Vacancies for Care and Support Staff in Tomelilla Municipality

In Österlen, we create the conditions for a high quality of life, where Tomelilla Municipality is a place for inspiration and development. The municipality has approximately 800 employees, and we offer you excellent opportunities for professional growth, involvement through trust, and the possibility to balance work and leisure.

We are currently on a development journey focused on streamlining and improving our services. Our ambition is to be leaders in leveraging the opportunities provided by digitalization. In short – we want to make life easier for everyone who lives in, works in, or visits Tomelilla Municipality.

We are looking for substitute staff who want to become part of our driven and engaged teams within care and support services.

Work Arrangements and Locations

As a substitute staff member with us, you have the option to work according to a schedule. You can also choose to work on an hourly basis, meaning you step in as needed. Our employees distribute their vacation across all three summer months, which means there are opportunities to work during June, July, and August.

Within elderly care, you can choose to work in specialized housing or home care services.

Within LSS (The Act on Support and Service for Certain Disabled Persons), there are several target groups and workplaces throughout the municipality. Here, you have the opportunity to work as an hourly substitute in areas such as group homes, service apartments, supported housing, day activities, short-term stays/supervision, or social psychiatry. The municipality also has assignments within personal assistance.

10 positions available.

Job Responsibilities

Do you want to gain valuable experience while making a difference in people's daily lives? As a substitute staff member in care and support in Tomelilla Municipality, you play a vital role in supporting and helping people live as independent and meaningful a life as possible.

The work is varied and always based on the individual's needs, wishes, and conditions. You contribute to creating security, participation, and quality of life for our users by providing support in both daily activities and personal care.

Your tasks may include, but are not limited to:

• Assistance with personal care, such as showering, hygiene, and shaving
• Support during toilet visits
• Assistance with getting up, going to bed, and dressing/undressing
• Household chores such as cleaning, laundry, cooking, and shopping
• Accompaniment to medical appointments or social activities, as well as walks and outdoor activities
• Medication management after delegation from a nurse

In this role, you make a significant contribution every day. Through your commitment and care, you help create a secure and functional daily life for those who need support.

We warmly welcome your application!

Requirements and Qualifications

Are you a responsible, flexible, and considerate person who enjoys helping others? Then you might be the person we are looking for!

We welcome both those with experience in care and support and those who wish to develop within the field. With us, you receive an individualized introduction that gives you good conditions to grow into the role and feel secure in your tasks.

We are looking for someone with a strong service focus and a genuine interest in working with people. To thrive in this role, it is important that you are curious, engaged, and want to contribute to creating a good daily life for those you meet.

As a person, you are responsible, team-oriented, and have good communication skills. You need to master the Swedish language to a level that allows you to communicate with users, relatives, and colleagues in both speech and writing.

It is meritorious if you are trained as an assistant nurse, support assistant, or have other equivalent education, as well as if you have previous experience working in care and support.

To work within elderly care and LSS, you must pass the medication test, both written and oral, as well as the practical part for medication delegation in Tomelilla Municipality.

To work within care and support, a clean extract from the police record is required:

• Work in the home with elderly and persons with disabilities (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/arbete-i-hemmet-med-aldre-och-personer-med-funktionsnedsattning-e-tjanst/)
• Children with disabilities (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)

Employment Terms

• Employment Type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: 3–6 months.
• Tomelilla Municipality has smoke-free working hours.

Employees are sought subject to the condition that the position does not need to be filled by already employed staff or persons with priority rights.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, applications must be submitted digitally via Visma Recruit and not via email or paper format. If you have protected personal data, you should not apply via Visma Recruit, but contact HR Recruitment via the switchboard at 0417-18 000.

In connection with the recruitment work, Tomelilla Municipality has taken a stand on desirable recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.