Family Support Coordinator for Elderly Care

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Kramfors Municipality is the natural hub of Höga Kusten, shaped over millennia. With us, people, places, and environments can grow according to their own conditions. Together we create welfare and a functioning society that is equal and fair for everyone who lives and stays in the municipality. We proudly say that we have Sweden's most important jobs! That is a good foundation for making a workday with us feel meaningful. We are now seeking a dedicated Family Support Coordinator for elderly care. The position will initially be placed under the unit for investigation and preventive activities, but is planned to be moved to the new Health Promotion and Prevention unit in due course. 1 position(s). DUTIES In your role as a Family Support Coordinator, you work to provide support, guidance, and information to family members who care for or support a loved one, in accordance with the Social Services Act. The assignment also includes the role of volunteer coordinator, where you are responsible for developing and coordinating volunteer activities and the municipality's open meeting places. You will: • Provide individual support and lead support initiatives in groups for family members • Work in a promoting and preventive manner in line with the new Social Services Act • Be part of the municipality's dementia team and contribute your expertise to create the best possible support for citizens • Plan and conduct group training within the dementia field • Actively contribute to developing work within the dementia field • Plan, coordinate, and develop open meeting places and activities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders as well as civil society • Support, collaborate with, and further develop work together with the municipality's volunteers • Inform about and make visible family support, volunteer activities, and meeting places As an employee in elderly care, you have a strong focus on the citizen. You demonstrate courage, initiative, and perseverance in continuous improvement work and actively contribute to the development of operations. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who is a nursing assistant with specialist competence in dementia care. It is meritorious if you have experience working in elderly care as well as knowledge in family support and volunteer activities. We would like to see that you have training in conversation methods, for example MI (motivational interviewing), as well as experience in collaboration with civil society and organizations. Personal qualities: You have the ability to combine empathetic treatment with professional guidance. You have a good understanding that the assignment is complex and requires you to put the citizen at the center while maintaining a professional approach. As a person, you are attentive, empathetic, and communicative and have an easy time building trusting relationships. You are confident in your professional role, work in a structured manner, and have good collaboration skills. Furthermore, you are flexible and have the ability to see opportunities in different situations. Other requirements: • Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both spoken and written • Good computer skills • Category B driver's license We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Interviews may take place continuously during the application period. To ensure quality in the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask that you submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format. Indicate reference number and salary expectations in your application. References are provided upon request and for certain positions in the municipality's operations, a criminal record extract is required. In our municipality, several positions are placed in security classification, so security clearance may be conducted. We have done our best for recruitment and therefore ask that you refrain from contacting sales representatives of recruitment services. Warm welcome with your application to one of Sweden's most important jobs! Here you can read more about moving to and living in Kramfors Municipality: https://www.kramfors.se/bygga-bo--miljo/flytta-till-kramfors.htmlKramfors Municipality is the natural hub of Höga Kusten, shaped over millennia. With us, people, places, and environments can grow according to their own conditions. Together we create welfare and a functioning society that is equal and fair for everyone who lives and stays in the municipality. We proudly say that we have Sweden's most important jobs! That is a good foundation for making a workday with us feel meaningful. We are now seeking a dedicated Family Support Coordinator for elderly care. The position will initially be placed under the unit for investigation and preventive…

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job

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active

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City

Kramfors

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62.3857804, 17.3294368copyopen in

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Published

3. 8. 2026

Edited

3. 8. 2026

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