Welcome to the Health and Care Administration

We work with support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. The goal is for them to live as active and independent lives as possible.

The Health and Care Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers in municipal care and support. Here, approximately 7,500 employees work based on our values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. With us, there are great opportunities to take responsibility, develop, and contribute with your expertise. We strive for an organizational culture based on trust and pride in our operations.

More information about working in Uppsala Municipality can be found at this link (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/).

Within the Health and Care Administration, full-time is the norm. This means that all permanent employees fundamentally have a full-time position. More information about what this means for this position will be provided during a potential interview. Exempt from the full-time norm are personal assistants.

Activity Coordinator

Do you want to make a difference in people's health and well-being? Do you want to plan and lead social and physical activities? We are now looking for an engaged Activity Coordinator who wants to contribute to increased joy of movement, community, and healthy aging for our participants. With us, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and health educators. We warmly welcome your application!

Meeting Points 65 works from a public health perspective and offers health-promoting activities for people over 65 years old. Meeting Points 65 is part of the mission for open and early interventions and includes 15 meeting points spread across the municipality, with strong cohesion and close collaboration among employees.

We offer social, physical, and knowledge-giving interventions as well as advice and support for good eating habits, with the goal of promoting health, independence, and community. In the operations, activity coordinators with various professional backgrounds, such as health educators, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, work.

The operations are in a significant development phase, where creativity, innovation, and participation are important cornerstones. There are good opportunities for both personal and operational development.

Here you can read more about our operations! (this link (https://www.uppsala.se/stod-och-omsorg/senior-och-aldreomsorg/traffpunkter/traffpunkter-for-dig-over-65-ar/))

Job Description

You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and developing social and physical activities for our target group. The role may also include introducing participants to the gym and motivating them for safe and individualized training. You will work both independently and in a group, lead activities, and contribute to strengthening participants' knowledge, motivation, and involvement in their own health. The position is full-time, and working hours are scheduled on weekdays between 07:00-15:30 or 08:00-16:30.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is a trained occupational therapist, physiotherapist, health educator, or has an equivalent education that the employer deems relevant for the position. It is a requirement that you have general knowledge of aging. To succeed in the role, you need to have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form. It is an advantage if you have experience leading group activities.

You have the ability to work independently and trust your own judgment. Furthermore, you adapt easily to changing circumstances and can quickly change your perspective and approach. You work well with others and relate to them in a responsive and flexible manner. You easily grasp and see opportunities with new ideas, methods, and ways of working, and drive and implement change. Last but not least, you are innovative and often come up with ideas and new approaches to work-related issues.

Inquiries

If you have questions about the position, please contact: Taha Baroudi, Operations Manager, 018-727 69 31.

Union representative: Physiotherapists, Ewa Larsson, 018-702 72 01,

Swedish Occupational Therapists, Eva-Carin Lindgren, 018-727 84 93

Vision, Karin Lundborg, 018-727 51 52.

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application or the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment unit: 018-726 37 71

We will request an extract from the criminal record before an employment offer can be made.

In your application, you should state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required under the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve a military placement.