, we offer temporary positions in home care, short-term housing, personal assistance, LSS housing, housing support, and care and nursing housing.

We offer a summer bonus of 10,000 SEK to those who work the entire holiday period (8 weeks). For those who work half the period, we offer 4,000 SEK, and for those who work individual weeks, we offer 700 SEK per week.

We offer our employees a wellness allowance of up to 2,000 SEK (work in June, July, and August provides a grant of 500 SEK). The wellness allowance can be used for gym memberships, fishing licenses, horseback riding, padel, massage, swimming, etc.

For those who do not live in the municipality, we can offer travel to and from Arvidsjaur.

Job Responsibilities

Home Care

Care and support work in the individual's home as well as relevant administrative tasks such as documentation and planning of daily tasks. In home care, you work based on the individual's needs. With us, quality is more important than time! As a nursing assistant/care assistant in home care, you implement assistance decisions such as personal care, self-care, service interventions, social activities, and simple training at home. You also perform health and medical tasks by delegation from district nurses, occupational therapists, or physiotherapists.

A driver's license is desirable but not a requirement in all groups.

Care and Nursing Housing (Länsmansgården, Ringelsta, or Ekan)

In care and nursing housing, you work at a fixed workplace. As a nursing assistant/care assistant in the housing, you implement assistance decisions such as personal care, self-care, service interventions, social activities, and simple training by complementing the individual's own abilities. Job responsibilities may include personal hygiene, laundry, showering, planning and conducting joint activities, providing a helping hand, supervision, and health and medical tasks such as medication administration. A nurse is available around the clock. Social interaction and activities are important for the residents' well-being.

Short-Term Housing (Bryggan)

Working at Bryggan means working with basic daily rehabilitation and intensively directed rehabilitation. Guests can stay at Bryggan based on various decisions such as rehabilitation, investigation, respite, or waiting for other housing. The number of guests varies and can change at short notice. Internal collaboration is an important part and occurs continuously with case managers, rehab staff, and nurses.

You perform health and medical tasks by delegation from nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists.

Department of Social Care (ASO):

Personal assistance, LSS housing, short-term/recreational and housing support. Here you meet people with various psychological, physical, and cognitive impairments of different ages. You are at a fixed workplace, which can be a residence or in the individual's home as a personal assistant. Job responsibilities may include cooking, cleaning, showering, planning and conducting activities in consultation with users, maintaining contact with relatives or guardians, and medical interventions. The medical interventions may involve assistance with insulin, catheters, and feeding tubes. On-call duty and solo work occur within the operation. A driver's license is desirable.

Qualifications

We are looking for you with nursing education or training/experience deemed suitable by the employer, or if you have an interest and commitment to working with the elderly and/or people with disabilities. We are looking for someone who is positive, empathetic, responsible, and who likes to take initiative and is flexible. A positive attitude towards your profession is a given. For you, all people should have equal value and be treated with respect. Previous experience in care and support work and experience with written social documentation are advantageous.

In social care, the documentation system Pulsen Combine is used for daily documentation.

Conditions

Hourly employment. We apply 37 hours/week as a full-time measure.

If you have specific requests regarding placement and the period you wish to work, please indicate this in your application.

Employment will occur continuously during the publication period.

A criminal record check will be requested prior to employment.