Summer Substitute within Social Psychiatry in Tomelilla Municipality

In Österlen, we create conditions for a high quality of life where Tomelilla Municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has about 800 employees and we offer you good development opportunities, participation through trust, and the possibility of balance between work and leisure.

We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our service. Our ambition is to be a leader in harnessing the opportunities that digitalization provides. In short, we aim to make it easy for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Tomelilla Municipality.

Plan your summer 2026 now! We are looking for you who want to work as a summer substitute within Social Psychiatry in Tomelilla Municipality. Take the opportunity to make a difference in the daily lives of our users.

As a summer substitute with us, you have the opportunity to work according to a schedule. You can also choose to work by the hour, meaning you can step in as a substitute as needed. Our employees distribute their vacation over all three summer months, which means there is an opportunity to work in June, July, and August. There is also a possibility to work as a substitute already during the spring.

Our operations within social psychiatry are located in central Tomelilla. With us, you can work with varying target groups within different operations such as supported living and service housing.

In supported living, you work for individuals within the LSS circle in ordinary housing. Staff is available every day of the week between 07:00 and 22:00. This provides good and broad service and security for our users in ordinary housing.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Work within social psychiatry may involve helping adults with various interventions who have suffered from mental health issues such as severe depression, panic disorder, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse, and various neuropsychiatric disabilities.

You should have an approach and response that provides individually tailored support in daily living, which means that interventions should meet the individual's psychological, physical, and social needs. The work involves promoting the individual's abilities and independence.

We work based on varying support measures developed together with the individual, such as support in attending their activities, planning, and motivational conversations. The work includes supporting the individual in performing household chores, such as cleaning, laundry, and shopping, as well as personal care. You will have regular contact with relatives, representatives, and other people who are significant for the user.

You work daily with AAC, communication aids, and cognitive support as a natural part of the job.

We operate based on self-determination, influence, participation, accessibility, and independence. These guiding principles are reflected in the LSS (Act on Special Support). Staff should encourage the individual to develop their independence.

We offer you:

• An independent, responsible, and varied job.
• An opportunity to gain good knowledge and experience in various operations.
• A chance to meet many new colleagues with good competence and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

We welcome both those with and without experience. We offer an individualized introduction and an opportunity to learn and grow into your tasks. A prerequisite for you to thrive is a genuine interest and curiosity for care and support work.

As a person, you need to be secure, responsible, flexible, and have a good attitude in your work. The assignment places high demands on good cooperation as you will have daily contact with users, colleagues, relatives, and supervisors.

If you lack formal education, you will be given the title support assistant; for the title support assistant, one of the following qualifications is required:

• Upper secondary education in health and care. It is an advantage to have a specialization in disabilities.
• Upper secondary education in child and leisure studies with a specialization in pedagogy, psychiatry, or disabilities.

You need to master the Swedish language in a way that enables you to communicate with users, relatives, and colleagues in both speech and writing.

In Social Psychiatry, a driver's license for a manual transmission vehicle is required.

To work in health and care, a valid extract from the criminal record is required. Read more here (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/).

OTHER

Tomelilla Municipality has a smoke-free working time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position is not required by already employed staff or persons with preferential rights.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. If you have problems with your application, please contact Visma's support (0771-693 693).

In preparation for the recruitment work, Tomelilla Municipality has taken a position on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we firmly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.