Dementia Coordinator for Elderly Care, Huddinge Municipality

Huddinge kommun · plný úvazek

Patron Pehrs väg 10, Huddinge, Švédsko

Do you value proximity, growth, and creating the best conditions for everyone who lives and works in Huddinge Municipality? Then we offer plenty of career opportunities in a well-functioning and growing municipality with both nature and big-city pulse around the corner. With us, you feel secure, included, and proud as we make a difference with strength every day. In Huddinge Municipality, we work to create a sustainable society where nature, technology, and good service interact. Huddinge is a large Stockholm municipality with approximately 6,400 employees and more than 110,000 residents. If you have protected personal information, we ask you to contact the contact person specified in the ad. Huddinge Municipality works to be a secure, lawful, and professional operation. As part of our recruitment process, we may therefore conduct background checks and request register extracts in the final stages of certain recruitments. If you become a candidate for this, you will receive clear information and the opportunity to give your consent before the check is conducted. The Social Services Department is responsible for individual and family care, elderly care, and care for persons with disabilities. We work preventatively with support, services, and authority functions for children, youth, families, adults, elderly people, and persons with disabilities. Our mission is to increase individuals' conditions to live under the best possible living conditions and to strengthen individuals to live an independent life. We are a social service that is at the forefront of prevention work and transition work to an even more accessible and knowledge-based social service. 1 position(s). Support and Prevention Services is part of the Elderly Care Department and is responsible for elderly care prevention work and authority functions. The office is centrally located in Huddinge Center, close to commuter trains and bus station. Our workplace is characterized by good cooperation and an open climate where we see each other as important resources for development and achieving our goals. The operation is characterized by commitment, drive, and good cohesion. We value each other's knowledge and strive together to continuously develop our operations. Through close leadership and competence development based on individual goals, you get the chance to develop your professional role. We offer developmental work in an organization where teamwork is a central part. Job Description As our current dementia nurse is leaving, we are now seeking a Dementia Coordinator. The position replaces the previous role of dementia nurse and involves continued and developed work providing support to people with cognitive illnesses, their relatives, and operations within the municipality. As a Dementia Coordinator, you work closely with various actors both within and outside the municipality. Internally, you work closely with case managers in elderly care, the municipality's family support, and preventive work with the elderly. You educate and support employees, monitor the external environment, and bring new knowledge to the municipality. Externally, you work closely with health centers in the municipality and memory clinics. You will participate in a network with dementia nurses/dementia coordinators from other municipalities. You educate and meet relatives of people with cognitive illness and have a strong interest in giving lectures when requested. You will be instrumental in developing early interventions for people with cognitive illnesses. Your Profile We are looking for you who are a nurse, social worker, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, or have equivalent higher education that the employer deems equivalent. You have further education or special expertise in dementia, geriatrics, or cognitive illnesses. You have experience working with people with cognitive illness and a good understanding of the target group's needs and the challenges that relatives may face. You have documented experience working on projects or development work and have good computer skills and an interest in designing and conducting training. To succeed in the task, you should enjoy teaching knowledge in various forms. You see opportunities in welfare technology and digital working methods that can contribute to increased quality, participation, and independence for people with cognitive illness and their relatives. We are looking for you who work structured, independently, and with a focus on solutions. You have good collaboration skills, are flexible, and are driven to create results and develop operations with high quality in focus. You have the ability to see issues in a larger context, think long-term, and identify development opportunities that strengthen support for people with cognitive illness and their relatives. You are responsive, communicative, and find it easy to create trusting relationships. Collaboration is a natural part of your working approach and you have a good ability to establish and develop contacts both within and outside the organization. You take your own initiatives, identify development needs, and drive the work forward in an engaged and responsible manner. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Why Huddinge? For us to fulfill our mission, you as an employee in Huddinge Municipality are the most important thing we have. Therefore, we offer a range of benefits for a sustainable working life and to facilitate your everyday life: https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/arbeta-i-huddinge-kommun/#Formaner Trade Union Contact Person For trade union contact person for the position, see Trade Union Contact Information (https://www.huddinge.se/arbete-och-karriar/ledigajobb/facklig-kontaktinformation/) Information For questions about the position, please contact Victoria Lindahl, Unit Manager: [email protected] To enable us to handle all applications in the best way, we ask you to apply directly through our advertised positions. We do not accept spontaneous applications via email. We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this ad. For this position, you must be able to present a valid extract from the criminal record before employment can begin. The position is filled subject to the required decisions being made. Welcome to submit your application! Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Indefinite.