Care Assistants for Västergården, Uppsala

Welcome to the Care and Social Services Administration. We provide support and care for the elderly and for people with disabilities. Our goal is for them to be able to live as active and independent a life as possible.

The Care and Social Services Administration is one of Sweden's largest employers within municipal care and social services. Around 7,500 employees work here based on our core values – making a difference, working together, and welcoming innovation. Here, you have great opportunities to take personal responsibility, develop, and contribute your skills. We strive for an organizational culture with mutual trust and pride in our operations.

For more information on what it is like to work in Uppsala Municipality, visit https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/ (https://www.uppsala.se/jobb/vard-halsa-omsorg/)

Within the Care and Social Services Administration, full-time employment is the norm. This means that all permanent employees are fundamentally employed on a full-time basis. More information about what this entails in this specific role will be provided during any potential interview. Personal assistants are exempt from the full-time norm.

2 positions.

We are looking for two care assistants for Västergården in Svartbäcken, Uppsala. Here, you will have meaningful work where you make a concrete difference in everyday life, while simultaneously developing operations together with dedicated colleagues.

We are looking for you who are confident in your professional role and want to contribute your skills in an operation where quality and development are in focus.

We offer

Here, you will have meaningful and varied work where you contribute to the quality of life for our residents every day. You are part of a dedicated team with a good work climate where collaboration, respect, and learning are in focus.

We actively work to develop our operations and give you the opportunity to grow in your professional role while you influence working methods and quality in care.

About the role

As a care assistant here, you have a central role in daily care. You meet the residents in their everyday lives and contribute to security, dignity, and quality of life through professional and personal treatment.

We are looking for two care assistants with the same basic duties. One of the positions involves a more flexible working approach where you work across several departments based on operational needs. This role suits you if you are confident in your competence, adapt easily, and enjoy variety. You will also have the opportunity to broaden your competence and develop through various types of delegation.

Your tasks:

• Perform personal care and service tasks
• Perform delegated tasks from licensed personnel, such as medication management
• Document according to the Social Services Act
• Create and maintain good relationships with residents, relatives, colleagues, and other professional groups
• Actively participate in teamwork regarding the resident

You are also involved in developing both the operations and yourself together with your colleagues.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Education as a care assistant with a protected professional title
• Experience working in elderly care
• Ability to receive and work based on delegation
• You must be able to communicate independently and without hindrance in Swedish, both orally and in writing. This is a requirement to ensure patient safety and correct documentation in the work.

Merits:

• Delegation in areas such as tracheostomy, tube feeding, or insulin
• Experience in dementia care

Personal qualities

To thrive and succeed in the role, we see that you are a person who takes initiative and drives the work forward. You are flexible and adapt easily to changes, while also having good collaboration skills and working attentively with others. You have a holistic view of your work and feel confident working independently when needed.

About the workplace

Västergården is a care and social housing facility with 50 apartments distributed over three floors. Here we offer both dementia and care places in an operation characterized by person-centered care and social services.

Here, the individual's needs, dignity, and self-determination are always in focus. We work in teams and value good collaboration where we learn from each other and constantly strive to develop.

We are centrally located in Uppsala with proximity to beautiful walking paths along the Fyrisån river, which provides good opportunities for outdoor activities and contributes to a pleasant environment for both residents and employees.

Working hours are scheduled for days and evenings, as well as every other weekend.

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Information

If you have questions about the position or the recruitment process, contact:

Weeks 26-29: Maria Renlund, Operations Manager, 018-7278677.

Weeks 31-33: Monica Sjögren, Operations Manager, 018-7263493.

Union Representative: Kommunal, 010-442 82 04

If you have questions regarding the registration of your application, contact the Competence Supply Unit:

Weeks 26-29: Bianca Gideback, Recruiter, 018-7263957.

Weeks 30-33: Contact Center 018-727 00 00, so you will be connected to someone who is on duty.

From July 1, 2023, "care assistant" is a protected professional title. To use the title care assistant, you need to provide proof from the National Board of Health and Welfare or a certificate that you have been permanently employed as a care assistant on July 1, 2023.

We will request a certificate of good conduct before employment can be offered.

In your application, you must state your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, as required by the Aliens Ordinance.

Employment with Uppsala Municipality may involve being placed on the war establishment.

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Salary: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement.