Curator at the Vision Unit, Habilitation Center 75-100%

REGION VÄSTMANLAND · plný úvazek

Västerås, Švédsko

Do you want to work close to people and make a difference in the everyday life of someone whose world has changed due to a vision impairment? Our curator is retiring and we are looking for an engaged, confident, and development-oriented colleague for the unit. Job Responsibilities As a curator at the Vision Unit, you will have an important role in helping people find ways forward when life's circumstances change. You will meet patients with significant and permanent vision impairment or blindness, of all ages and with different needs. We work with people with significant vision impairment or blindness from a life perspective. You will join a stable, competent, and interprofessional team with optometrists, occupational therapists, a psychologist, physical therapist, and IT educator. Your job responsibilities include mapping the patient's situation, identifying strengths and difficulties, and assessing the need for support and interventions. The purpose of the interventions is to contribute to a functioning everyday life with increased participation and good quality of life. Common tasks include introductory conversations, follow-up conversations, supportive conversations, and assistance with government agency contacts. Depending on needs, you may also lead groups and conduct training. Most often you will meet patients during office visits (in Västerås, Köping, or Fagersta), but interventions can also be provided as phone or digital visits. You will also assist with curator expertise in the region's team for people who are deafblind, a collaboration we have with the hearing unit. We have close and good collaboration at the Vision Unit and work together to provide support and interventions that can facilitate the person's daily life. The work involves you being responsible for scheduling patients according to planned care. You manage your patient cases independently while being part of an interprofessional team. About the Workplace Habilitation Center is a specialist operation within Region Västmanland that provides support and treatment to children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities. Habilitation Center has approximately 150 employees distributed across our units in Västerås, Köping, and Fagersta. The Vision Unit is part of Habilitation and works with rehabilitation of people with vision impairment of different ages and with varying needs. Our target group is broad and therefore the work can look very different from day to day. The majority of our patients are older, but you need to appreciate the breadth of the target group and be able to meet people of different ages and life situations. With us you work in an interprofessional team together with other professions. You are part of a network with other curators within habilitation in the region and vision services in other regions. The work takes place mainly at the office in Västerås. If needed, work can also take place at other offices within the operation, for example in Köping or Fagersta, and travel may therefore occur. For us it is important that you feel good and enjoy your job, so we offer you a customized introduction program so you feel confident and secure in your professional role a curator mentor as support in your introduction and continued development opportunities for professional development and knowledge exchange through networks for curators within habilitation as well as national networks for curators in the vision field a workplace for life's different stages free training at our fully equipped gym wellness allowance of 3 000 kr per year More about your benefits can be found here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/dina-formaner/ Curious? Please feel free to contact us if you want to book a conversation without preconditions or if you would like to come and observe with us to get an insight into our work and see the facilities. Qualifications We are looking for you who have a degree in social work or are a licensed healthcare curator. You have a class B driving license, good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing, and basic computer skills. Previous experience working as a curator is a merit. To thrive and succeed in the role, you need to be confident in your professional role and be able to work independently. You plan and structure your work on your own, while seeing the value of collaborating closely with other professions. You easily adapt your communication to different people and situations and are a good listener. In meetings with patients and relatives, you need to be able to maintain a calm and professional approach even when the situation is emotionally demanding or work load varies. We are looking for you who also want to be part of developing the operation forward. You contribute ideas, take initiative, and see opportunities to develop working methods together with your colleagues based on the unit's mandate. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Terms of Employment Permanent employment, daytime hours. The position is 75% with placement at the Vision Unit. If you wish to work 100%, there is an opportunity to combine the position with work within another operation at Habilitation. This may involve work at another location within the county. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. Application Welcome to submit your application by October 4, 2026. When you apply, you should only attach your CV and relevant grades/certificates if available. You will also be asked to answer a number of questions that are part of our selection assessment. We do not use personal letters in our recruitment process. Read more about the region's recruitment process and how to create a good CV here: https://regionvastmanland.se/jobba-med-oss/att-soka-jobb-i-region-vastmanland/ About the Region If you want to know more about what it is like to work with us, you can see more on the region's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/regionvastmanland/ Before an employment offer, the employer will request a statement from the Police's suspicion and burden register. We in Region Västmanland are responsible for healthcare and dental care for everyone living in the county. We also work with everything from public transportation and culture to business issues, education, and research. Together we are 7 000 employees, with 300 different professions, in ten locations. We are in the middle of what affects people's lives. Every day. Together we are driven by creating a better society for everyone who lives and works here. We develop and find new solutions to meet people – where they are. This is how we can live up to the high expectations of our commissioning parties and residents. Together we make a difference. For real. We decline applications from those who sell all kinds of recruitment services.