Care Assistant for Elderly Home in Hedenäset

Övertorneå Municipality is looking for a care assistant for our elderly home in Hedenäset. The position is a permanent full-time employment. Day/evening/weekend shifts.

Start date by agreement. A probationary period may be applied.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with education in the care and nursing program or other education or experience in care that the employer deems relevant to the tasks.

You are attentive and empathetic in your approach and have good collaboration skills. You take responsibility and initiative based on your professional role and within given frameworks.

You can express yourself in spoken and written Swedish, which is our working language. As we are a municipality for Finnish and Meänkieli, it is an advantage if you also speak one of these languages. The work requires digital documentation, so experience working with digital tools is a plus.

A valid driver's license (B) is an advantage but not a requirement.

Inquiries

Unit Manager Maria Carlenius, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]), phone 073-082 50 58.

Union representative: Kommunal Norrbotten, 010-442 99 16

Other

We have a tobacco-free working time.

Application

Welcome with your application by January 25, 2026. You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not receive such a confirmation, please contact us at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

We are a municipality for Finnish and Meänkieli, so it is positive if you can speak one of these languages.

As we are a total defense authority, the position may involve military placement.

More about Övertorneå

Övertorneå's community service and geographical location allow you to engage in what you want, not what you must. Just to mention a few advantages of our municipality, we have a single roundabout on 250,000 hectares, public transport is almost free, and we were named Sweden's best school municipality in 2020 and 2021 as well as the e-health municipality of the year in 2024!

We believe that the conditions for you to thrive are very good! Interested in moving here? Check out Hej Hemby (https://www.hejhemby.se). Through this project, you who want to move to Övertorneå can get help to realize your dream.

We strive for a gender-equal workplace where we see diversity as a strength. Therefore, we welcome applicants who contribute to this.