Nurse Assistants / Care Support Staff

Arvika kommun · Full-time

Östra Esplanaden 3, Arvika, Sweden

How exciting that you're interested in working with us! Here in western Värmland, among vast lakes and lush forests, there's a strong glow that spreads warmth and shines bright. The glow is our vision and guiding star. Today, approximately 2,700 skilled employees work in the Arvika municipal group. Welcome to you as well! As an employee within Arvika municipality's care and social services, you'll receive meaningful work tasks and opportunities for professional development. Together with engaged colleagues and present managers, you'll have the important mission of helping Arvika residents in need of support and care. In our workplace, we support each other and everyone is met with warmth and respect. We need to recruit four new nurse assistants/care support colleagues to our teams in Edane and Vik! As a nurse assistant/care support person, you contribute to giving care recipients a meaningful daily life, providing them with quality care so they feel safe. We believe that even with simple means we can make a difference in the daily lives of those we care for and in our work environment. Our employees are professionals at this, doing it with great commitment every day, year-round! Would you like meaningful work where you truly make a difference for people every day? Do you thrive in a flexible and social work environment? Then you might be the person we're looking for! About the Position In home care, we're proud of our drive, our team spirit, and how we make a difference together – every day. We work closely with our manager, nurse, and planner, have quick decision-making processes, and support each other in all matters. We always start with the question 'What's important to you?' when we support our care recipients – for us, each individual is unique and we deliver care with heart and compassion. As a nurse assistant/care support person, you'll have the role of a dedicated care contact, and in the work there's an opportunity for you to take on an ombudsman role, which means you have special responsibility for an area we'll develop together based on your knowledge and interests. All our new employees receive introductory training at our competence center as well as practical introduction at the workplace with a colleague, based on individual needs in dialogue with your manager. These are permanent positions with working hours scheduled according to day/evening/weekend shifts. Start date by agreement. Qualifications To succeed in this role, we see that you have: Training as a nurse assistant or previous care experience that we assess as equivalent. A genuine interest in working with people. B-class driver's license. Fluent Swedish in both speech and writing. It's a merit if you also have: Previous work experience in dementia care. Further training regarding behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) or other relevant further training. As a person, you're flexible, communicative, self-driven, and interested in learning new things. You have strong collaboration skills and are proactive. Good conduct and a strong interest in what matters to the care recipient are prerequisites for succeeding in this role with us. Your personal qualities and competencies become part of what creates the whole in our team, and we place great emphasis on both in the matching process. Areas of Responsibility Your areas of responsibility include: Providing medical care and rehabilitation measures on delegation from licensed personnel. Documenting in accordance with the Social Services Act (SOL) and the Health and Medical Services Act (HSL). Establishing implementation plans and writing incident reports. Working with digital tools and solutions. Contributing to a meaningful daily life for care recipients. Application Selection takes place continuously throughout the entire recruitment process. We look forward to receiving your application! Other Information Arvika municipal group collaborates with Varbi in recruitment matters, and it's also our recruitment tool for handling applications as well as a way to ensure quality in our recruitment process. You apply for the job through the link in the advertisement. It's important that you're thorough when filling out your application as it will be assessed against other applicants. We've done our due diligence and therefore do not wish to be contacted by sales companies.