Do you want to enhance participation in the labor market for people with hearing impairments?

With us, you will play an important role in assessing individuals' capabilities, providing professional support, and creating solutions that enable work or studies.

Together, we will get Sweden to work. Do you want to be one of us?

Section's Mission

In special sections within the Employment Service, there are specialists for job seekers with disabilities related to vision, deafness, and hearing. The specialists include audiologists, deaf consultants, vision specialists, psychologists, and employment officers focused on SIUS.

The section belongs to the Jämtland/Härjedalen unit, responsible for the counties of Örebro, Värmland, Dalarna, and Gävleborg, but other counties in the Northern region may also be involved. The goal of our work is to create full participation and equality for individuals with the aforementioned disabilities by providing them with support and creating conditions for work or education.

Job Description

The role of the audiologist within the Employment Service focuses on being an active part of the labor market policy assessment. In all contacts with job seekers, we maintain a supportive and guiding approach. Documentation is an important and recurring aspect of the tasks. The work requires active collaboration both internally and externally.

The audiologists' task is to assess job seekers' capabilities for work or studies and to evaluate the need for adjustments in work/study. This includes interpreting medical documentation, assessing the need for, and testing assistive devices.

The Employment Service places great emphasis on digital development, which permeates all aspects of our work. Therefore, it is essential that you have both the willingness and ability to utilize digital tools.

The work also involves collaborating with various partners such as the Social Insurance Agency, hearing care, educational providers, and employers. Travel is a natural part of the job and occurs frequently. You should also be prepared for travel that may involve overnight stays in other locations.

Our Offer

The position is a permanent full-time employment that may begin with a six-month probationary period. The placement location is Örebro or Borlänge.

We offer you the opportunity to work in a workplace that values the balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous vacation agreement, flexible working hours, and the possibility to work remotely up to 49 percent annually. We also include wellness during working hours and a favorable wellness allowance.

As an employee of the Employment Service, you also have access to professional development and career opportunities within the agency. Through our work, we contribute to an inclusive and sustainable society, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for individuals and for society at large.

Basic Requirements for the Position

• Audiology degree and license from the National Board of Health and Welfare
• Good knowledge of the working conditions for people with hearing impairments, tinnitus, and sound sensitivity
• Experience in assessing/evaluating hearing ability
• Experience with compensatory aids for individuals with hearing impairments
• Good knowledge of how adjustments, both technical and environmental, can improve conditions for people with hearing impairments in a work or study situation
• Driving license (B)

Other Qualifications for the Position

• Experience working with individuals with deafblindness
• Experience conducting motivational and solution-focused conversations

The state value base guides us in our daily work. As an employee with us, you are expected to work fairly, impartially, and with high integrity, and contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our agency.

In addition, you have personal ability and inclination to work in accordance with the Employment Service's values.

Application

Does this sound like a job for you? Welcome with your application by 2026-04-07.

Attach your CV specifying the years, months, and tasks for each employment, as well as certificates that support the requirements for education and/or work experience in your application. It is important that you answer the selection questions in detail and truthfully, so that we can get a clear picture of your experience. If the requested information is not provided, you risk being excluded from the selection process. You do not need to submit a personal letter.

During the recruitment process, selection tests may occur. We will keep you informed throughout the recruitment process.

If you have protected personal information, please contact the recruitment partner named in the advertisement for assistance in submitting your application.

We actively work to be an agency free from discrimination. It is important to us that all competencies are utilized, and we welcome all applicants. We view positively if you have knowledge of any of our national minority languages.

Welcome to us – we work for a Sweden in work!