Do you want to work in a small municipality with great opportunities?

Warm welcome to us in Munkedal Municipality!

The task of the Welfare Administration is to help people who, due to age, disabilities, financial or family problems, need various forms of support and assistance. The Welfare Administration consists of three departments: care and support, assistance, and IFO (individual and family care). The care and support department includes units within nursing homes, home care, and municipal primary care. The support department includes LSS. The IFO department consists of social services, labor market units, social psychiatry, and assistance units.

Would you like to work as a personal assistant to one of our assistance users? Then we would love to have a dialogue with you.

Are you ready to make a difference for our users in Munkedal Municipality? In the role of personal assistant, you will have the chance to truly influence and contribute to a better life and meaningful everyday life for our assistance users. We look forward to welcoming you on our journey, come and be a part of our team in Munkedal Municipality - where great opportunities await you.

Job Description

As a personal assistant, you provide individually tailored support to people with various disabilities and health care needs. The work is varied and includes everything from personal care to practical tasks in the home. You work to preserve, strengthen, and develop the user's own abilities and create a safe and meaningful everyday life where the user's needs and wishes are at the center.

In close collaboration with the home care rehabilitation and health care team, we work with extensive delegation, which means that you will perform advanced health care tasks. The work also includes transfers and handling of various aids, which constitute a significant part of the assignment. Although the work primarily takes place in the user's home, it may also involve activities outside the residence, such as visits to hospitals, shopping, or walks.

We are looking for someone who

• is a trained nursing assistant, or has work experience that the employer assesses as equivalent.
• has a good ability to express themselves well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, to provide safe care with high quality and meet our users' needs based on both documentation requirements and arising situations.
• has experience in similar work (meritorious).

Your personal qualities are important to us, and we will place great emphasis on them. We value your empathetic approach, your ability to work independently, and your initiative. We also appreciate your good communication skills.

We offer you

• an opportunity to create a meaningful everyday life for another person.
• a generous wellness allowance, discounts on gym memberships, and access to the training facility Styrkan.

We want to inform you that

• the working hours are day/evening
• we require you to present a criminal record extract at the interview before employment.
• you need to present a certificate of protected professional title as a nursing assistant from the National Board of Health and Welfare before employment.
• we will work with ongoing selection, so please send your application today.
• pets are present, which may affect allergy sufferers.

To be considered for employment, you must at the interview:

• show valid ID
• if necessary, present a copy of your diploma/certificate
• have the right to work in Sweden and show a valid work permit
• if necessary, present a valid driver's license
• if necessary, present valid professional certification

For certain appointments, a security check is conducted. If you are considered for such a position, you must:

• undergo and be approved in a security check

In some cases, you may need to be a Swedish citizen, but you are welcome to have a foreign background.

We value the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and life experiences for the position.

Our Municipality

Munkedal Municipality is located between Gothenburg and Oslo. Commuting opportunities are many thanks to the proximity to motorways and railways. The municipality has about 10,350 inhabitants and approximately 900 employees work within the municipal organization. Munkedal is surrounded by fantastic nature, from the typically Bohuslän with salty baths and dramatic mountains to beautiful mountain nature with good fishing and hiking opportunities. We have a thriving business community with great potential, associations in various areas, a wide range of activities, and much more. All of this, together with our organization and all our inhabitants, forms the foundation of what makes our municipality what it is. Together we are Munkedal Municipality!

Warm welcome with your application - we look forward to hearing from you!

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