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Welcome to Älvkarleby Municipality – a workplace with proximity and engagement

At Älvkarleby Municipality, you will find a work environment where you are close to managers, colleagues, and decision-makers. We are a team of over 700 employees working together based on our shared core values: Courage, Will, Respect, and Holistic View. These values guide how we collaborate, develop, and interact with our residents.

We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and actively work to ensure our organization is characterized by diversity, gender equality, and respect. Here, you have the space to grow and contribute your specific skills and personality.

Älvkarleby Municipality is located just south of Gävle, where the Dalälven river meets the sea. With Skutskär as the central town, nature is always at your doorstep – rivers, forests, the sea, and tranquility in a beautiful combination. Approximately 9,500 people live here, with great opportunities for a rich life both professionally and in their leisure time.

Transportation links are excellent – with three train stations, frequent bus connections, and proximity to the E4 highway, we are an attractive commuting municipality. This also makes us a natural meeting place for people with different experiences and competencies.

To promote a healthy lifestyle, we have a smoke-free work environment.

Do you want to contribute to a municipality with confidence in the future and closeness to both people and nature? We welcome your application!

Occupational Therapist at Älvkarleby Municipality

Are you a licensed occupational therapist looking to work in a setting where you have significant autonomy, close collaboration with colleagues, and the opportunity to influence future rehabilitation practices? If so, this position at Älvkarleby Municipality may be for you.

Our rehabilitation unit is embarking on an exciting development journey with the implementation of the MAR function and a new working method for us, where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together in pairs. We are looking for someone who wants to help develop the operations, contribute new ideas, and create good conditions for person-centered and high-quality rehabilitation.

About the Position

As an occupational therapist, you play a vital role in supporting an individual's activity capacity, participation, and independence. You work both directly with patients and in close collaboration with care staff.

You will work in a pair with a physiotherapist, jointly driving daily rehabilitation work and contributing to the development and testing of new working methods. This approach is part of a development project starting in the autumn, offering the opportunity to influence how rehabilitation is organized and carried out moving forward.

We are looking for someone who thrives working independently and taking initiative, while also valuing collaboration and seeing the strength in working together with other professions.

About the Workplace

The rehabilitation unit is part of the Health and Medical Care Unit, along with the municipality's nurses. The rehab group consists of six licensed occupational therapists and physiotherapists, as well as a rehabilitation assistant.

We work in shared premises with spacious offices, equipment storage, and reconditioning areas, close to both nurses and care staff. The premises are located in the municipality's largest care and nursing home, which also features a café, a training kitchen, a gym, and a recently inaugurated sunroom.

The unit also conducts preventive training groups in collaboration with the occupational therapist from the assistance unit.

As an employee at Älvkarleby Municipality, you have close contact with both operations and decision-makers.

Here, the path to decision-making is short, offering excellent opportunities to make an impact!

Job Responsibilities

As an occupational therapist, you will:

• Conduct assessments and follow-ups
• Test, prescribe, and follow up on assistive devices
• Collaborate with other professions
• Contribute to training and information dissemination
• Participate in the development of the working method where occupational therapists and physiotherapists work together in pairs
• Work with occupational health and safety issues in collaboration with care staff

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a licensed occupational therapist
• Has a good ability to work independently and take initiative
• Is easy to collaborate with and creates good relationships
• Is flexible and can adapt interventions based on individual needs
• Enjoys working in a person-centered manner and in close collaboration with other professions

Meritorious

• Experience in municipal rehabilitation
• Experience in collaboration between different professions

We Offer

• Full-time employment
• Individual salary setting
• Flexible working hours
• Wellness benefit or wellness hour

A valid Category B driver's license is required.

Do you want to help develop future municipal rehabilitation together with engaged colleagues? We look forward to your application!

Valid ID and Right to Work in Sweden

To work at Älvkarleby Municipality, you must be able to present a valid ID showing your citizenship. In some cases, you may also need to show a document proving your right to work in Sweden. If offered employment, you must be able to show one of the following:

- Passport

- Driver's license

- SIS-marked ID card together with a population registration extract showing citizenship

- Other valid ID clearly stating citizenship.

If you are a citizen of a country outside Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also show that you have the right to work in Sweden (e.g., residence or work permit).

Military Placement for Permanent Employees

As a permanent employee at Älvkarleby Municipality, you are placed at your regular workplace for military service purposes.

E-recruitment and Personal Data

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The information you provide is saved on your personal CV account, allowing you to easily log in and update your information as needed. We ask that you fill in your details carefully and thoroughly so they provide a fair picture of your qualifications and experience.

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