Description of activities

Social services are looking for summer substitutes when regular staff are on vacation. Interventions are provided around the clock, every day of the year, to people who need support to cope with their daily lives. The Social Administration has its activities in home care, nursing and care homes and in functional support.

• Department of functional support: Supports people with disabilities. In housing, daily activities, personal assistance and short-term housing.
• Home care: Home care where you work mainly with older people where you make home visits alone or with colleagues. During a work shift, you visit several people.
• Nursing and care: You work with elderly people who live in their own apartment in the accommodation. In Gällivare municipality we have nursing homes, dementia homes and short-term homes.

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Tasks

We work according to the user's implementation plan. You must provide good care and care based on the individual's needs. All work is based on the individual's needs and wishes. You will work with personal care, mobilization and movement, social support, medication management and more. Documentation is also an important task and you are responsible for documenting in the user's journal according to the Social Services Act.

Qualifications

You who apply should be genuinely interested in working with people. We are looking for you with an upper secondary education, preferably in health and care or other education that the employer considers equivalent. We value that you have a good ability to cooperate and a positive drive in the meeting with the people who need support and help. You are flexible, responsible and patient; you must be at least 18 years old. To do the job, you must have sufficient knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Under 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.

We are also looking for those who are 16 years old and who are studying the care line at upper secondary school. We are also looking for those who are 17 years old regardless of upper secondary education. You do not need any prior knowledge. Temporary young people do not replace regular staff but are a support to the staff group through specifically selected tasks. Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

The tasks for 16 and 17 year olds can be as follows:

• Socializing
• Cleaning
• Some escorting
• Warming food/serving/washing up
• Supply work
• Purchasing support

Requirements

• Presentation of identification is mandatory for all.
• Present a valid work and residence permit if you are not an EU citizen.
• Driving license B for home care, rural areas and certain activities within functional support. Presentation of a driving license is mandatory if you are employed in areas where a driving license is required.
• Present a criminal record for work in the Functional Support Department.

Working hours / Duration

Intermittent employment during June-August

Salary

Hourly salary. We apply individual salary according to agreement.

Application

With your application, we would like to receive a CV and cover letter, as well as two references. Original documents will be provided upon request. Recruitment is ongoing so please submit your application as soon as possible

Posting date: By agreement.

Last application date 2026-05-31

Information

Administrator new recruitment Pia Möttönen 0970-818 509

Administrator new recruitment Camilla Nordmark 0970-818 786

Mail contact:timvikariesoc@gallivare.se

Union Representatives

Municipal

Welcome with your application!