Summer Job in Care in Eskilstuna

Are you ready for a rewarding summer where each day gives you new experiences and a chance to do something important? With us, you create a meaningful and safe everyday life for people who need care. We need you who are good at taking responsibility and meeting people with respect. Make Eskilstuna possible for everyone, apply for a summer job with us at the Staffing Unit!

The people you meet are of different ages and have different care needs. The need exists throughout the Eskilstuna municipality. This means that we work both in the city and in the countryside. We work days, evenings, weekends, and nights.

You will be employed at one of our workplaces and receive a schedule of 75% or more, for at least four summer weeks. We will prioritize those who can work on a schedule, but for those who cannot work during a full scheduled period, there may be an opportunity to work on an hourly basis as needed during the summer.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Here you can read about the areas we staff. In your application, you can indicate which areas you are willing to work in. Read carefully and see what suits you best. Read more here: www.eskilstuna.se/sommarjobb (www.eskilstuna.se/sommarjobb)

Personal Assistance/Child Personal Assistance

Here you support a person with a disability to live the life they wish. This can involve everything from care to leisure activities. It depends on the needs, possibilities, and habits of the person. Often you work alone and do 24-hour shifts.

Social Psychiatry

Here you work to support and motivate people with mental disabilities. This may mean that they have, for example, anxiety, depression, and/or substance abuse issues. You can work in a residence, within the night patrol, or at the home of users as housing support.

LSS

As a staff member within LSS, you support adults with disabilities in their daily lives. You assist the residents with everything from motivational conversations and activities to personal care. Always with a focus on creating safety, independence, and a good quality of life.

LSS-Children

Here you support children and adolescents with disabilities either at home as a respite caregiver/guide, at short-term housing, leisure activities, or in residential care, so they have a stimulating, safe, and developing everyday life. Job responsibilities include care, household chores, and contributing to creating a meaningful leisure time. We work based on each child's individual needs and interests.

Care and Nursing Home

Here, individuals live in an apartment or room where they can receive service and care around the clock. You work to provide care and support to those living here. There are different types of accommodations such as elderly care, dementia care, and short-term care. The service group also belongs to VOB. There is solitary work.

Home Care

Here you provide support, personal care, and service in the users' homes so they can stay at home. You work in one of our areas where you cycle or drive. The night patrol is also included in home care.

Before your employment, you will undergo 1 to 2.5 days of training, so you feel secure before the summer job starts. This includes method exercises with support from nursing teachers, specialist nursing assistants, and support pedagogues.

As of March 1, 2026, new legal requirements will apply, which means we will request a criminal record extract before employment can be offered.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be able to work with us, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Speak and write good Swedish, as it is important that you understand our users and the workplace's routines.
• Have good experience with digital tools since there is a lot of documentation involved.

For certain workplaces, you need to:

• Be a trained nursing assistant (with protected professional title).
• Have a B driver's license and your own car to get to the workplace.
• Be able to cycle (applicable for work within home care).
• Speak Finnish.

It is an advantage if you have experience in care work or have worked with individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

Creating contact with people comes naturally to you, and you enjoy talking to the individuals you meet. With patience and attentiveness, you listen to understand their feelings and needs. Initiative, keeping your promises, and good cooperation are also important qualities in you.

Send in your application today! We review applications continuously. If you are selected, you will first take a language test. If you proceed to an interview, we will contact you, and you will have a pre-recorded video interview. We will contact you via your email, so check your inbox often.

OTHER

Do you want to help lead the way?

We offer a workplace that leads the way in one of Sweden's most sustainable municipalities. Together with competent and committed employees, you will help develop Eskilstuna through good sustainable meetings, guidance, and service. Through active and courageous employee participation and a trusting and engaged leadership, you will help drive change. You make a difference for people every day.

We welcome employees from diverse backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to all.

In connection with the interview, you will need to verify your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

We ask you to apply for the position via the link in this ad. It is important that you are careful when filling out your application as it forms the basis for our selection.

If you have a protected identity, you can apply by submitting your application in writing or leaving it at our reception at Alva Myrdals Gata 3 D. Mark your application with the Recruitment Unit and the reference number of the ad.