Temporary Staff for Elder Care Staffing Unit

Strängnäs kommun · plný úvazek

Nygatan 10, Strängnäs, Švédsko

Would you like a varied job where you get to meet people and make a difference in their daily lives? Are you flexible and enjoy working with people? Then a position as a temporary staff member with us might be perfect for you! Strängnäs Municipality's staffing unit is looking for temporary staff for our residential care facilities (nursing homes), home care services, and night patrol. With us, you'll meet elderly people who need various forms of support in their daily lives. This could include personal care and hygiene, meal preparation, cleaning, laundry, shopping, or accompanying them on outings. The support you provide depends on the person's needs and preferences. As temporary staff, you work when the operations need extra personnel. The need varies over time, and you receive hourly wages for the shifts you work. Each shift is a separate employment arrangement. Working as temporary staff is a great way to gain experience from different workplaces and create valuable contacts for the future. Our temporary staff are essential for our operations to function year-round—on weekdays and weekends, both day and night. 20 position(s). WORK TASKS At our residential care facilities, you help residents with the support they need in their daily lives. Much of the work is done in direct collaboration with the person you're assisting. At the same time, you have colleagues on site, and together you plan and distribute the work during the shift. In home care services, you work in the homes of people who have been approved for support. Between visits, you walk, cycle, or drive a car. You typically make visits on your own, but you're part of a team where you collaborate and help each other. The work also includes documentation. You may work day, evening, and weekend shifts. We're also seeking temporary staff who can work nights at some of our facilities. The work may include delegated health and medical care tasks. After some time in the operations, you'll need to be able to accept delegation in order for us to continue booking you for shifts. With us, depending on your education and experience, you can work as: • nursing assistant • care aide • assistant In Strängnäs Municipality, an assistant works to make daily life simpler and more pleasant for our elderly through service and basic care tasks according to the person's implementation plan. QUALIFICATIONS We're looking for you who: • are at least 18 years old, which is a requirement for working as temporary staff with us • can express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing • are accustomed to using digital tools, as documentation and scheduling take place in our systems • can cycle (for work in home care services) You should be prepared for the possibility of encountering pets in the homes of the people you visit. It's advantageous if you are/have: • completed upper secondary education • education in health and care • nursing assistant with protected job title • previous experience working in health and care • a B driver's license and are comfortable driving a car (for work in home care services) Your personal qualities are important to us. We're looking for someone who enjoys meeting people and treats others with respect. You are calm, attentive, and positive, and you find it easy to collaborate and build good relationships with service users, relatives, and colleagues. Work can change quickly, and no two days are alike. That's why you need to be flexible and able to adapt when unexpected situations arise. We also want you to share Strängnäs Municipality's core values: development, respect, openness, and clarity. IMPORTANT! To work with us, you need to be able to get to and from work in the evenings and on weekends without always being dependent on public transport. This is especially important if you want to work at one of our facilities outside central Strängnäs, for example in Åkers styckebruk or Mariefred. For work in the homes of elderly people or adults with disabilities, a background check is required. This means that as a final candidate, you'll need to present approved excerpts from both the criminal record register and the suspicion register before we can offer you employment in Strängnäs Municipality. Selection and interviews take place on an ongoing basis, so please send in your application as soon as possible. We'll contact you via the email address you provide in your application. Therefore, remember to check your email regularly. Employment type: Fixed-term employment. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: The recruitment process with selection, interviews, and placement occurs on an ongoing basis. The advertisement will be extended if needed. We offer a dynamic workplace with a wide range of meaningful and challenging positions with excellent opportunities to make an impact and develop. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 skilled and competent employees work together. Together, we work to make the lives of residents as good as possible now and in the future. In our organization, we actively work with our vision and core values, which are characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. With us, you get to make a difference, both for the individual and for society. Together, we make each other better! As an applicant, we ask that you document your competence in a way that allows for a substantive, quality assessment. As a municipality, we are bound by the principle of public access, which means we are required to release application documents when requested by the public and media. Due to the nature of the work tasks and in accordance with the Work Environment Act (1977:1160), chapter 5, and the Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations on minors (AFS 2023:2, chapter 8), you must be at least 18 years old to be considered for the position. Strängnäs Municipality has made media arrangements for this recruitment and therefore strictly declines contact from job ad sellers or other recruitment service providers. Strängnäs Municipality applies smoke-free working hours.