Deaf Consultant at the Swedish Public Employment Service

Do you want to work for increased participation and equality in the labor market for deaf individuals? As a deaf consultant at the Swedish Public Employment Service, you play a central role in assessing conditions for work or studies, identifying adaptation needs, and collaborating with various stakeholders for sustainable solutions.

Together, we get Sweden to work. Do you want to be one of us?

Section's Mission

In special sections within the Swedish Public Employment Service, there are specialists for job seekers with disabilities related to vision, deafness, and hearing. The specialists include audiologists, deaf consultants, vision specialists, and psychologists.

The section belongs to the Northern Gothenburg unit but works throughout the West Region (Västra Götaland County and Halland). The goal of our work is to create full participation and equality for individuals with the aforementioned disabilities by providing them support and creating conditions for work or education.

Job Description

The role of the deaf consultant within the Swedish Public Employment Service focuses on assessing conditions for work/studies for deaf job seekers as well as adaptations of work/study places, both technical and psychosocial. As a deaf consultant, you will actively participate in the work with labor market policy assessments, which involves clarifying abilities, competencies, and conditions for the individual. In all contacts with job seekers, we maintain a supportive and guiding approach.

You contribute to developing the job seeker's knowledge of their conditions and strengthening motivation and orientation towards work. This is done by assessing communication conditions and potential support needs during conversations. The work requires active collaboration both internally and externally. Cooperation with other authorities, rehabilitation actors, educational providers, and employers is common in the deaf consultant's work. Documentation is an important and recurring element of the tasks.

The Swedish Public Employment Service places great emphasis on digital development, which permeates all aspects of our work. Therefore, it is crucial that you have both the willingness and ability to utilize digital tools.

The position involves daily travel within the region.

Our Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that may begin with a six-month probationary period. The placement location is Gothenburg.

We offer you the opportunity to work in a workplace where we value the balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous vacation agreement, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work remotely for part of your working time when the business allows. We also include wellness during working hours and a favorable wellness allowance.

Through our work, we contribute to an inclusive and sustainable society, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for individuals and for society at large.

Basic Requirements for the Position

• University education of 180 credits (120 credits according to the old system) or relevant experience working as an employment officer.
• Full communication ability in Swedish sign language.
• Very good experience working with deaf individuals and very good knowledge of their conditions.
• Driving license B

Other Merits for the Position

• Experience working with individuals with various disabilities, preferably in work-oriented rehabilitation.
• Experience assessing conditions for work for deaf job seekers.
• Good experience in collaboration.

The state value base guides us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, as well as contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our authority.

In addition, you have personal ability and inclination to work in accordance with the Swedish Public Employment Service's employee criteria.

Application

Does this sound like a position for you? Welcome with your application by 2026-02-23.

Attach your CV specifying years, months, and tasks for each employment, as well as certificates that support the requirements for education and/or work experience in your application. It is important that you answer the selection questions in detail and truthfully, so that we can get a clear picture of your experience. If the requested information is not provided, you risk being excluded from the selection. You do not need to submit a personal letter.

During the recruitment process, selection tests may occur. We will keep you informed throughout the entire recruitment process.

If you have protected personal information, please contact the recruitment partner named in the ad for assistance in submitting your application.

We actively work to be an authority free from discrimination. It is important to us that all competencies are utilized, and we welcome all applicants. We view positively if you have knowledge of any of our national minority languages.

Welcome to the job that gets Sweden to work! Here you work on behalf of the government for a labor market that helps people move forward. We unlock opportunities so that job seekers find employment and employers find their next employee. To achieve the goal, we need to collaborate, both within the authority and with various external actors across the country. Together, we drive change, develop new working methods, and create solutions that allow Sweden to continue moving forward.