5Business description

The Department of Home Care includes home care in ordinary housing and licensed health care professionals for home care.The Department of Home Care is responsible for interventions performed by nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists in both ordinary housing (home care) and special housing.

Duties

As an occupational therapist, you must have good knowledge in the field of assistive devices and to investigate and assess the need for occupational therapy interventions. You are responsible for the occupational therapy part of the rehabilitation efforts in both ordinary and special housing in the areas of elderly and disability care and psychiatry. Your professional role includes prescribing and testing of assistive devices, as well as conducting ADL assessments. Supervising and training nursing staff in general daily activities is an important part of the job. As a licensed professional, there is also a responsibility for record keeping for the interventions that are planned, implemented and evaluated.

Supervising and training nursing staff in transfers and handling of assistive devices is an important part of the work. As a licensed professional, there is also a responsibility for record keeping for the interventions that are planned, implemented and evaluated.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a Licensed Occupational Therapist. You enjoy working in a team, are flexible and see solutions to problems. You have a holistic approach and a good ability to analyze and reflect from different perspectives and can find solutions depending on the needs and situation. Your cooperation with colleagues, users and the network around the user is good and you have a responsive, coaching and supportive approach. Your ability to plan and prioritize is good, both independently and with the support of your colleagues and immediate manager. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.  Within the framework of the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli and Finnish. Knowledge of one of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality.  

B driving license is required

Gällivare municipality offers you

• Fresh care benefit in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret 
• Free bath 
• Fresh care hour 
• Participate in the workplace's well-being allowance 
• Membership of GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association)
• The opportunity to exchange vacation days for days off 

Here you can read more about Gällivare municipality as an employer: https://gallivare.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete-/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare

Arbetstid/Varaktighet

Full-time, 100% Temporary employment.

Salary

Monthly salary, We apply individual salary setting - please state a salary claim in your application! Original documents will be provided upon request. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis

Start date: by agreement

Date for application: 2026-05-30

Information

Acting Head of Department Therese Oskarsson Head of Department Therese Oskarsson 

Email: therese.oskarsson@gallivare.se

Tel: 0970-818723

Union representatives

Vårdförbundet 

Sveriges arbetsterapeuter

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