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Uddevalla – A Place for Life

Welcome to become part of our growing municipality and work together with us to provide even better service to our residents.

We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow throughout their entire career. We also strive to develop as an employer and actively work to make the best use of your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage participation from everyone.

Uddevalla Municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between the municipality, education, business, and culture.

We hope you will enjoy working with us!

About the Workplace

Arödsdal Care and Support Housing is located on the outskirts of Ljungskile, close to nature. The facility has a total of 26 apartments specializing in dementia care.

We are facing new challenges as our elderly population ages and the need for support and assistance changes. The care we provide is based on person-centered care and support, which is built on the individual's needs and wishes. Your competence and commitment contribute to improving the daily life of our residents and making a difference in their lives.

Job Responsibilities

Together with colleagues, you will work based on a person-centered approach, create value for our residents, and contribute to the development of the operations.

Who We Are Looking For

You are structured and have a calm and professional attitude. You are flexible, open-minded, and work independently. You feel secure in your work and contribute to good collaboration with residents, relatives, colleagues, and other professionals. You have problem-solving skills that drive work forward.

Your key characteristics include:

• You adapt easily to changing circumstances. You can quickly change your perspective and approach, seeing opportunities in change.
• You work well with other people. You relate to them in a listening and smooth manner, listen, communicate, and resolve conflicts constructively.
• You have the courage to act and make your own decisions.
• You plan, organize, and prioritize work effectively, setting and keeping timeframes.

Furthermore, you work well with complex issues, analyzing and breaking down problems into their components to solve complicated situations.

During the recruitment process, great importance is placed on personal suitability.

Qualifications

• Trained nursing assistant (undersköterska) with a protected professional title.
• Documented experience working as a nursing assistant.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

It is an advantage if you have experience in dementia care and different methodological support such as Senior Alert and BPSD.

Other Information

Employment starts as soon as possible or according to agreement. The position is rotational.

Administrative Details and Conditions:

For positions requiring a license/valid proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) for a protected professional title, this must be submitted before employment.

Language assessment is conducted for certain professional groups before employment can become current.

A criminal record check is conducted for all employments within the Social Services Administration.

For employments within HVB (Home for Care or Board) operations, the HVB extract is requested.

For employments in operations directed towards children with disabilities, the extract "Children with Disabilities" and a check of own records are requested.

For other employments within the Social Services Administration, the extract "Check of Own Records" is requested.

If the extract is not digital, it must be brought in an unopened envelope during the check.

Criminal Record Register – request extract: www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret (https://www.polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret)

Employment is subject to necessary decisions being made. For positions involving direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for operations within LSS, care and support, health and medical care, psychiatric care, and addiction care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record register must be presented or submitted before employment. Please note that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time so that the recruitment process is not delayed.

When you apply for a job with us, your application is saved. This is because we are a public operation. Your application becomes a public document when we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who has applied for a position can be requested by anyone.

If you have a protected identity, do not apply digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement.

For those who are not citizens of the EU/EEA area, a work permit is required. This does not apply to those who have a permanent residence permit. The work permit must be presented at the interview.

In the link below, you will find consolidated information about the most important benefits included in the collective agreement we have in Uddevalla Municipality. The information covers, among other things, holidays, salary and allowances, parental leave, insurance, competence development, and pension.

Say Hello to Your Collective Agreement 2024

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