Uddevalla – a place for life

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work together 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 commitment. 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 enjoy being with us!

About the workplace

We are now looking for a new assistive technology technician for the municipality's rehabilitation unit as one of our valued employees is retiring.

We are a dedicated team working to facilitate the daily lives of people with disabilities, where assistive devices can play a crucial role.

You will be based in our workshop and assistive device storage located at Rosenhäll, but you will work with equipment at our various care and nursing homes, group homes, and sometimes in our residents' homes. You will work alongside an experienced assistive technology technician, where you will share the workload. As an assistive technology technician, you will work with service, installation, adaptation, and repair of various types of assistive devices such as wheelchairs, walking aids, beds, and lifts. The work is practical and varied, with elements of planning, documentation, and contact with suppliers. You will also work on assignments from and in close collaboration with our occupational therapists and physiotherapists and be a key person in ensuring that the assistive devices function safely and effectively for their users.

Job responsibilities

• Installation, service, and repair of various assistive devices, both in users' homes and in our municipal facilities.
• Support and training for users, relatives, and staff in the handling of assistive devices.
• Collaboration with occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other staff within the rehabilitation unit as well as within the rest of the municipality.
• Participation in procurement, inventory management, and administrative tasks related to the operations.

Who are we looking for

You are:

• Initiative-taking and take responsibility for your operations
• Flexible and able to adapt to daily priorities
• Service-oriented and have a good approach
• Problem-solving and have a holistic view

Qualifications

• Technical education at the high school level or equivalent experience.
• Good knowledge of and interest in assistive technology as well as the ability to troubleshoot and solve technical problems.
• Good computer skills and administrative ability.
• Good collaboration skills, service mindset, and pedagogical ability.
• A valid driver's license (B) is required.

Meritorious

• Education in the field of assistive devices and/or experience working with assistive devices or similar operations.
• Knowledge of disabilities and rehabilitation.
• Experience in social work

We offer

• Permanent full-time position with start date according to agreement.
• Competent and friendly colleagues
• Flexible agreements, opportunity for wellness hours and wellness benefits
• A rewarding and meaningful job where you make a difference for others, and often receive positive feedback on well-executed tasks

What does our recruitment process look like?

• Selection and interviews take place continuously during the application period based on the needs of the operations.
• We use language assessment in our recruitment process
• You must provide a criminal record extract before you can start employment.

We will request an extract to verify your own information in the criminal record, please remember to request this in good time, as the processing time can be up to 14 days.

Check your information in the criminal record (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/)

You are welcome to submit your application!

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

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can become relevant.

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

For employment in HVB activities, the extract from HVB homes is requested.

For employment in services aimed at children with disabilities, extracts for children with disabilities and verification of one's own information are requested.

For other employment within social services, the extract for verification of one's own information is requested.

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

Criminal record - request extract www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions where the work involves direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for activities within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note 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 is 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 make 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 who have 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, professional development, and pension.

Collective agreement 2024 (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.