For a Living Kiruna

One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we often say. We are the caregivers 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, inspire, teach, save lives, think innovatively, move cities, support each other, and take care of people. With pride and care. From mountains to city. 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?

Social Administration's Mission

The mission of the social administration is to meet people's needs for security. The administration shall work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms, with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly strive for a good quality that benefits the users of our services.

JOB DUTIES

The work as a nursing assistant/caretaker at Gläntans minority language residence involves assisting the user according to their individual needs in personal care, meal situations, transfers, activities, etc. An important task is to support the healthy aspects of the users. This means providing them with support and encouraging them to continue doing what they can manage on their own. We place great emphasis on case management and work with the individual's best interests at the center. Our goal is for users to experience dignity and well-being as much as possible.

QUALIFICATIONS

We primarily seek those who have studied the health and care program at the upper secondary level. Experience in care work and knowledge of dementia diseases are advantageous. You must be proficient in Swedish, both spoken and written. It is also advantageous if you are proficient in Sámi and/or Finnish, Meänkieli.

We value high empathetic ability and great commitment to the well-being of elderly people and their opportunity for a dignified life. Recognizing the various needs and possibilities of users is a given for you. It is important that you have a professional and respectful approach and the ability to create security and calm even in stressful situations. You have a positive attitude and contribute to a positive work environment to promote good collaboration. The work requires medical care work as delegated by a nurse. The job also includes documentation in the Combine system. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Criminal Record

Before any employment, you must present an extract from the criminal record in an unopened envelope. You can apply for it on the police website: Criminal Record (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/)

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 achieve 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 possibility 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 make our workplaces accessible to all. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. Knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli is advantageous as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.

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