Are you a responsible and positive occupational therapist, with good work capacity?
Then we need you!

The Department of Prevention and Coping has a vacancy for an occupational therapist.
The department is part of Home-based services. It is an interdisciplinary department, consisting of: Occupational therapy and physiotherapy service, Allocation team, assistive technology technician and BPA.

We aim to facilitate increased mastery for citizens and provide good quality services for those who need it. It is important for the individual and for society to make use of the resources, abilities and opportunities that citizens themselves have to master everyday life.

We have a good working environment that is characterized by high professional commitment, good professional discussions and interdisciplinary cooperation.

This is a 2nd time announcement.

Work tasks

• Follow-up of both children and adults
  
• Mapping and facilitating mastery, activity and participation in the home and close surroundings
  
• Assistance and follow-up in relation to rehabilitation
  
• Testing, dissemination and adaptation of technical aids and welfare technology solutions
  
• Participation in " Preventive group meeting" for the elderly
  
• Create and coordinate responsibility group meetings and IP
  
• Interdisciplinary cooperation internally in the municipality, and with other support agencies
  
• Plan, implement, document and evaluate targeted occupational therapy measures based on the user's needs and values
  
• Provide guidance, training and information to users, relatives, colleagues and students
  
• The position is part of the municipality's dementia team

Qualifications

• Norwegian authorization as an occupational therapist
  
• Desirable with experience from the municipal health service
  
• Desirable with experience of working with children and young people under the age of 18
  
• Desirable with experience of dementia
  
• Must have good oral and written communication skills in Norwegian
  
• Requirement that a police certificate is submitted before starting, and that forms for confidentiality and tuberculosis are answered upon appointment
  
• You must have a driving license for a passenger car (class B)
  
• Valid work and residence permit in Norway
  

Personal qualities

• Have good collaboration skills and promote a sharing culture
  
• Like to work in a team and can also plan their own workday and work independently
  
• Able to think holistically and solution-oriented in meeting with users and other services in the municipality
  
• Is innovative and can contribute to change/development
  
• Is structured and flexible and has the ability to implement
  
• Is committed, has a good mood and contributes to a positive community
  
• Builds good leadership
  
• Shows good attitudes and predictability, takes care of himself and colleagues
• We emphasize that you are motivated and personally suitable for the position
• We emphasize loyalty to Løten municipality's ethical guidelines and values: Respect, responsibility and courage
  

We offer

• An interdisciplinary work environment characterized by solution focus and high professional competence
  
• Exciting professional environment with opportunities for professional development
  
• Training
  
• A municipality that works for a full-time culture
  
• Inclusive working life
  
• Salary in accordance with applicable law, collective agreements
  

Employment is otherwise on the terms set out in applicable laws, regulations and collective agreements, with favorable pension and insurance schemes.

The application is sent electronically via Webcruiter, and all documentation that you want to be taken into account is uploaded as an attachment to the application.

Contact information

Bekk, Ragnhild, Head of Department, 957 89 239

Place of work

Sykehusvegen 10
2340 LØTEN

Key information:

Employer: Løten Municipality

Reference no: 4907971924
Position percentage: 100%
Temporary position
Start date: 10.06.2025
End date: 31.03.2026
Application deadline: 21.04.2025