Summer Staff Needed for LSS and Social Psychiatry in Torsås Municipality

Torsås Municipality – a municipality with proximity and quality of life in southern Kalmar County. With approximately 7,000 residents, the municipality can be described as Sweden in miniature. Here you will find the sea, the coast, beaches, plains, lakes, and forests. The business life is dominated by manufacturing industry but also has great potential within tourism and other areas. Here we can offer a high quality of life with proximity and great security for residents and visitors. Torsås Municipality has five administrations and two wholly-owned companies.

In Torsås Municipality, we dare to come up with new solutions, think big thoughts, and bring exciting ideas. To succeed, we work closely together. We collaborate towards a common goal; to give everyone who lives here the best conditions for a good life. The fact that we are close to each other is evident in that we take advantage of each other's strengths. The fact that administrations and operations work closely together also means that it is never far between employee and manager, which in turn leads to short decision-making paths and close cooperation.

Torsås Municipality's value base is built on the words Participation, Development, Clarity, and Security. An approach that every employee and elected official shows in daily work and in meetings with citizens and customers.

25 Positions Available

Job Description

As a summer substitute within LSS (Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments) and social psychiatry, you will have a summer job where your contributions matter every day.

You work together with people who need support to live an independent, active, and meaningful life. This can involve everything from structuring daily life and motivating activities to supporting practical tasks, social contexts, and personal care.

You can work within:

• Group homes
• Social psychiatry
• Personal assistance
• Short-term stays for children

In your interactions, you base your approach on our core values: Participation, Development, Clarity, and Security. This means that the person you support is included, has influence over their daily life, and gains security through structure, respect, and professional interaction.

The work gives you valuable experience, both professionally and personally. After the summer, there are good opportunities to continue as an hourly substitute.

Please let us know in your application if you prefer a specific direction or operation.

Qualifications

We would like you to have previous experience working with people. You will receive a good introduction that gives you the right conditions to get into the work. For us, your attitude and engagement are most important.

You have a genuine interest in people and perform your work in a respectful and professional manner. You collaborate well with colleagues and create good relationships in your meetings with the people you support.

It is meritorious if you have ongoing or completed education within the Care and Nursing Program, the Nursing Program, or other relevant care education. Experience in care work, pedagogy, or behavioral science is also meritorious. If you have worked for us before and have good references, we also see this as positive.

For all summer substitutes, you must:

• be at least 18 years old
• have good knowledge of the Swedish language

A B-driving license is a requirement for some positions. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

In connection with the interview, you need to be able to prove your identity with a valid ID document.

Please apply as soon as possible as we are working with ongoing selection and interviews.

Employment Terms

• Employment Type: Summer Job / Holiday Work
• Duration: 3–6 months, start date by agreement
• End Date: 2026-08-31
• Working Hours: Day, evening, and sleeping on-call duty, as well as weekend work

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, so we welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

When applying for jobs within the care department, you need to show an extract from the police's criminal record register. On the Police's website (polisen.se), you choose the register extract for work with children with disabilities (form number 442-9).

In connection with the interview, you need to be able to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a certificate of citizenship together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement for a work permit.

In connection with the recruitment process, we have taken a stand on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.

We use e-recruitment to streamline and quality-assure the recruitment process. All your details are saved on your CV account, and you can easily log in and update your details when you want. Therefore, fill in your details as carefully as possible to give a fair picture of yourself. The details are processed and stored in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We warmly welcome your application!