Position within the Health and Care Administration

The position is located within the Health and Care Administration, which is one of eight administrations in Linköping Municipality. The Health and Care Administration is responsible for the municipality's elderly care, health care, regulatory activities, ordering services, and provides care and support in-house. We work with quality awareness and professionalism to make every day as good as possible for the residents of Linköping who need us. Would you like to brighten everyday life and improve the quality of life for the residents of Linköping? With us, you can make a significant difference and help make Linköping a better place. Welcome to us!

Your Responsibilities

Our vision is clear: "Smart Care for the Future." Do you want to help shape the future of care and support? Then you might be the one we are looking for! To meet the aging population while maintaining good quality, we need more people with the right skills.

In May 2026, Linköping Municipality will take over the responsibility for home care and sheltered housing in Skäggetorp.

Within home care, you provide support and care directly in people's homes. Here, you have the opportunity to truly make a difference and become a crucial part of someone's life every day. You will encounter a wide variety of needs and challenges, making the work both varied and rewarding.

Your tasks are diverse and based on each individual's needs. This includes care work and personal hygiene, cleaning, laundry, simple meal preparation, and social interaction. The work also includes certain delegated nursing tasks from a nurse. Your mobile phone is your primary working tool, showing which visits you have and what needs to be done. You will also have contact with relatives and other stakeholders. Your engagement contributes to enabling more people to continue living independently in their own homes.

Your Workplace

The Health and Care Administration is growing, and we are looking for those who want to be involved from the start and develop our operations. If you are driven by development, this is an opportunity for you.

Together with our 1,500 employees, we work to ensure that the residents of Linköping have a meaningful and dignified existence. Every year, we provide care and support for approximately 4,100 people and contribute to the municipality's development in the sector.

Skäggetorp sheltered housing is located in Skäggetorp center with 35 apartments. The sheltered housing has a gym for our elderly and access to a lunch restaurant. Home care is also provided in the residential area and its surroundings.

We would like you to start before May 1st to offer a thorough introduction in one of our existing operations. Your working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and every other weekend. Typical working hours are from 07:00 to 16:00 and 13:00 to 22:00.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone with work experience from one of the following sectors: care, support and assistance, service, retail, or restaurant, or other related fields that involve contact with and service to others.

We consider it an advantage if you have a complete high school education, especially if you are a trained nursing assistant. We see it as a strong merit if you have experience working in support, care, and assistance.

Work in elderly care involves a lot of contact with clients and documentation, which means it is a requirement that you can communicate verbally and in writing in Swedish. We also consider additional language skills as a merit.

You have good computer skills and the ability to use digital tools in your work. You need to be able to cycle, and a B driver's license is an advantage.

You are self-driven and take responsibility for your tasks, pushing your work forward. You also work well with others, listen, and communicate clearly, and have the ability to adapt your communication style. It is also important that you have an empathetic ability and can understand others' perspectives and situations.

Additional Information

When applying for a position in Linköping Municipality, you register your application through login via e-identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of an email address. If you lack e-identification, please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will assist you in registering your application.

Start date: By agreement

Employment type: Permanent position

Employment rate: 100%

Number of vacancies: 8

Ref. no: 16582

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Your engagement makes us better. Within Linköping Municipality, there are many opportunities, a wealth of knowledge, and various areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your engagement, you contribute to making Linköping even better.