Vacant job

The position is placed within the Health and Care Administration

The position is placed within the Health and Care Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. The Health and Care Administration is responsible for the municipality's elderly care, health care, authority exercise, ordering services, and provides care and support in-house. We work with quality awareness and professionalism to make every day as good as possible for Linköping residents who need us. Do you want to improve the daily life, future, and quality of life for the residents of Linköping? With us, you can combine important tasks with a meaningful everyday life. Welcome to us!

Your tasks

Are you a person who is passionate about making a difference? Do you happily share a smile and a laugh even on the most challenging days? Then you are the one we are looking for in the home care service in Bankekind and Linghem!

As an employee with us, you will be part of an engaged team working to improve the quality of life for our elderly in Bankekind and Linghem. Here, we place great importance on the individual's needs and work with methods such as IBIC (individual needs in focus) and a salutogenic approach.

Your tasks include:

• Providing personal care such as personal hygiene, care, and medical interventions
• Providing support and practical help in daily life
• Helping our elderly feel safe and well at home
• Documenting care and interventions in our journal system (Treserva)
• Being a dedicated care contact for one or more individuals
• Participating in welcome conversations and establishing individual implementation plans and follow-ups
• Maintaining close contact with relatives and other partners

With us, you will work to provide good service, create wonderful relationships, and contribute to enhanced quality of life for each individual. Your day may also include accompanying on care visits, shopping, or going for a walk.

The positions refer to

The positions refer to 3 permanent employments, as well as 1 temporary position ending 270131. The employment rate for the positions is between 80-100%. Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and every other weekend.

Your workplace

We are proud to offer safe, professional, and individualized care for our elderly residents in municipal management. With about 1200 dedicated employees and a large network of substitutes, we work every day towards the same goal: to create a daily life filled with safety, quality, and joy for our elderly. With our long and solid experience in elderly care, we are experts at meeting each person's unique needs and wishes. Our ambition is to give our customers the opportunity to live an independent and meaningful life at home for as long as they wish. Through our individual focus and commitment, we ensure well-being and quality of life in all the services we provide.

The Linghem security housing, with associated home care, is just a short 10-minute walk from Linghem station. The area combines proximity to amenities with beautiful surroundings, situated between Linköping and Norrköping, and is easily accessible by train. Here we offer 20 apartments and support to customers in Linghem and the surrounding area.

In the Bankekind home care service, we work in Bankekind, Askeby, and Gistad and operate from our office on Linvägen in Bankekind. In the team, there are 18 employees as well as coordinators and managers. With us, you will work to meet the individual needs of customers. Together with your colleagues, you are an important piece of the puzzle in creating a meaningful everyday life for our customers.

Our operations collaborate closely, giving you the opportunity to work in both Linghem and Bankekind. Regardless of where you work, you will experience the fantastic Östgöta nature as part of your workday. With both bicycle and car, you can easily reach our customers for scheduled services and alarms.

With us, you will find not only a workplace but also a community where we support each other and share the joy of making a difference. We are looking for you who want to help create safety, warmth, and quality of life for our elderly residents.

You who are applying

Do you have a completed upper secondary education, preferably with a background in the health and care program, and also have experience in care, support, and assistance? Then you are the one we are looking for! Experience in home care is also an advantage. We also see it as positive if you have previous experience with a salutogenic approach, low-affect response, and IBIC.

In elderly care, our customers are at the center. The tasks involve a lot of customer contacts and documentation, which makes it important that you can express yourself well both verbally and in writing in Swedish. You also need to be comfortable using digital tools, and if you have experience documenting in journal systems, we see it as a plus. To be able to move between different customers, it is a requirement that you can cycle, and if you have a B driver's license, it is an advantage.

We are looking for you who are self-driven, responsible, and have the ability to drive your work forward. At the same time, you enjoy collaborating and find it easy to communicate and build good relationships. Empathy is one of your strongest qualities – you can put yourself in others' perspectives and act with understanding for their situation.

We offer a meaningful role where you get the chance to make a difference for others every day. To ensure high quality in our operations, a language test is included in the recruitment process. Upon employment, you will also need to present an extract from the police's criminal record.

Do you want to be part of our team?

Do not hesitate to apply today and take the step towards a rewarding and significant career in elderly care!

Other information

When applying for a position in Linköping Municipality, you register your application by logging in via e-identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of an email address. Do you lack e-identification? Please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will help you register your application.

Start date: By agreement

Employment form: 3 Permanent positions, 1 temporary position until 270131

Employment rate: 80-100%

Number of vacancies: 4

Ref. no: 16655

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Together we shape the future city. Linköping is one of Europe's most innovative cities and a municipality of opportunities. With energy, courage, and heart, we make our city even better. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to find new solutions. And by enhancing everyday life and improving the quality of life for our residents.