Vacant job

We are looking for two dedicated nursing assistants for our charming care and nursing home in Onsala. The positions are scheduled for day/evening shifts and every other weekend, where you will work in the somatic units.

We are looking for someone who is positive, responsible, and enjoys working in a team. With us, you will be part of a knowledgeable and supportive team where care and commitment are at the center. We work with reflection and participation to develop the operations together, in close collaboration with our managers.

Ekhaga is an inspiring workplace with a safe and developing environment. Here, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful everyday life for our residents while also growing in your professional role. There is some flexibility to adjust the working hours according to your preferences. We offer training and several benefits.

What you will get with us:

• Training that makes your work easier, such as hygiene in care, interaction with dementia patients, and ergonomics.

• Benefits portal with discounts and offers. For example, you can purchase cinema tickets and public transport at good prices.

• A coaching and supportive manager who works alongside you in your daily tasks.

• Clear working methods and routines that simplify your job.

• Career and development opportunities. For example, you can become a group leader with personnel responsibility or take on a specific subject responsibility such as dementia or hygiene.

In Onsala, you will find Ekhaga care and nursing home with a total of 94 apartments. Here, dedicated and knowledgeable staff work with elderly people affected by somatic illnesses or dementia. Ekhaga is operated by Vardaga.

• We are a dementia-certified residence, which means that all of us who work here are trained in dementia and interaction through Vardaga's Dementia Academy.

• We apply fixed schedules that include working varying day/evening shifts and every other weekend. You as an employee have some opportunity to influence your own working hours in consultation with your team and group leader.

• We collaborate with the company Ung Omsorg. This means that a team of young people aged 14–18 visits us on weekends and holidays. Ung Omsorg organizes various activities to enhance the quality of life for our residents.

• You will have a group leader who spends most of their time working closely with you in the operations. Becoming a group leader can also be a career opportunity for you as a nursing assistant.

• We work with animals in care and have regular visits from therapy dogs.

• We are constantly working to come up with new, exciting activities for our residents. At Ekhaga, we have a Senior Center with two activity pedagogues employed to support the operations in developing activity programs for our elderly residents.

As a nursing assistant, you are extremely important!

Your task is to provide quality of life. With your help, our residents can maintain their way of living and their habits. You see each person and interpret what they need. At the same time, you learn a lot about care, aging, and how to interact with people.

You are closest to the resident and thus have a key role in the team with the nurse, occupational therapist, and physiotherapist. You also participate in care planning and write social documentation.

With the heart in the right place With us, you will work in a strong culture driven by our vision: We make the world a little better, one person at a time. It is extremely important that you share our vision and our four values:

Respect: With us, everyone has the right to a dignified life with physical, mental, and social well-being.

Responsibility: With us, we have employees who dare and want to, and managers who listen and lead.

Simplicity: With us, it is easy to influence and to be an employee or customer.

Knowledge: With us, we reflect, learn from each other, and utilize everyone's competence.

Together, we continuously work to ensure that our values permeate our interactions, both with each other and with all who live with us.

We prefer that you are a trained nursing assistant and have worked for a few years in elderly care. Good computer skills and experience with documentation are also advantageous. Good knowledge of the Swedish language in both spoken and written form is a requirement, but otherwise, your CV is not the most important. If you share our values and have the right qualities, we will support you and provide opportunities for growth.

We believe that you:

- are attracted to a varied job and enjoy meeting people in different situations.

- are a creative person who dares to think independently and take responsibility.

- enjoy working in a team and supporting your colleagues.

Other

Salary: We apply individual salary setting. Start date: Ongoing employment. Application deadline: 20260228

Background check: A criminal record extract must be presented upon potential employment. As part of our work environment efforts, random drug tests may occur.

If you have questions? Please feel free to contact one of the group leaders Lina Liljestam 076-0032558, Therese Fasnacht, 076-0032501, or Alicia Hansson 076-0032504 or business developer Caroline Vård 0760032539 or operations manager Ruddi Porsgaard, 0760-0032500.

Union contact: Kommunal, kommunal.se

Application

Welcome to apply via the “Send application” button below. Do not wait to apply as we are selecting candidates continuously.

If you are called for an interview, you need to be able to prove that you have the right to work in Sweden by showing that you have citizenship within the EU/EES or a valid work permit.

At Vardaga's more than 100 residences across Sweden, we offer elderly care where every day is equally important. With us, you will encounter expertise and security at every nursing home, short-term accommodation, in home care, and day activities. We aim to be quality-leading in everything we do, and our vision is to make the world a little better, one person at a time. Our employees work with each individual's quality of life and security in focus. Vardaga is part of the Ambea corporate group. www.vardaga.se