Summer Job in Elderly Care and LSS in Ystad

Ystad is the small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business sector operating both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we are approximately 2,900 dedicated employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us, which is why all managers receive training in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our core values, which are Better Together, characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

Within the Social Care Administration, approximately 1,200 dedicated employees work to provide support and care to those in need in our municipality. The work takes place within elderly care, home help services, disability services, and social psychiatry, as well as individual and family care.

Read more about the different areas at ystad.se/summerjobs (https://www.ystad.se/sommarjobb).

1 position(s)

Job Responsibilities

Do you want to make a difference and create meaning for others? We are looking for you who want to work as a substitute within elderly care or LSS (Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments).

With us, you will have meaningful work where you contribute to the well-being of others while having fun with colleagues and gaining invaluable experience.

As part of our teams, you work closely with people and support them in their daily lives.

Tasks may include, for example:

• Personal care and hygiene
• Support during meals, cleaning, and other daily chores
• Social interaction and safe treatment
• Accompanying on medical visits, activities, or errands
• Working based on help for self-help to strengthen independence
• Medication management after approved delegation

Support is needed around the clock, which means you can work days, evenings, or nights, both weekdays and weekends. As a substitute with us, you make yourself available in our booking system, Time Care Pool, when you have the opportunity to work.

In some assignments, you cycle or drive a car.

Requirements

• Work within home help services, special housing, and LSS can involve solo work, threatening and violent situations, heavy lifting, as well as medication management. According to the Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations on the working environment for minors (AFS 2023:2 ch. 8), such work is not permitted for minors. Therefore, the person employed must have turned 18.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both orally and in writing
• You can handle physical work with a lot of movement where heavy lifting may occur
• You work according to basic hygiene routines and in a short-sleeved shirt
• You can work with both men and women

Merits

• Education in nursing or pedagogy (attach relevant grades/certificates when applying)
• Experience of similar work within elderly care or LSS
• Category B driver's license
• You can cycle

Other

• An extract from the police criminal record will be requested before any employment.
• Applications are processed continuously during the application period.
• NOTE! When you choose to apply for this position, you will be redirected to a main advertisement. There we will process your application based on how you have chosen to answer the selection questions. In this recruitment, you do not need to fill in a CV or cover letter. Therefore, think about how you answer the questions we ask you in the application.

Details about the position

• Salary type: Hourly wage
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment
• Duration: 11 days - 3 months
• Start date: 2026-07-08 or immediately

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken by already employed staff or persons with priority rights.

Before any potential employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health, which is why we work actively with our working environment. We offer wellness benefits and smoke-free working hours.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Please also note that we only receive applications via Visma Recruit and therefore not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the specified contact person.