Nursing Assistant with a Heart for Dementia Care

Eda kommun · Full-time

Box 66, CHARLOTTENBERG, Sweden

Welcome to a municipality with positive team spirit and boundless future prospects! Eda is a municipality with approximately 1,000 employees who all work in some way to provide services to our citizens, employees, and visitors. Nursing Assistant for Dementia Unit Do you want to make a difference for people with dementia – every day? We are now seeking a nursing assistant who wants to become part of our team on our dementia unit. You will be based at one of our facilities: Tallmogården, Klockargården, or Gunnarsbygården. However, you will work at all three. With us, person-centered care is at the core, where we work to create safety, meaning, and good quality of life for our residents. We work in a structured manner based on the BPSD registry and use our knowledge to understand each person's needs, behaviors, and circumstances. Together, we work to find individual solutions that create safety and reduce anxiety and behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia. With us you will • Work in a team with commitment and great heart for our residents. • Be part of developing person-centered dementia care. • Work actively with BPSD and individual care strategies. • Have the opportunity to use and develop your competence in dementia care. • Work in an environment where collaboration, respect, and good care practices are important. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for you You are a trained nursing assistant with a genuine interest in working with people who have dementia. You are confident in your professional role, attentive, and able to adapt your approach to each individual's needs. We believe you are a person who sees the person behind the dementia and who has patience, commitment, and the ability to create safety even in challenging situations. You enjoy collaborating, take responsibility, and contribute to a positive work environment. You are also curious to learn more and want to help develop the operations together with your colleagues. Experience in dementia care and knowledge of BPSD are merits, but what is most important to us is that you have the right attitude and genuine commitment to our client group. QUALIFICATIONS Requirements • Trained nursing assistant with a certified nursing assistant education. • Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. • Ability to work person-centered and based on the individual's needs and circumstances. • Ability to collaborate and contribute to a good work environment. • A professional and respectful approach to people with dementia. Merits • Knowledge and experience of the BPSD registry and BPSD work. • Experience in person-centered care and support. • Education or advanced knowledge in the dementia field. • Experience working with care plans and preventive approaches. • Experience in working in residential care or elderly care. • Experience in dementia care. We place great importance on personal suitability and we also request an extract from the police's burden and suspicion register before employment. Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Start date: 2027-01-04. Care and Support is an operational area focused on providing safe and secure care to our citizens. We work with elderly care, short-term care, functional variations, social psychiatry, and rehabilitation. Our main task is to offer care for our citizens at different stages of life. Needs can vary depending on what type of support a citizen needs, but our approach is that everyone should have equal conditions for safe and secure care. It is important to us that the person receiving care feels safe and has the opportunity to influence and have a say in their daily life. Do you want to become our new colleague and help create safe, secure, and equal care for everyone?