Summer Substitute within LSS in Tomelilla Municipality

In Österlen, we create conditions for a high quality of life where Tomelilla Municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has about 800 employees, and we offer you good development opportunities, participation through trust, and the possibility of balancing work and leisure.

We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our service. Our ambition is to be a leader in harnessing the opportunities that digitalization provides. In short, we aim to make it easy for everyone who lives, works, or visits Tomelilla Municipality.

Plan your summer 2026 now! We are looking for you who want to work as a summer substitute within LSS in Tomelilla Municipality. Seize the chance to make a difference in the everyday lives of our users!

As a summer substitute with us, you have the opportunity to work according to a schedule. You can also choose to work on an hourly basis, meaning you can step in as a substitute when needed. Our employees distribute their vacation over all three summer months, which means that there is an opportunity to work during June, July, and August. There is also a possibility to work as a substitute already in the spring.

Most of our LSS operations are located in central Tomelilla. Two group homes are situated in Skåne Tranås. With us, you can work with varying target groups within different operations.

• In Tomelilla Municipality, we have four group homes, which are a housing option for individuals who have supervision and/or care needs. Here, needs are met with staff around the clock. The work is based on motivating, following routines, and structures built around the users' needs.
• Daily activities are aimed at participants who need stimulation and activities to enhance sensory impressions and the feeling of connection.
• Short-term stays are a service for children, youth, and young adults within LSS. Short-term stays can be offered for shorter and longer periods to provide the individual with a change of environment and to relieve relatives. The individual has access to their own room during the stay. In addition, there are spaces for socializing and activities, as well as training and preparation for becoming independent in adult life.
• In personal assistance, the work involves providing individually tailored support in everyday life to an individual, so that they can live as independently as possible. The work is based on respect, attentiveness, and close collaboration based on the customer's needs and wishes. Solo work is common during the day, evening, weekends, as well as shared shifts and night shifts.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will meet individuals with various disabilities. You are an important part of motivating and stimulating the user to a meaningful everyday life. Your task includes supporting and assisting the care recipient with care and performing interventions based on the user's individual needs. You will have regular contact with relatives, representatives, and other individuals who are significant to the user.

We work based on self-determination, influence, participation, accessibility, and independence. These guiding principles are reflected in LSS (The Act on Special Support). Staff should encourage the individual to develop their independence.

We offer you:

• An independent, responsible, and varied job.
• An opportunity to gain good knowledge and experience within different operations.
• A chance to meet many new colleagues with good competence and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS

We welcome both those with and without experience. We offer an individualized introduction and an opportunity to learn and grow into your tasks. A prerequisite for you to thrive is a genuine interest and curiosity for care and support work.

As a person, you need to be secure, responsible, flexible, and have a good approach in your work. The assignment places high demands on good collaboration as you will have daily contact with users, colleagues, relatives, and managers.

If you lack education, you will receive the title of support assistant; for the title of support assistant, one of the following qualifications is required:

• Upper secondary education in health and care. It is meritorious with a focus/specialization in disabilities.
• Upper secondary education in child and leisure with a focus/specialization in pedagogy, psychiatry, or disabilities.

You need to master the Swedish language in a way that allows you to communicate with users, relatives, and colleagues in both speech and writing.

To work in health and care, a valid extract from the criminal record is required. Read more here (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/).

OTHER

Tomelilla Municipality has a smoke-free working time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position is not to be claimed by already employed staff or persons with preferential rights.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, applications should be submitted digitally via Visma Recruit and not via email or paper format. If you have protected personal information, do not apply via Visma Recruit, but contact HR recruitment via the switchboard 0417-18 000.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Tomelilla Municipality has taken a position on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.