Elderly care in Umeå municipality wants to be a resource that frees and strengthens people's ability to live an independent life in proximity and interaction. Our values are based on the keywords Citizen Focus, Openness, Trust and Continuous Improvement. We offer a varied and rewarding job. As a new employee, you will receive a customized introduction based on individual experience. Your work tasks As an occupational therapist in a nursing home, you will work with elderly people with multiple illnesses. The work includes the usual occupational therapy tasks to improve and/or maintain the individual's ability to perform meaningful activities in their everyday lives. This may involve training, adapting the environment or fitting personal aids. Teamwork and supervision of nursing staff is an important part of the work. About you We are looking for you who are a licensed occupational therapist who has an independent and flexible approach. You have experience in health and social care work. You have good initiative and are good at thinking outside the box. You recognize the importance of collaboration with different professions, including the person themselves. Of course, you have a good, respectful attitude and are responsive and open in your contacts with the persons being cared for, their relatives and other professional categories. You are a good collaborator and want to contribute to good communication and collaboration with other stakeholders. Great importance is attached to personal suitability. The job requires you to have a B driving license. Furry animals may be present in the workplace so you should not be allergic to furry animals. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability. Selection and interviews are ongoing so do not wait to submit your application, welcome to apply! Other information The position is a temporary position, 100%, daytime, with access as soon as possible, by agreement until 2026-03-31. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.