Welcome to the Care and Support Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Care and Support Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, approximately 7,500 employees work based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your skills. We strive for an organizational culture built on trust and pride in our operations.

More information about working in Uppsala municipality can be found at Uppsala Municipality (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Care and Support Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees fundamentally have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exemptions from full-time as the norm are personal assistants.

Are you a nursing assistant ready for the next challenge in your career?

We are currently looking for nursing assistants for Eriksberg and Norby home care, where you will be part of a competent team that always puts the user in focus. We are currently in a development phase where we actively work to shape the future of care - something you will be an important part of when you join us. Here you will have the opportunity for personal development while contributing with your skills. We warmly welcome your application!

About Eriksberg and Norby Home Care

Eriksberg and Norby home care are two units that assist users in Eriksberg, Norby, and surrounding areas with home care services. We care deeply about doing a good job for our users and collaborating within the unit. We assist our users with everything from cleaning and laundry to care services and delegated health and medical services.

Your Mission

As a nursing assistant with us, you will have a central role in contact with our users where you provide personal care, rehabilitative training, activities, and service measures that create security and facilitate daily life. Your tasks will include personal care, training, activities, medication management, wound care, and other delegated health care tasks.

You will document according to the Social Services Act and always work with great consideration for the user's individual needs. Together with colleagues, you will contribute to developing both the organization and yourself.

We offer a flexible work schedule with both day and evening shifts, and everyone in the team works every other weekend.

Your Background

We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant with a protected professional title from the National Board of Health and Welfare and who has experience working with delegated tasks. The work requires that you have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. Since we use bicycles as the main mode of transport for home visits, it is a requirement that you can and want to cycle year-round. It is also advantageous if you have experience working in dementia care.

As a person, you are secure and stable, with good self-awareness and the ability to distinguish between the professional and the personal. You adapt your approach according to the situation and contribute to a respectful and professional attitude. You are persistent, maintain motivation even when facing challenges, and work purposefully until tasks are completed. You collaborate well with others, are attentive and communicative, and handle conflicts constructively to create a good working environment and cooperation within the team.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, please contact: Therese Asplund, Manager Norby, 018-7262749, or Cornelia Nordlund, Manager Eriksberg, 018-7260265.

Union representative: Kommunal, 010 442 82 02.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, please contact the unit for skills supply: 018-7263994.

We will request a criminal record extract before employment can be offered.

As of July 1, 2023, the title nursing assistant is a protected professional title. To use the title nursing assistant, you must provide proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare or a certificate that you were permanently employed as a nursing assistant on July 1, 2023. Those who have nursing assistant training but lack proof or certificates may temporarily receive the title of care assistant.

In your application, you should state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required under the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.