Job Advertisement: Care Assistant for Home Care in Västra Centrum

The elderly care service in Umeå municipality aims to be a resource that liberates and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life.

The municipality's home care service is Umeå's largest provider with the longest experience in personal care and service. The home care service provides various forms of support, service, and care in the home. We are the unit that handles all care interventions where our clients live in their own homes within Umeå municipality. Most of our staff are nursing assistants whom we continuously train.

We are now looking for another colleague to join our dedicated team at the home care service in Västra Centrum. With us, you will work in a small, central area where we can easily reach our clients without a car. Our group location is in the city hall area with convenient access to bus stops. The team consists of both nursing assistants and care staff, and we look forward to welcoming and getting to know you!

Your Responsibilities

As a care assistant in home care, you are responsible for planning and executing care work in people's own homes. The goal is to enable the elderly or disabled to stay in their homes as long as they wish. All employees share the responsibility to ensure that the work maintains good quality and follows the assistance decisions and implementation plans included in the assignment, where the individual's right to participate is in focus.

Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and weekends.

About You

We are looking for someone with experience in care work, preferably in home care. If you are a trained nursing assistant or care aide, that is an advantage.

As a person, you have high integrity and a respectful attitude. You are attentive, empathetic, and have the ability to meet clients based on their individual needs and circumstances. You enjoy working independently and take responsibility for your tasks while showing commitment and professionalism in collaboration with clients, relatives, and colleagues. Personal suitability will be given great importance in the recruitment process.

To communicate with clients, relatives, and colleagues, write and access care documentation, and receive medication delegation, you must have good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.

Heavy lifting may occur, and mobility aids should be used.

Since there may be animals and smoking in the workplace, you should not be allergic.

Warm welcome to your application!

Other

Before an offer of employment, we ask you to present an extract from the police criminal record. This is done as a final step in the recruitment process.

Probationary employment may be applied.

We accept applications via registration in our recruitment system, not via e-mail or mail. Click on "apply for the job" to submit an application. We check ID documents for candidates we interview. Selection and interviews are ongoing – so do not wait to apply!

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 brave employees. Our organization is divided into nine administrations, and together we work to ensure that Umeå grows with care. Our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Together with us, you will work in socially important tasks where you contribute to making Umeå a safe, secure, and enjoyable place.

Umeå is northern Sweden's largest city with a rich variety of experiences and opportunities. We are a community and cultural city that offers a richer Umeå life even outside of work. Here you can learn about what it is like to live and reside in Umeå: https://www.umea.se/flytta (https://www.umea.se/flytta)

We are looking to grow, and therefore we may be looking for you! Do you want more too? We offer fair conditions, good benefits, and excellent development opportunities for lifelong learning, as well as jobs that are important for everyone living and working here. We look forward to hearing from you.