Welcome to the Care and Welfare 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 Welfare Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and welfare. Here, about 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 based 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 Welfare Administration, we have full-time as the norm. This means that all permanent employees essentially have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during an interview. Exceptions to the full-time norm are personal assistants.

Do you have experience in home care and want to continue making a difference in people's everyday lives? We are now looking for someone who wants a meaningful and central role ensuring that our clients receive the right services at the right time. Do you have good planning and collaboration skills and are used to working administratively in the Office package? Then you are warmly welcome to apply!

About Vaksala Södra Home Care

Vaksala Södra Home Care provides home care services in Uppsala Municipality with about 60 employees. We are divided into 2 units and our base is at Snickargatan 2. The organization consists of 2 operational managers, 2 planners, 1 coordinator, and care staff.

Our mission is to help people according to decisions made by social workers. We have a socially important mission, which means that the work follows routines and clear guidelines for how services should be performed. Vaksala Södra Home Care is growing and is in an exciting phase of change, where we are developing the future of care.

Your Responsibilities

As a planner in home care, you are a key person in the organization, where the main focus is to ensure that our clients receive the right services at the right time. You will have contact with nurses, rehabilitation, social workers, relatives, and others. The workday can change quickly due to various unforeseen events where you need to rearrange schedules and manage staffing. The position includes home visits. When working as a planner, you also need to have a good understanding that home care is complex. To thrive in the role, you need to enjoy interacting with many people in different types of situations.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has at least a high school diploma and experience working administratively in the Office package. We consider it an advantage if you have knowledge of the Lifecare system and experience working in home care. It is also advantageous if you have work experience as a planner in home care. The job requires that you have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form.

You need to be proactive and have the ability to initiate activities and drive them towards set goals. You take responsibility for creating results and ensuring that the work progresses. To succeed in the role, you need to be flexible and easily adapt to changing circumstances. You can quickly change your perspective and approach and see opportunities in changes rather than obstacles. We also value good collaboration skills. You work well with others, are attentive, and smooth in your way of relating to people. You listen, communicate, and handle conflicts constructively. You are calm, attentive, and accommodating in your interactions. You have the interest, willingness, and ability to help others and strive to deliver solutions.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Helen Mårtensson Edfalk, operational manager, 018-726 1737

Union representative: Vision, Karin Lundborg, 018-727 51 52

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 3719.

We will request an extract from the criminal record before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you should indicate 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 according to the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.