Vacant job

As an employee of Bjurholm Municipality, you play an important role in shaping our common future every day.

In your work, you will have the opportunity to meet people and experience the joy of making a difference. For the future, we need more skilled and dedicated employees who want to help develop our operations. We are facing many exciting challenges and are looking for someone who can take initiative, is passionate about their mission, and is eager to share their knowledge.

Together, we contribute to the welfare of Bjurholm's approximately 2,400 residents. Around 350 people work in various professions within our operations, and we collaborate with municipalities in the Umeå region. Bjurholm has a good business climate and excellent local services. With proximity to beautiful nature and activities in leisure and culture, Bjurholm is a place where it is easy to thrive.

About the job

Are you a person with the right spark, both feet on the ground, and your heart in the right place? Do you also want to help people in your hometown feel safe in their daily lives?

As a rescue service staff on standby (part-time firefighter), you will join a great community.

You will be an important resource for the community and an asset in the safety work at your job. You will be alerted during various emergency situations such as fires, traffic accidents, and other critical situations where lives may be at risk. You will undergo relevant training that provides you with the right conditions to succeed in the job.

Your tasks

Work in the emergency response team, participate in training and exercise activities, and perform basic maintenance of equipment and vehicles. You will work alongside other firefighters under stressful conditions, which requires good teamwork skills and social competence. You should be able to work independently and take your own initiatives. The position involves being on standby every third week, during which you must be able to arrive at the rescue station within 5 minutes when alerted. Training activities occur with approximately 50 hours per year, preferably in the evenings.

Your profile

To become a part-time firefighter with us, you should:

• Be over 18 years old
• Live and work near the fire station, so you can meet the 5-minute response time.
• Have good vision and hearing.
• Pass our fitness test on a treadmill, medical examination, and meet the requirements for a work-related ECG with a satisfactory result.
• Have a driver's license, at least B, but be prepared to obtain a C license (the rescue service covers the cost)
• Be able to swim
• Have a certificate from your primary employer stating that you can leave your workplace when alerted during regular working hours.

To thrive in this role, you have teamwork skills, initiative, and flexibility. You are positive, communicative, and work without prestige.

Other

We actively work for equality and diversity in the workplace and therefore want to take advantage of the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity can bring to the organization.

Bjurholm Municipality makes an active choice of advertising space and any recruitment support before each recruitment. We will contact those we choose to advertise with ourselves. Therefore, we decline all offers to purchase advertising space or recruitment support. We ask for respect for this.