Description of activities
The Department for Disability is part of the Social Administration. Personal assistance is a right that enables people with severe disabilities to live as independent a life as possible. The support should always be personally designed and the individual has the right to choose who will work as a personal assistant.
Work tasks
We are looking for assistants for the assignments according to the user's wishes who have experience from work in health and care, personal assistance or other experience that can be judged equivalent. You should be calm, confident and responsive to the user's needs and good at working independently. Being a personal assistant involves varied work with diverse tasks that are adapted and designed together with the individual. The tasks are governed by the individual's needs and the working hours are spread throughout the year. The workplace is located outside the central town of Gällivare.
Qualifications
We are looking for you with health and social care education, assistant nurse or other education that the employer considers equivalent. Experience of the care profession is an advantage. As a person, you should be flexible, master the Swedish language in both speech and writing and have basic computer skills. For this job, a driving license is required. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Gällivare municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli and Finnish under the National Minority Languages Act. Knowledge of any of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality
Driving license requirement
Gällivare municipality offers you:
- Freshness benefit in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
- Take part in the workplace's Trivselpeng
- Membership in GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association)
- Possibility of vacation exchange
Read more here: https://gallivare.se/jobs-and-business/jobs-internships-and-ideal-work-
Working hours/Duration
Full-time employment, 100% Probationary period may be applied. Morning, afternoon & weekend.
Salary
Monthly salary We apply individual salary setting - please state salary requirements.
Access / Application
We would like to receive a CV with your application. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.
Start date: Immediately or as agreed...
Date for application: 2026-05-05.
Information
Acting Head of Unit Clarie Dee Grundström. Unit Manager Clarie Dee Grundström, email: clariedee.grundstrom@gallivare.se
Union representatives
kommunal, tel: 010-4429919, mailto:Gallivare.norrbotten@kommunal.se
Welcome with your application!