Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work with us to provide our residents with even better service.

We offer an attractive workplace that provides you with great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire working life. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and engagement. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone.

Uddevalla municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will thrive with us!

About the workplace

We are now reshaping home care to meet the challenges of the future, around the clock.

The night operations are being reorganized and restarted in different geographical areas - and you can be a part of this exciting change!

As a nursing assistant, you make a difference – every day. You provide support, service, and care to individuals, primarily the elderly, who need your help to manage their daily lives. Your work is about creating safety, dignity, and quality of life. In this role, you meet people with different needs, and sometimes individuals living with mental health issues or substance abuse problems. This requires both sensitivity and a professional approach – and gives you the opportunity to positively impact people's lives.

The home care service in Uddevalla municipality is investing in the future by continuously developing and implementing digital solutions. Our goal is to allow individuals receiving home care to stay at home as long as possible – with safety and quality in their daily lives. As an employee, you will receive your own work phone as an important tool for communication and planning.

Job responsibilities

• Create a safe everyday life for our clients through good care and support.
• The support may vary based on individual needs and wishes. It can involve assisting with personal care, preparing meals, walking, and cleaning.
• We work based on the individual's needs in focus (IBIC) and structured documentation. You will therefore document events related to clients and write implementation plans.
• You will also perform health and medical tasks as delegated by a nurse.

About the position

As a nursing assistant in home care during the night, you are a key person in creating safety and dignity for our clients during the night. You provide professional care and support where it is needed most, and become part of an engaged team with an important mission – to make a difference every night. During the night, staff drives between visits to our clients, and the basic rule is that you always travel two together in a car to ensure safety for both clients and staff. The position primarily involves night shifts, with some evening shifts. Upon request, there is also the possibility of day shifts when the operations allow. You will work every other weekend.

You will:

• Belong to one of four geographical areas in Uddevalla.
• Collaborate with the emergency alarm system to quickly provide help in acute needs.
• Contribute to the development of night operations together with colleagues and management.
• Strengthen the integrated care by combining home care day and night, to ensure continuity and wholeness in the care provided to clients.

Who are we looking for

• Responsible, loyal, and have a professional attitude.
• Solution-oriented and confident in making decisions.
• Flexible and have good collaboration skills.
• Contributes to community and well-being in the workplace.
• Willing to actively contribute to the development and change work within the night operations in home care, focusing on creating seamless care and a strong client perspective.

Qualifications

• Trained nursing assistant.
• At least 1 year of experience working in home care.
• Holds a B driver's license and can drive in all weather and road conditions.

Other

The position is a rotational position.

For positions where a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare for protected professional title is required, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can be considered.

Criminal record checks are conducted for all positions within the social services.

For positions within HVB operations, an extract from the HVB home is requested.

For positions aimed at children with disabilities, extracts regarding children with disabilities and verification of personal information are requested.

For other positions within social services, an extract of personal information verification is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope during the verification.

Criminal records - request an extract www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for operations within LSS, care and support, health and medical care, psychiatric care, and substance abuse care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Keep in mind that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time to avoid delays in the recruitment process.

When you apply for a job with us, your application will be saved. This is because we are a public entity. Your application becomes a public document when we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with permanent residence permits. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

The link below contains consolidated information about the most important benefits available in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla municipality. The information covers, among other things, vacation, salary and compensation, parental leave, insurance, skills development, and pensions. Collective Agreement (https://extra.skr.se/download/18.18f9f5a61926b4a1e532618/1728397193467/Sag-hej-till-ditt-kollektivavtal-2024.pdf)

We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.