Job Advertisement: Care Assistant/Support Worker for Home Care

Jönköping Municipality is a large employer with hundreds of different job roles. We are growing in line with the municipality's development, with more residents, more housing, and a larger range of services. We are always on the lookout for new talent - employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by the common drive to create a better municipality to visit, live, work, and reside in.

We are now looking for someone who wants to contribute to a meaningful everyday life for our clients, where your efforts make a difference.

Are you stimulated by a flexible and enjoyable job? Then perhaps a position in home care is right for you? Read on to find out more. The good meeting - that is what Jönköping Municipality's home care is all about.

Your New Job

Working in home care means that you will perform care and support work as well as service tasks in the client's home based on the implementation plan. As a trained care assistant, you will also become a permanent care contact. In your role, social documentation and communication with citizens, colleagues, and relatives are central parts of the job. We always work based on the client's needs and wishes, with a dignified and professional approach characterized by respect, trust, and care, which is the foundation of our operations.

Your Qualifications

Primarily, we are looking for someone who is a trained care assistant. Longer work experience in elderly care may replace the educational requirement. It is an advantage if you have previously worked in elderly care, specifically in home care.

You must have a good command of Swedish in speaking, writing, and reading comprehension, as a central part of the job is to communicate with citizens and relatives, as well as to write documentation and read information related to the work.

Good cycling skills and a B driver's license are desirable and required in certain groups.

You have a genuine interest in working with people and are service-oriented towards our clients. You remain calm in stressful situations and see opportunities in changes. Furthermore, you have the ability to collaborate with your colleagues and discuss and reason towards constructive solutions. The work requires that you are flexible and structured in your tasks. It is important that you take responsibility for your work and perform it with care. As a person, we believe you are also stable, secure, and proactive.

In the recruitment process, we place great importance on your personal suitability.

We Offer You

Variety in the work, meeting people, and the opportunity to make a difference for our elderly so that they can have a good everyday life. Furthermore, we offer you a secure employment with a salary according to the agreement. You can read more about our benefits here: Benefits (https://www.jonkoping.se/jobba-hos-oss/jonkopings-kommun-som-arbetsgivare-/detta-far-du-nar-du-jobbar-hos-oss).

Welcome to Us

In home care, there are a total of 24 groups and 1 area pool that work throughout Jönköping Municipality. With a focus on providing quality care and support to our clients in their homes.

Good to Know

We work with coordinated recruitment, which means that we will match your application against the needs in the area. Currently, we have needs in the following groups: Hovslätts home care and Åsenvägen home care.

If you are called for an interview, we ask that you bring your diploma and work certificates from previous workplaces. This is to ensure that the process does not take too long.

The recruitment concerns permanent full-time positions, temporary positions, and summer substitutes. Working hours are scheduled for days and evenings, weekdays, and every other weekend with a varying schedule. Jönköping Municipality strives for full-time as the norm and always offers a 100% employment rate. You who apply have the opportunity to indicate another desired employment rate during an interview. We work with joint planning, which means that work in several home care groups will be relevant. A probationary period may be applied.

Want to Know More?

Send your question to: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union representatives: Union representatives (https://www.jonkoping.se/fackligasoc)

Together we make Jönköping Municipality better – for everyone. Come and work with us. Welcome to apply for the position of care assistant/support worker in home care!

Jönköping Municipality strives to offer an attractive workplace that is free from discrimination and provides equal opportunities for all.

In preparation for the recruitment work, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly but firmly decline all calls regarding advertising and recruitment assistance.