Care Worker at Short-term Residential Facility within LSS Services
For a living Kiruna. One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we like to say. We are the care staff who hold elderly mothers' hands and the teacher who gets little brother to read his first words. We are the childcare worker who helps someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who provides freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home care staff who drive to the villages in snowstorms like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of competencies, thousands of people, and generations of experience that together provide security, care, inspire, teach, save lives, think new thoughts, move cities, support one another, and care for people. With pride and consideration. From mountains to city. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There's something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people, and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what matters? The Social Services Department's mission is to meet people's needs for security. The department shall work to ensure that the municipality's residents receive social care in various forms and with a special responsibility to address the needs and interests of vulnerable groups. We constantly work for good quality that benefits the users of our services. Do you want a job where you make a difference in people's lives? We are seeking an engaged and responsible care worker for our short-term residential facility within LSS. We look forward to hearing from you! 1 position(s). JOB DUTIES At the Short-term Home, children, young people, and adults with various functional variations reside. Users stay in the facility for varying numbers of days per month based on their assessed decisions. The purpose of short-term residence is to provide relief to relatives and users with a change of environment. The facility operates based on the fundamental principles and important starting points of the LSS law. The facility's goal is for users to feel secure and receive high-quality services. The work includes the ability to meet individuals' needs for guidance and care with respect for self-determination, independence, and integrity. The work tasks include being responsive to users' individual needs, wishes, and resources. We offer meaningful and varied work in a dedicated team with a good work climate. Work hours are scheduled and include day, evening, and weekend shifts. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who wants to work with people with physical, mental, and/or neuropsychiatric disabilities. We would prefer that you have upper secondary education in care or child and leisure education with a focus on developmental disabilities, social work, or other education with similar focus or equivalent experience. It is an advantage if you have previous experience working in LSS services and/or short-term residential facilities. You should be responsible and have a positive mindset. It is a requirement that you have experience with the target group. You demonstrate good judgment and understand that you yourself influence situations through what you say and do. You should be open to new ideas, take initiative, be flexible, have the ability to work long-term, have good collaboration skills, and maintain a professional approach. You can work both independently and in a team, and have strong communication skills in Swedish both verbally and in writing. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Criminal Record: Before a possible employment, you must provide an excerpt from the criminal record (including the suspicion register) in an unopened envelope. The excerpt is ordered via the Police website. https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623 Employment Form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, Start date: According to agreement, probation may be applied. Interviews may be conducted on a rolling basis during the application period. To work with us, you should share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the guiding principles. We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating work tasks and ensure you as an employee achieve a good balance between work and leisure. We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various exercise facilities up to 5000 kr/year, we have cottages in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for extra days off. We strive for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength. We welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality views full-time employment as a right and part-time employment as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami, and/or Meänkieli, as Kiruna municipality is an administrative region for these languages. Kiruna municipality applies individual and differentiated salaries. If you advance in the recruitment process, you will be presented with a salary range relevant to you at the interview. We would like you to read information about our collective agreements, local agreements, and what we as an employer can offer before we meet with you for a possible interview. You can find this here: https://kiruna.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare.html Kiruna municipality has made advertising purchases for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad sellers or other recruitment service providers.
- Město
- Kiruna
- Adresa
- Stadshustorget 1
- GPS
- 67.8454507, 20.2623241
- Publikováno
- 26. 8. 2026
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