Welcome to the Care and Welfare Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Care and Welfare Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and welfare. Here, approximately 7,500 employees work based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture based on trust and pride in our operations.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at this link (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Care and Welfare Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees fundamentally have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a possible interview. Personal assistants are exempt from the full-time norm.

Do you have experience in home care and want to continue making a difference in people's daily lives? We are now looking for someone who wants a significant and central role in ensuring that our clients receive the right services at the right time. Do you have a good ability to plan and collaborate and are you used to working administratively in the Office package? Then you are warmly welcome to apply!

About Eriksbergs Home Care

Eriksbergs home care provides services in Uppsala Municipality with about 25 employees. Our base is at Granitvägen 7, where we share premises with Norby home care. The organization consists of a manager, planners, coordinators, and care staff.

Our mission is to assist people according to decisions made by social welfare officers. We have a socially important mission, which means that the work follows routines and clear guidelines for how services should be performed. Eriksbergs home care is growing and is in an exciting phase of change, where we are developing the future of care.

Your Responsibilities

As a planner in home care, you are a key person in the organization, where the main focus is to ensure that our clients receive the right services at the right time. You will have contact with nurses, rehabilitation, social welfare officers, relatives, and others. The workday can change quickly due to various unforeseen events, where you need to rearrange schedules and manage staffing. The position includes home visits. When working as a planner, you also need to have a good understanding that home care is complex. To thrive in the role, you need to enjoy interacting with many people in various situations.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who at least has a high school diploma and experience working administratively in the Office package. To succeed in the role, you need to have experience in home care. It is considered an advantage if you have knowledge of the Lifecare system and an understanding of the significance of time frames. It is also advantageous if you have work experience as a planner in home care. The work requires good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form.

You need to be proactive and have the ability to initiate activities and drive them towards set goals. You take responsibility for creating results and ensuring that the work progresses. To succeed in the role, you need to be flexible and easily adapt to changing circumstances. You can quickly change your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes rather than obstacles. We also value good collaboration skills. You work well with others, are attentive, and smooth in your way of relating to people. You listen, communicate, and handle conflicts constructively. Finally, it is important that you are structured and can plan, organize, and prioritize your work effectively. You set clear deadlines and ensure that you meet them.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Cornelia Nordlund, manager, 018-726 0265.

Union representative: Vision, Karin Lundborg, 018-727 51 52

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 3719.

We will request an extract from the criminal record before employment can be offered.

In your application, you should indicate your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.