Welcome to us

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

Hägersten-Älvsjö is one of 11 district administrations in the city of Stockholm with about 3000 employees. Today, we are one of the city's largest districts with approximately 130,000 residents. In Hägersten-Älvsjö, you are close to the city, transportation, and nature. We offer a dynamic workplace with opportunities for you to develop in your role.

Do you want to work extra this summer as a substitute in a pleasant, competent team?

We are looking for someone who is engaged, secure, and driven, who is passionate about the health of the elderly.

We offer

• Working hours during weekdays.
• We also have our own gym where you can train during your lunch or outside working hours.

Your role

You will cover the units where there is a need during the summer months and be important in the team around the resident in collaboration with the contact person, nurse, and occupational therapist. You will work individually but also have an important guiding role towards the staff group. Otherwise, all tasks for physiotherapists in municipal elderly care:

• Assess needs, perform, and follow up on physiotherapeutic interventions based on the physiotherapy process.
• Assess needs, prescribe, and follow up on assistive device needs.
• Have a central role and actively work in the fall prevention efforts at the unit.
• Educate and instruct care staff on transfer techniques, assistive device management, and ergonomics.
• Actively work to ensure that our target group can live as well and independently as possible, be active, involved in their daily lives, and meaningful activities.

Your skills and experience

We are looking for a licensed physiotherapist with documented experience in elderly care. You must be secure in your professional role and easily adapt to new work situations and routines, have the ability to work both independently and in a team. You will be part of a team with an occupational therapist in different units in the district where there is a need during the summer. We place great importance on personal suitability and that you have a pedagogical approach in your contact with residents, relatives, and other employees. The city of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's skills and thus counteracting discrimination.

To work with the elderly and persons with disabilities in their homes in the city of Stockholm, you must present an extract from the criminal record. The extract must not be older than 6 months from the date of issue.