Caregiver for short-term accommodation in LSS operations
Kiruna, Sverige
Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Carer/Work supervisor/Residential support worker
Work model On location
Application due date 5 November 2024
Are you the one?
For a vibrant Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are 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 support workers 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, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important? The Social Administration's mission is to meet people's need for security. The administration must work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms and with a special responsibility to safeguard the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly strive for good quality that benefits the users of our services. WORK TASKS At Korttidshemmet, children, young people and adults with different functional variations stay. The users stay in the business for a different number of days a month based on their assessed decisions. The purpose of short-term stay is to give relatives relief and users a change of environment. The activities work on the basis of the basic principles and important starting points of the LSS Act. The goal of the business 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 the users' individual needs, wishes and resources. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for people who want to work with people with physical, mental and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. We would like you to 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 mindset. Experience with the target group is a requirement. You will 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 on a long-term basis, have good interpersonal skills and a professional approach. Very high importance will be attached to personal suitability. As a result of 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 about 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 must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits such as free health care where you as an employee can train free of charge 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. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli 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.