Vacant job

Stockholm – our capital city filled with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and different with us – for the people of Stockholm.

We are looking for you who want a summer job where you create security and contribute to ensuring that our elderly residents in Stockholm on Kungsholmen have a meaningful and functional daily life and summer.

Welcome to us

Serafen is a pleasant workplace that is at the forefront of development and renewal work. Serafen's care and nursing home is part of one of Stockholm City's four academic nodes that conduct evidence-based care and nursing, with the ambition that research should be an integrated part of daily work. Our different focuses are somatic care, short-term care, geriatric psychiatry, younger dementia (under 65 years), and dementia. Serafen is located on Kungsholmen, a short walk from T-Centralen station.

As a nurse assistant/care assistant, you have scheduled working hours during the day, evening, and weekend (working hours between 07:00–21:15 depending on day/evening/weekend). We are looking for five summer substitutes, including one night staff member (working hours 21:10–07:10). You must be able to work for at least 4 consecutive weeks during the period week 24 – week 33.

What we offer

We offer a fun and meaningful summer job between June and August. The summer job is an opportunity to broaden your knowledge and contribute to your personal professional development.

To ensure you feel safe and secure in your job, you will go through a two-day introduction program with both theoretical and practical components. Parts of the introduction include training in handling medication prior to delegation, different techniques for moving patients, documenting your work efforts, and learning about basic hygiene routines. We will also cover areas such as cognition and nutrition, so that you gain an understanding of the needs and well-being of the elderly.

Your role

As a nurse assistant/care assistant, you have an important task to make people's daily lives easier, better, and more enjoyable. You provide good care and social support to the elderly in daily life. This includes helping with medication, cooking, shopping, cleaning, laundry, and personal care such as showering and toilet visits. You also promote the functional ability of the elderly and contribute to a social and active life. In addition to practical and social tasks, you have contact with relatives, participate in care planning, and record events in our documentation system, Parasol.

Your competence and experience

We are looking for you who meet one of the following requirements:

• Upper secondary or vocational education within care and nursing (graduated or ongoing).
• Ongoing studies in nursing or medicine.
• Other education or experience that the employer assesses as equivalent.

You also have:

• Knowledge within care and nursing work.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing.
• Computer, mobile, and system proficiency as documentation and reporting are part of the job.
• Are at least 18 years old.

It is meritorious if you have:

• Experience working in elderly care.
• Experience working in care and nursing.

We will place great emphasis on the following personal qualities:

Stable: We need you who are secure, stress-resistant, and have personal maturity.

Service-oriented: You are service-oriented and sensitive to the patient's needs.

Team player: You have good teamwork skills and are happy to share your own knowledge and experiences, as well as being open to learning from others.

Empathetic: You have empathy in your meeting with other people and have a genuine interest in working in the profession.

Flexibility: You adapt easily to new situations and changed priorities.

About the recruitment process

• You apply by attaching your CV and answering questions in the recruitment system.
• Attach your relevant education and work certificates when you register your application.
• We continuously review applications and get back to you via email and SMS.
• Also keep an eye on your spam folder (emails can sometimes end up there) and reply as soon as you can.
• If you are called for an interview, it will take place digitally via Zoom.
• Prepare two references, of which at least one is a salary-setting manager.
• If you proceed after the interview and reference check, you will be booked for a meeting at the facility.
• An agreement on the work period, introduction, and salary is made with the responsible manager at the facility.
• In the event of an employment offer, a certificate of no criminal record is required. Here you can order the certificate: Work in the home with elderly and persons with disabilities, e-service | Swedish Police Authority (https://polisen.se/tjanster/arbete-i-hemmet-med-aldre-och-personer-med-funktionsnedsattning/).
• To be employed as a nurse assistant, a certificate of a protected professional title is required. If the certificate is missing, you will be employed as a care assistant.

Stockholm City works with competence-based recruitment aimed at considering each person's competence and thus combating discrimination.

Welcome to the Kungsholmen District Administration!

The Kungsholmen District Administration covers the three islands of Kungsholmen, Lilla Essingen, and Stora Essingen.

Together we work to constantly develop our operations and provide good service to everyone living their lives on Kungsholmen and the Essinge islands. Here you can read more about the Kungsholmen District Administration, and you are also welcome to visit our Facebook page.

To work with Stockholm City with elderly and persons with disabilities in their homes, you must show a certificate of no criminal record. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the date of issue.

The Department for Elderly Care is responsible for assistance handling and various measures that enable the elderly to have their care needs met. Here you will find care and nursing homes, service houses, support for relatives, day activities, and home care services. The administration applies full-time as the norm, and you will be employed within Kungsholmen's Elderly Care.