Uddevalla – a place for a lifetime

Welcome to become a part of our growing municipality - and to work 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 engagement. 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 that you will enjoy being with us!

Short-term substitutes as Animal Keepers/Recreation Leaders sought for Emaus

The Staffing Unit is responsible for managing short-term substitutes within the following activities in Uddevalla municipality:

• Recreation leaders with animal and/or farm experience

As a short-term substitute, you will be called in when the activities need substitutes.

Emaus Farm Uddevalla is one of several recreational facilities that contribute to public health through time spent in nature. The farm is a visitor farm and is therefore classified as a zoo according to animal husbandry regulations.

At the farm, there are horses, pigs, goats, hens, and cats. In the summer months, there are also cows and sheep.

As a staff member at Emaus Farm, you are expected to provide good service and a warm welcome to all our visitors. You contribute calmness and work well with others.

In addition to experience or education in animal care, both small animals and farm animals, we also appreciate a personal interest in public health, children, youth, animals, and nature.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a staff member at Emaus, you will work with the overall operations, from morning feeding and releasing animals to cleaning animal stalls and mucking out paddocks. You are also an important person in meeting our visitors, a broad audience of Uddevalla residents as well as tourists. You are part of a team that collectively takes responsibility for the daily care of the entire facility.

To thrive as a staff member, you should enjoy working outdoors regardless of the weather, provide service, and take responsibility so that you can best receive our visitors and care for our animals, and not be afraid.

As a staff member at Emaus, you need to be comfortable talking to people and not be afraid to meet people in different situations.

The work can be on both weekdays and weekends, between 8 AM and 5 PM every day, year-round.

The facility is located at Kapellevägen 67, Uddevalla.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Documented work experience from a similar or equivalent service profession.

We place great importance on personal qualities when filling positions.

Conditions

The recruitment will be based on the needs of the activities for short-term substitutes.

Selection and interviews will take place continuously.

We ask that you provide the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of two references. They should be individuals in supervisory positions. For those who cannot provide a managerial reference, we also accept references from internships or teachers.

Applicants in all activities are required to submit a criminal record extract 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.

Criminal Record (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/)

We want you to contribute to our shared pride in the Social Services in Uddevalla!

If you have any questions regarding the application, please contact us via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

You are welcome to submit your application!

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

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can be considered.

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

For positions within HVB operations, the HVB home extract is requested.

For positions aimed at children with disabilities, extracts for children with disabilities and a check of personal information are requested.

For other positions within the social services, the extract for checking personal information is requested.

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

Criminal Record - request extract www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to the necessary decisions being made. For positions that involve direct and regular contact with children and youth, as well as for activities within LSS, care and nursing, health care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police 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 once 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 submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact in the ad.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to those with 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 (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 ads.