Care Assistant with Coordinator Responsibility at Solsången Care Home

Are you a driven care assistant who enjoys a varied job? Then this might be the job for you! The Health and Care Administration of Östersund Municipality is now looking for a care assistant with coordinator responsibility for Solsången care home. It is a small and cozy special accommodation located in the heart of Körfältet within walking distance to Östersund city center. There are three departments with a total of 21 apartments. Each department has a common area for meals, activities, and social interaction. The inner courtyard also features a shared outdoor area. Solsången is characterized by a family atmosphere and offers proximity to a beautiful and easily accessible outdoor environment.

With us, you will be part of a safe and experienced team where we have close collaboration and strong collegial support. Together, we work to enhance the everyday lives of citizens by providing safe care with good continuity and quality.

You will be employed as a care assistant full-time but will have coordinator responsibility that is extended annually. Working hours are during weekdays.

Your New Job

As a care assistant with coordinator responsibility, you will be part of the unit's management team and have a central role in planning and organizing the daily work. This includes scheduling, staffing, supporting care staff in their work, booking training, and planning for and booking substitutes during absences. If necessary, you will also support the daily care work at the accommodation.

You will collaborate with care assistants, nursing aides, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, unit managers, and sector administrators. The role requires you to enjoy having many social contacts as you will have continuous contact with citizens and their relatives and coordinate with other services that affect the citizens. Another important task is to administer various operational systems.

Common Tasks

• Staffing and scheduling according to legislation and received financial frameworks, as well as planning for different types of absences
• Plan and ensure a good introduction for new employees, interns, and summer workers
• Care work
• Participate in citizens' move-in and move-out
• Be involved in the unit's management group
• Support and guide staff in various roles
• Establish and revise the unit's routines
• Create and maintain good relationships with employees, citizens, and relatives
• Participate in the unit's operational planning and monthly follow-ups
• The unit manager may delegate other tasks as well.

Your Competence

Requirements

• Trained care assistant
• 3 years of work experience in healthcare
• Good computer skills
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

Meritorious

• Experience in leading staff groups
• Experience in administrative work, preferably operational planning and coordination
• Experience in delegated care interventions

We Are Looking for You

We are looking for someone who is secure, stable, and structured. You collaborate well and can relate to others in a responsive way. As a person, you are communicative and have the ability to adapt based on whom you are speaking with. Your flexibility allows you to easily change your approach and see opportunities in changes. In the role, you plan, organize, and prioritize your tasks effectively and have a good economic awareness. You express a positive attitude towards your work and follow made decisions, goals, policies, and guidelines.

Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

How the Recruitment Process Works

Interviews may take place continuously. We ask that you attach your CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent at this stage. We will ask you to provide them if it becomes relevant for an interview.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before announcing and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and ad sellers.

What Do We Offer?

Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness grants or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a variety of discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Employee Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: here (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html).

About the Health and Care Administration

Working with heart with us at the Health and Care Administration means that you contribute to creating simpler, richer, and safer lives for the residents of Östersund. We work with people of all ages and strive to always make a difference in everyday life. It is important. For real.