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Överkalix Municipality is located in the heart of Norrbotten and is crossed by the Arctic Circle, giving us bright summers and snowy winters. We are at the center of the green transition and have a clearly stated ambition to join the growth train and together create a sustainable Norrbotten.

Health Guide for Health Överkalix – Step by Step

Job Description

Do you want to inspire people to better health while helping to develop the workplace of the future?

Överkalix Municipality has been granted funding for the project Health Överkalix – Step by Step, a long-term initiative to strengthen employees' knowledge of health, reduce sick leave, and create conditions for a sustainable working life. The project will run from 2026 to 2029 and covers all municipality employees.

Överkalix Municipality is now seeking a Health Guide to implement the project's activities within the organization. As a Health Guide, you will be the engine of the project in practical health work. You will work closely with the municipality's operations and meet both groups and individuals. You will plan, execute, and follow up on activities that strengthen physical, mental, and social health.

You will also serve as a key support for the health ambassadors who are to be trained and established within the various departments.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will among other things:

• plan and implement health-promoting activities for municipality employees
• conduct training sessions, workshops, and inspirational lectures
• carry out individual health consultations and guidance
• support employees in change work related to lifestyle habits, recovery, and stress management
• train, coordinate, and support the municipality's health ambassadors
• produce materials for theme months, activities, and knowledge dissemination
• contribute to the development of the municipality's long-term health work
• participate in development work together with operations and workplaces
• document and follow up on implemented measures

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• education in health guidance, public health, wellness, behavioral science, physiology, or other education deemed relevant by the employer
• experience leading groups, training, or activities
• experience in advisory or coaching work with individuals
• good ability to express yourself in speech and writing
• good digital competence
• Class B driver's license

It is meritorious if you have:

• experience working with public health or health-promoting workplaces
• experience training or mentoring others
• knowledge of organizational and social work environment
• experience in improvement work and co-creation processes
• knowledge of improvement methods such as PDSA, service design, or similar approaches
• experience with project work or development work in the public sector

Personal Qualities

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. To succeed in the role, we see that you:

• are engaging and inspire others to change
• have a positive and inclusive attitude
• are pedagogical and easily adapt messages to different target groups
• enjoy working both independently and collaboratively
• are initiative-taking and solution-oriented
• have a good ability to create participation and engagement

Duration/Working Hours

The position is a full-time (100%) project employment until 2029-06-30.

Salary

Monthly salary.

Application

We want your application no later than 2026-08-02. Any questions regarding the position will be answered from week 29 onwards until the application deadline.

Submit your application via the form in this advertisement.

Contact Persons

Future Director Jessica Wennberg, phone 0926-740 09 (July 13–17)

Public Health Coordinator Erik Nilsson, phone 0926-740 10 (July 13–31)

Union representatives can be reached via the municipality's switchboard, phone 0926-740 00.

Our task as a municipality is to offer good service with high quality to the inhabitants and to work for Överkalix to be an attractive municipality to grow up, study, live, work, and age in. We want you to become part of that!

To thrive with us, you should share Överkalix Municipality's common value base, where the key words are: engaged, respectful, responsible, and professional. We offer a pleasant work environment, varied tasks, and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure.

As an employee of Överkalix Municipality, you have the opportunity for wellness benefits. Some of our workplaces have flexible hours, and there may be opportunities for remote work, depending on the workplace and tasks. We apply smoke-free working hours.

The personal data in your application will be stored for 24 months.

If you are hired, your details will be saved in the personnel file; otherwise, they will be deleted after two years.

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Open to all

We focus on your competence, not your other prerequisites. We are open to adapting the role or workplace to your needs.