For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We're the nurse who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who gets little brother to read his first words. We're the childminder who makes someone grow every day, and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom, and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home helpers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, support each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountain to city. Today and tomorrow for a vibrant Kiruna. There's something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the life, people and future of Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what's important? The mission of the Social Administration is to meet people's need for security. The administration works to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms, with a particular responsibility for safeguarding the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly strive for good quality that benefits the users of our services. DUTIES AND TASKS The short-term home is home to children, young people and adults with different functional variations. Users stay at the facility for a varying number of days per month based on a decision. The purpose of short-term stays is to give relatives relief and users a change of environment. The organization works on the basis of the fundamental principles and important starting points in the LSS Act. The organization's goal is for users to feel safe and receive good quality care. The work includes having the ability to meet the individual's need for guidance and care with respect for self-determination, independence and integrity. The tasks include being responsive to users' individual needs, wishes and resources. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who wants to work with people with physical, mental and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. We would like to see that you have an upper secondary education in care or children and leisure with a focus on developmental disabilities, social work or other education with a similar focus or equivalent experience. You should be responsible and have a positive attitude. Experience with the target group is a requirement. You show good judgment and understand that you influence the situation when you speak or act. You should be open to new ideas, show initiative, be flexible, have the ability to work long-term, have good collaboration skills and a professional approach. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Due to the law on "Work with children with disabilities, LSS", an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented upon employment. Order one directly when you submit your application, as the processing time at the police is approx. 2 weeks. The form for applying for an extract from the criminal record can be found via polisen.se. OTHER To work with us, you need to share Kiruna municipality's common values, where respect, responsibility and cooperation are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating work tasks, and as an employee you get a good work-life balance. We have many different benefits such as free health services where you as an employee can exercise for free at various training facilities, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna Municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. Knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli is an advantage, as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna Municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.