For a Living Kiruna

One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we often say. We are the healthcare staff holding grandma's hand and the teacher helping little brother read his first words. We are the childcare worker who helps someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who provides freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support staff who drive to the villages in snowstorms like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of competencies, thousands of people, and generations of experience that together ensure, care for, inspire, teach, save lives, think innovatively, move cities, support each other, and take care of people. With pride and care. From mountains to town. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, humanity, and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important?

Do you want to help develop the Employment Unit's work in Kiruna municipality?

We are now looking for two employment counselors who want to contribute to strengthening individuals' paths to work or studies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

The Employment and Integration Unit works with support for people on their way to self-sufficiency, settlement, and guidance for newcomers, support for youth aged 16-24, and plans and follows up on the municipality's summer jobs. The unit consists of employment counselors, community guides, and youth caseworkers. The work is carried out both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues.

As an employment counselor, you support and guide individuals who are outside the labor market. You assess participants' needs and resources and create individual plans to increase the possibility of self-sufficiency. The work includes:

• Individual conversations, coaching, and motivational efforts
• Matching for internships, work training, and other labor market initiatives
• Collaboration with employers, educational providers, Social Services, the Employment Agency, and other actors
• Follow-up on development and results
• Practical support in our operations: Reuse shop, Leisure bank, and Service group

We are facing a larger development project where new laws, guidelines, and changing needs of participants mean that we need to further develop working methods, documentation, and processes. You will play a central role in this work.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has:

• University education in behavioral science, labor rehabilitation, social work, or other relevant education
• Experience working with people in exclusion
• Good knowledge of labor market issues
• Experience with digital documentation systems and structured work
• Good ability to build relationships, motivate, and work solution-focused
• Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing

It is an advantage if you have experience building networks within the business community, training in labor market coaching (e.g., Supported Employment or TUFF), and knowledge of teaching Swedish.

We also welcome interest in climate-smart working methods as we want to develop this area.

A driving license (B) is a requirement.

OTHER

To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the guiding principles.

We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, ensuring that you as an employee have a good balance between work and leisure.

We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the opportunity to salary exchange for days off.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength; we welcome employees from different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to all. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.

Kiruna municipality has made a medieval for this recruitment and therefore asks for no contact with ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.