Vacant job

Do you want to work in a wonderful team and help our citizens with their daily lives? The Care and Social Services Administration in Östersund Municipality is now looking for new employees for home care in Brunflo. We have a large home care area in Brunflo and surrounding areas where we walk, bike, or drive to our citizens and provide daily care. We have new, fresh premises where we have two teams working closely together, along with licensed staff, coordinators, and managers. With us, you will have a developing everyday life with strong collegial support.

We are now opening for 5 positions as nursing assistants or care staff. The working percentage is 80% with the possibility of extension within the administration. Working hours are scheduled for day-evening and weekend shifts. Some positions may be filled during the recruitment process, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Your new job
As a nursing assistant or care staff in home care, you will work with personal care in the citizen's home. You will work to promote the physical, mental, and social health of the citizens you assist. Your task is to support the citizen and facilitate daily life. You provide personal care based on individual needs and perform delegated health and medical care tasks such as specific care and rehabilitation. The assignment also includes being a designated care contact, which means specifically being responsible for certain citizens and their care. You will collaborate with nursing assistants, care staff, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, district nurses, coordinators, and unit managers. Another important part of your tasks is to document in our operational systems.

Common tasks

• Assist citizens with personal hygiene and basic care
• Support during transfers
• Help with dressing and undressing, including compression stockings
• Preparation of light meals
• Administration of medication according to medical delegation and prescription
• Various types of sampling and routing
• Care of urinary catheters or stomas
• Simple wound dressing
• Documentation

Your qualifications
Requirements:

• Previous experience in elderly care
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing

Meritorious:

• Trained nursing assistant
• Experience in home care
• Experience from municipal health and medical care
• Experience as a contact person
• Good computer skills
• Driver's license
• Access to a personal vehicle for easy transportation to and from the workplace

We are looking for you
We are looking for a responsive and committed person with great respect for our elderly. You are flexible, unpretentious, and have good collaboration skills. You need to be self-sufficient and able to make your own decisions as you work alone with our citizens. We also value that you are open to new ideas and see opportunities, as well as have a desire to contribute to the development and improvement of the organization. It is important that you are secure and stable in your professional role and can help our citizens feel involved. Since we collaborate closely between teams, we prefer that you can easily adapt to changing circumstances with good judgment.

How the recruitment process works
Interviews may occur on an ongoing basis. We ask that you attach your CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with the application. We will ask you to provide them if it becomes relevant for an interview.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore requests no 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: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html)

About the Care and Social Services Administration
Working with heart at the Care and Social Services 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 matters. For real.