Vacant job

1 position(s)

Here, you will have the opportunity to support people in need of assistance and contribute to making their daily lives run more smoothly. You will become part of a cohesive team with extensive experience, where security, competence, and collegial support are always readily available. Together, we work to strengthen individual rights, create better coordination of services, and contribute to a society where more people have the opportunity to live independent lives. We are now looking for you who want to work with our clients in the City of Västerås.

Your Responsibilities

As a Personal Representative (Personligt ombud), you work closely with clients with mental disabilities to map needs and wishes, plan interventions, and follow up to ensure their daily lives function better. You act as a support in contact with the municipality, region, healthcare, and other authorities, helping to coordinate care, support, and service measures based on individual needs. You contribute to creating structure and security, while also informing about rights, obligations, and opportunities – often in areas such as finance, health, and employment.

The assignment also involves looking at the bigger picture. As a Personal Representative, you ensure that the client's rights are met and that societal resources become more accessible. You also play an important role in identifying gaps and systemic errors, thereby improving the living conditions for the target group in the long term. The work is always based on voluntariness and is carried out entirely on the client's behalf.

This role suits you if you appreciate freedom under responsibility and thrive working independently. You will have your own office and access to a company car in the City of Västerås. Travel is a natural and significant part of the job, so you need to enjoy a role involving many meetings at various locations within the city. Home visits to clients are also part of the work. There is also the possibility to work from home on certain days when the tasks allow.

Your Qualifications

We are looking for you who have experience working with people in need of support for their own development and independence. You have relevant academic education, for example in psychology, social work, public health science, or habilitation. Knowledge of conversation methods and experience working with people with mental and neuropsychiatric disabilities are meritorious.

We believe you are secure and empathetic, with the ability to meet people in the situation they are in and to take in different perspectives, even in challenging situations. You appreciate working independently and taking responsibility, while also valuing collaboration with colleagues. You express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing, and can adapt your communication to the recipient. A B-class driver's license is required, and you see driving as a natural part of the job.

What We Offer

The position is part of the activity's continued development and investment in the county. We offer a role with significant personal responsibility where you plan your days yourself based on the clients' needs. Here you will have a county-wide assignment with varying workdays that provide both development and meaning. At the same time, you become part of a secure and considerate team with high competence, where collegial support and experience sharing are a natural part of everyday life. For us, it is important that you receive a thorough introduction that makes you secure in your role, and you are offered supervision and continuous competence development to grow both professionally and personally.

With us, you become part of Personal Representative Västmanland, an operation with eleven dedicated employees who together cover the county's ten municipalities. We have offices in both Västerås and Köping, and in this role, you will primarily work within the City of Västerås. You are affiliated with the Västerås office, where the team meets weekly for joint planning and experience sharing. You also have access to office premises and a company car. In addition, the county's eleven personal representatives meet monthly for supervision and appraisal meetings, which provides support, development, and a sense of community throughout the operation.

We believe in trust and freedom under responsibility. This means that you plan your workday yourself, have flexible hours, and the opportunity to work remotely for part of the time.

Here you become part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we show initiative in the big and small things. We live our values in our interactions with each other and those we serve. Every day, all year round, we ensure that Västerås functions. Together with your approx. 11,500 colleagues around the city, you will have Sweden's most important job.

Read more about opportunities, career paths, and our offer here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar (https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar)

Other Information

Before you can be employed, you must present a clean extract from the police criminal record.

During the interview, you must prove your citizenship. This can be done with a passport or alternatively a population registration certificate together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

All offers regarding recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.

Employment Type: Permanent position.