Vacant job

In Österlen, we create conditions for a high quality of life where Tomelilla municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has about 800 employees and we offer you good development opportunities, participation through trust, and the possibility of balancing work and leisure.

We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our service. Our ambition is to be a leader in taking advantage of the opportunities that digitalization provides. In short, we want to make it easy for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Tomelilla municipality.

Plan your summer 2026 now! We are looking for you who want to work as a summer substitute within LSS in Tomelilla municipality. Take the chance and be part of making a difference in the users' everyday lives!

As a summer substitute with us, you have the opportunity to work according to a schedule. You can also choose to work by the hour, meaning you can step in as a substitute when needed. Our employees distribute their vacation over all three summer months, which means there is an opportunity to work during June, July, and August. There is also a possibility to work as a substitute already in the spring.

Most of our operations within LSS are located in central Tomelilla. Two group homes are located in Skåne Tranås. With us, you can work with varying target groups within different operations.

• In Tomelilla municipality, we have four group homes, which are a housing option for individuals who need supervision and/or care. Here, needs are met with staff around the clock. The work is based on motivating, following routines, and structures built around the users' needs.
• Daily activities are aimed at participants who need stimulation and activities to enhance sensory impressions and the feeling of belonging.
• Short-term stays are a service for children, adolescents, and young adults within LSS. Short-term stays can be offered for shorter and longer periods to provide the individual with a change of environment and to relieve relatives. The individual has access to their own room during the stay. In addition, there are spaces for socializing and activities, as well as training and preparations for becoming independent in adulthood.
• In personal assistance, the work involves providing individually tailored support in everyday life to an individual, so that they can live as independently as possible. The work is based on respect, attentiveness, and close collaboration based on the customer's needs and wishes. Working alone is common during the day, evening, weekend, and split shifts and night shifts.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will meet individuals with various functional variations. You are an important part of motivating and stimulating the user to a meaningful everyday life. Your task includes supporting and assisting the care recipient with care and performing interventions based on the user's individual needs. You will have regular contact with relatives, representatives, and other people who are important to the user. We work based on self-determination, influence, participation, accessibility, and independence. These guiding principles are reflected in LSS (the Act on Special Support). Staff should encourage the individual to develop their independence.

We offer you:

• An independent, responsible, and varied job.
• An opportunity to gain good knowledge and experience in various operations.
• An opportunity to meet many new colleagues with good competence and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

We welcome both those with and without experience. We offer an individualized introduction and an opportunity to learn and grow into your tasks. A prerequisite for you to thrive is a genuine interest and curiosity for care and support work.

As a person, you need to be secure, responsible, flexible, and have a good attitude in your work. The assignment places high demands on good collaboration as you will have daily contact with users, colleagues, relatives, and managers.

If you lack education, you will receive the title of support assistant; for the title of support assistant, one of the following qualifications is required:

• High school education in care and nursing. Specialization in disability is an asset.
• High school education in child and leisure with specialization in pedagogy, psychiatry, or disabilities.

You need to master the Swedish language in a way that allows you to communicate with users, relatives, and colleagues in speech and writing.

To work in care and support, a valid extract from the criminal record is required. Read more here (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/).

OTHER

Tomelilla municipality has a smoke-free working time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position is not required by already employed staff or individuals with preferential rights.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. If you have problems with the application, please contact Visma's support (0771-693 693).

In preparation for the recruitment work, Tomelilla municipality has taken a position on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.