Vacant job

Do you want to make a real difference in someone's life? Do you have skills in tactile sign language and want valuable practical experience? Then this might be the part-time job for you!

Job Responsibilities

We are currently looking for hourly substitute staff who can step in as needed throughout the year for a male service user in Örnsköldsvik. The service user is deafblind and needs staff with knowledge of sign language and preferably tactile sign language. The work involves providing support in daily life – everything from communication, assistance with certain household chores, guidance, and personal care to social activities. Working hours are during daytime on weekdays and weekends.

What We Offer

• A meaningful and educational job where you get to make a difference every day.
• Opportunity to develop your sign language communication in practice.
• Introduction to the assignment so you feel secure.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is responsible, has a good attitude towards people, and the ability to adapt to different situations. As a personal assistant, you work in our service users' homes, so we expect you to have a good and respectful attitude as well as strong empathetic skills. Previous experience with dementia diseases and personal assistance is meritorious but not necessary. The most important thing is that you want to make a difference and have the right attitude.

Requirements:

• Sign language skills, tactile sign language is meritorious
• Must be 18 years or older
• Proficiency in Swedish

Örnsköldsvik Municipality has a smoke-free workplace policy.

Selection and interviews will take place continuously during the application period. So don't hesitate to submit your application!

Inspired by what it is like to live, work, and thrive in Örnsköldsvik

About 2,500 employees work in the Welfare Administration. The administration is governed by the Welfare Committee with the starting point in the administration's mission statement - "Together we facilitate people's opportunity to live a meaningful life" - we work to achieve the municipality's vision: We build best together.

In connection with the interview, we will conduct an identity check and verify citizenship. Approved documents include a passport, international ID card, driver's license + personal certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency, or another ID document that strengthens citizenship. For some positions, extracts from the police's suspicion and criminal record register are required. We appreciate language skills in Finnish and/or any of the Sami varieties as Örnsköldsvik Municipality is part of both the Finnish and Sami administrative areas.

In our municipality, a number of positions are classified for security reasons, so security clearance may be required. These positions may require Swedish citizenship.