Do you want to work for increased participation and equality in the labor market for deaf individuals?

As a deaf consultant at the Public Employment Service, you play a central role in assessing conditions for work or studies, identifying adaptation needs, and collaborating with various stakeholders for sustainable solutions.

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

Section's Mission

In special sections within the Public Employment Service, there are specialists for job seekers with disabilities in vision, deafness, and hearing. The specialists include audiologists, deaf consultants, vision specialists, and psychologists, as well as employment officers focusing on SIUS.

The section belongs to the unit of Jämtland/Härjedalen with responsibility 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 support and creating conditions for work or education.

About the Position

The role of the deaf consultant within the Public Employment Service focuses on assessing conditions for work/studies for deaf job seekers and adaptations of work/study places, both technical and psychosocial. As a deaf consultant, you will actively participate in the work of the labor market policy assessment, which involves clarifying abilities, competencies, and conditions for the individual. In all contacts with job seekers, we maintain a supportive and guiding approach.

You contribute to developing the job seeker's knowledge about their conditions and strengthening motivation and orientation towards work. This is done by assessing communication conditions and any support needs during conversations. The work requires active collaboration both internally and externally. Cooperation with other authorities, rehabilitation actors, educational providers, and employers is common in the deaf consultant's work. Documentation is an important and recurring part of the tasks.

The Public 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.

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 start with a six-month probationary period. The place of employment is Örebro.

We offer you the opportunity to work in a workplace where we value the balance between work and private life. You will have access to a generous vacation agreement, flexible working hours, and the opportunity to work remotely up to 49 percent on an annual basis. We also include wellness during working hours and a favorable wellness allowance.

As an employee of the Public 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 as a whole.

Basic Requirements

• University education of at least 180 credits (120 points according to the previous system)
• Alternatively, you have been employed as an employment officer at the Public Employment Service and are assessed to have good conditions to meet today's requirements for employment officers

And:

• Full communication ability in Swedish sign language
• Very good experience of working with deaf individuals and very good knowledge of their conditions
• Good knowledge of Swedish, meaning a good ability to communicate in speech and writing, as well as high reading comprehension
• Driver's license B

Other Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with various disabilities, preferably in work-oriented rehabilitation
• Experience assessing conditions for work for deaf job seekers
• Good experience of collaboration

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, as well as contribute to maintaining and strengthening trust in our agency.

In addition to this, you have personal ability and inclination to work in accordance with our values.

Application

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

Attach your CV specifying 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. If the requested information is not provided, you risk being excluded from the selection. 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! Here you work on behalf of the government for a well-functioning labor market. The goal is to shorten the time in unemployment by matching job seekers with employers. Our efforts are primarily directed at those who are furthest from the labor market and to the employers who are open to hiring those with the greatest need for support.