Occupational Therapist for the EVA Project in Mölndal Municipality

In Mölndal Municipality, we are proud to have Sweden's most important jobs where we together create the best possible everyday life for our citizens. With knowledge, courage, and creativity, we develop our operations and contribute to making Mölndal an even better place to live and work. Welcome to make a difference in people's everyday lives every day!

This position is part of the EVA project, a three-year development project within Mölndal Municipality supported by the European Social Fund (ESF). The project is conducted in collaboration between the Social and Labor Market Administration and the Education Administration. The project's goal is to assist individuals receiving social assistance to approach work or studies through strengthened work capacity, increased motivation, and better-tailored interventions. The project also has a long-term ambition: to develop sustainable methods and working practices that can be implemented in regular operations and provide more people with the right support even after the project's duration.

As an occupational therapist, you will be employed within the Social and Labor Market Administration but will be placed in the Education Administration, guidance and competence unit, where the EVA project is located. You will perform your tasks on behalf of labor market secretaries within the Social and Labor Market Administration.

With us, you will have the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives while becoming part of an engaged and innovative team.

The position is a project employment at 80% until 2028-05-30.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As an occupational therapist in the EVA project, you will play a central role in an engaged team where the participant's needs, resources, and conditions are at the center. You will work both practically and developmentally and have the opportunity to help shape, test, and develop new working methods and approaches for work-oriented rehabilitation in close collaboration with another occupational therapist and other professional roles. You will work in a team with study and career counselors as well as project leaders. You will also collaborate with all units within Mölndal Municipality's labor market process to best contribute to the individual's labor market planning.

Examples of tasks:

• Conduct activity-based assessments and work capacity analyses.
• Support participants with functional variations, mental health issues, or other rehabilitation needs.
• Adapt interventions based on participants' functional abilities and needs to enable increased participation in work-preparatory activities.
• Collaborate with colleagues such as study and career counselors, staff within social services and the labor market unit, educational providers, and other actors.
• Contribute expert knowledge in participant interventions and in the development of sustainable working methods within the municipality.
• Participate in the development and evaluation of methods within the framework of the project's goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who:

• is a licensed occupational therapist
• has competence in working with occupational therapy instruments: WRI, AWC, AWP, DOA, and Weis as well as other occupational therapy instruments suitable for the target group,
• has experience working in work-oriented rehabilitation or similar activities,
• has a good ability to create trusting relationships with participants in complex life situations,
• is used to collaborating with other professionals and actors,
• has good communication skills and an inclusive approach,
• has a B driver's license

As we have digitized large parts of our application process and continue to develop new digital solutions, we would like you to have high digital competence and be comfortable working in digital systems.

To succeed in the role, you need to be solution-oriented and have the ability to see and highlight people's resources. You can independently drive cases forward, plan your work, and make decisions within the framework of your assignment. At the same time, you are a team player who enjoys collaborating and building relationships, both internally and externally.

It is advantageous if you have experience working with individuals with mental health issues, neuropsychiatric disabilities, or other reduced activity capacity, an interest in method development and project work, knowledge of labor market policy measures and/or educational pathways for adults.

As both communication and documentation are a natural part of your work, it is important that you have a good ability to express yourself well in both speech and writing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We are looking for someone who has the ability to overview their area of responsibility and see the whole of the operation and can consider being flexible in their assignment. You create and maintain good relationships and networks with key actors in your professional role. If you want to be part of an engaged team where you have the opportunity to make a real difference, we look forward to hearing from you!

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the advertising period.

Welcome with your application today!

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We see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

If you need help applying for the position, please contact customer service at 0771-693 693.

We would like to inform you that your application is a public document according to the principle of public access.

According to the Education Act (2010:800), anyone offered this position must present an extract from the criminal record. This applies to all employees who work or are present in premises with students under 18 years of age. The processing time for an extract is about two weeks, and you order it yourself via the police's website. Please order the extract at the same time as you submit your application so that you have everything ready if you are offered the position. If you already have an extract, it must not be older than one year. The extract "school or preschool" should be used. Order your extract from the criminal record at the police's website: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

Before a possible employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit.

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