Working in a smaller municipality gives you the chance to try new things, to feel a sense of responsibility and trust in your professional role, and to grow in your work. Growing by gaining insight into and participating in the entire process helps you develop as an employee. We also believe that both feeling and taking responsibility are important for personal development. It also provides invaluable experience for your future career. In the municipality of Älvsbyn, we help one another and work together to achieve good results. We look forward to receiving your application!

Fluxen’s Day Program is a daily activity program under the Social Services Act (SoL) designed to provide participants with social interaction, structure, and meaningful activities in their daily lives, as well as to offer temporary respite to family members. The day program’s activities are designed to encourage physical activity and to maintain the functions necessary for carrying out daily life activities. Day programs are needs-assessed services.

Our goal for the day program is to support participants in making the most of their resources and abilities. This can be achieved through activities such as walks, baking/cooking, singing, gardening, and individual exercises/activities, where we also place great emphasis on the participants’ own preferences whenever possible. We operate in accordance with social services’ core values for elder care, which ensure that everyone can live a dignified life and experience well-being.

Job Responsibilities

The way we interact with participants is of great importance, and we place a high priority on this. As an occupational therapist, it is important that you feel confident in your professional role and enjoy working with older adults.

Your responsibilities include working with the team to take overall responsibility for planning activities based on participants’ wishes, abilities, and needs on an annual, weekly, and daily basis. You will also be responsible for carrying out the planned activities. The role also includes assessing participants’ ability to participate in activities, making home visits, and providing advice and support to family members. 

In addition to the work at the day center, the team is part of the municipality’s community centers for older adults. There, together with colleagues, participants, and other stakeholders, you will plan and conduct gatherings aimed at reducing loneliness among older adults.

We are constantly working to improve our services, and we hope you will take a leading role in this development work alongside us.

Qualifications

We are looking for a licensed occupational therapist. We would prefer that you have experience in similar settings. Great importance will be placed on personal suitability. We want you to be self-motivated and take responsibility for your tasks, be attentive and able to build relationships when interacting with participants and their families, possess strong empathy, a warm demeanor, and good teamwork skills, be flexible and innovative, and see opportunities. 

Permanent position with a start date as soon as possible.

Application deadline: November 20, 2026.

 

General Information

Terms of employment as per agreement. The municipality strives for an even distribution between women and men, as well as increased diversity across all professional fields.

Prior to the recruitment process, the Municipality of Älvsbyn has determined its recruitment channels and marketing strategy. We therefore firmly decline any contact from media sales representatives, recruitment websites, and similar entities.