Vacant job

We are now looking for staff for Home Care and Short-term Accommodation for the summer of 2026 – with the possibility to start working immediately.

We are looking for you who want to help people live a meaningful, manageable, and understandable life.

Our value base reflects the approach we have in our daily work: Simple – Efficient – Citizen-friendly.

We are looking for you who have a pleasant attitude and enjoy working with people!

Working in home care is a fun and varied job where you need to be flexible, able to adapt to the individual's needs, and take personal responsibility.

As a person, it is important that you are positive and engaged, as we, as staff, want to convey safety and joy to our recipients.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

For employment as a nursing assistant (undersköterska), you must have adequate education and be able to provide certificates/diplomas.

If you are untrained, you can work as a care assistant (vårdbiträde) for a limited time. During the time you try out the work, we hope your interest is sparked and that you wish to study further within the care and nursing program.

DUTIES

Sala's home care consists of 9 home care teams, 2 day activities, and a night patrol. One home care group operates from Möklinta and one from Västerfärnebo. The remaining teams operate from Stadsträdgården in central Sala, the home care house. The house also houses coordinators, alarm assistants, and unit managers. Home care has a service car and service bicycle used in the work.

In the work, you support recipients in their homes with personal care such as dressing and undressing, hygiene, help with meals, activities, accompaniment, etc. You must have the ability to receive delegation from a nurse, including regarding medication, to be able to work in home care. You will undergo training (2 hours of physical training and an online course) to gain the prerequisites to handle delegation.

It is the individual need that determines which interventions are relevant, how often they are given, and all interventions are assessed for support according to the Social Services Act.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You must be 18 years old at the time of employment.
• You must have the ability to receive delegation from a nurse, which means you must administer medication or provide medical care.
• You need to be able to speak, write, and understand Swedish, as documentation and communication are an important part of the work.
• You need to be able to use a computer, iPad, and iPhone.
• Good physical fitness.
• We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

MERITORIOUS

• High school education, e.g., care and nursing program or child and youth program.
• Care experience.
• Language skills in addition to Swedish.
• Competence in different methods/work approaches, e.g., within dementia, AAC, MI, etc.
• Driver's license B.

OTHER

• The summer period is weeks 25–33.
• We provide assistive devices and protective equipment, e.g., face masks and visors.
• As of July 1, 2023, the title "undersköterska" (nursing assistant) is protected. This means that if you are an undersköterska, you need to apply for a certificate from the National Board of Health and Welfare and present it to the employer to use the title.
• We will request a extract from the criminal record register for work in the home with elderly and persons with disabilities. This starts to apply from March 2, 2026. Orderable on the Police website: polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (copy the link and paste it into the web browser).

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

• Fixed-term employment, hourly employment, or summer temporary position.
• Working hours are scheduled for day, evening, and weekend. Possibility to work awake nights.
• Employment occurs continuously, and start date is by agreement.

We only accept applications via this advertisement. You will be contacted via phone or email regarding your application.

INFORMATION

Home Care: [email protected]

UNION REPRESENTATIVE

Kommunal: [email protected]

We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.

About Sala Municipality

Sala is a pleasant small town with a lively countryside and proximity to several large cities. Almost 23,000 people live in the municipality, of which approx. 13,000 in Sala town. Thanks to short distances, free public transport, and good service throughout the municipality, there is an opportunity for quality of life and an easier everyday life. The municipality has a strong business life, a rich association life, and beautiful natural areas that invite to activity and recreation. When the longing for the big city takes over, you can easily take the train. You reach Västerås and Uppsala in approx. 30 minutes and Stockholm in approx. 75 minutes. If you are not ready to leave the big city for Sala yet, it is of course fine to commute, which several of our 2,000 employees do.

Read more about Sala at http://www.sala.se/.

Welcome with your application!

Sala Municipality is looking for you who have the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, disability, and age.

We kindly but firmly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.