Nursing Assistants and Care Aides for Care Facilities

Karlstads kommun · Full-time

Västra torggatan 16, Karlstad, Sweden

We are looking for dedicated nursing assistants and care aides who want to help create security, community, and quality of life for people with dementia and other varying care and support needs. We are looking for both those seeking permanent employment and those interested in temporary positions. About the Workplace Our care facilities are located in central Karlstad as well as in Skattkärr, Väse, Molkom, and Vålberg. Our care facilities offer elderly people secure housing when support and care needs can no longer be met in their own homes. The facilities consist of apartments with access to common areas where residents can socialize and share meals together. The goal is to create a safe, homely, and meaningful daily life where the individual's needs and wishes are at the center. Work is conducted according to a schedule during day and evening shifts with duty every other weekend, or night shifts with duty every other weekend. Split shifts occur. Job Duties Our care facilities have both dementia and somatic units, which means you will meet people with varying needs for support, care, and health and medical services. The residents include people with dementia, somatic illnesses, mental health issues, and/or comorbidities, which requires professional interaction and a person-centered approach. As a team member, you are an important part of the resident's daily life and work based on the individual's needs, wishes, and circumstances. Together with the resident, you plan and implement measures that strengthen independence, participation, and well-being. Your work tasks include personal care, assistance with activities, meals, and creating opportunities for social interaction and meaningful activities. The role includes active work with contact person assignments, implementation plans, and social documentation. We work with quality registries BPSD and Senior Alert and document in the Treserva system. Qualifications We are looking for someone who is drawn to varied and meaningful work where you can use both your knowledge of care and your ability to meet people in different life situations. You are confident in yourself, take responsibility for your work, and have the ability to see possibilities and find solutions in everyday situations. Cooperation is a natural part of your working style and you contribute to a positive work environment by supporting your colleagues, sharing your experiences, and being responsive to others' needs. You are also flexible and open to new working methods, which contributes to the development of the operation and continuous improvements. We are primarily looking for those with nursing assistant training. Those who are care aides with experience working in care and support are also warmly welcome to apply. Experience in elderly care and dementia care is advantageous, as are skills in Treserva, experience working with BPSD, low-affect communication, MI, and Senior Alert. Training in psychiatry and geriatrics is advantageous. Language is an important tool in contact with residents, family members, colleagues, and other professionals, as well as in documentation and record-keeping. You need to have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, and be comfortable using digital systems in your daily work. Does this sound like a job for you? Then we look forward to receiving your application! We are recruiting continuously for both permanent positions and temporary assignments. Interviews are offered both in person on-site or digitally via Teams. What We Offer To provide you with the best possible conditions in the role, we offer an orientation that covers all aspects of the operation, from core values and movement techniques to meals, hygiene, and documentation procedures. We offer good opportunities for skills development and advancement in your professional role. Through ombudsman assignments and participation in the organization's development work, you have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge, broaden your competence, and contribute your experience and commitment. You can learn more here about what it is like to work for us in the Karlstad Municipality organization and about our benefits. Before an employment offer can be made, you will need to provide a document from the Police Register ("Work in the home with elderly and people with disabilities | Swedish Police Authority"). We recommend that you request the register before a potential interview. Entries in the register may affect your ability to be employed. If you are called for an interview, you will also need to be able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in Sweden by showing that you have EU/EES citizenship or a valid work permit. Information about salary levels can be found here (select "View salary statistics"). This recruitment concerns AID codes: 207011 & 207024. When you apply for a job with us, you will be asked to provide your CV and answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your qualifications in the requested area. This means you should not attach a cover letter as part of your application. About Karlstad Municipality The Care and Social Services Administration is an organization focused on development and innovation, which is evident among other things in the fact that we have been a model municipality for welfare technology in Sweden for several years. The administration employs around 2,000 employees in care facilities, supported housing, home care services, support functions, health and medical care, and at our financial assistance office. These are important jobs where we make a real difference. Our goal is to always provide professional person-centered care and support. Do you want to be part of creating the future Karlstad? With us in the Karlstad Municipality organization, you can make a real difference. Here every employee is an important part of the whole and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in Solstaden". Come and grow with us! Other Information To ensure quality in the recruitment process and facilitate communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application through our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this notice. If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, contact the municipality switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.