Description of the workplace:

Gjøvik Municipality has organized health and care services for young people with various disabilities and support needs through specialized services.

The position is part of a unit that provides services to one core team working in schools, respite care, and the homes of families with children who have significant support needs and require specially adapted services. The services are coordinated and organized by a social care worker who serves as the team leader and works in a goal-oriented and systematic manner in schools, respite care settings, and in the home. The core team is organized as a comprehensive and coordinated service offering with a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration.

The organization also provides services to individuals with various disabilities who live more independently, offering follow-up services and assistance at home, as well as support with daily living skills and tasks.

We will establish a new respite care facility that will offer institutional respite care on a rotating basis for families with children and youth with various disabilities.

Shift schedule: Day, evening, and every third weekend

Job responsibilities:

• These positions will be linked to the newly established respite home and the core team

• Activities, facilitation, providing practical assistance and training, guidance, and health care

• Coordinator for individual plans

• Primary contact role

• Facilitating a meaningful daily life through goal-oriented environmental work and active care with a focus on self-determination, mastery, and habilitation

• Documentation in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines

• Supervision of staff and students

• Interdisciplinary collaboration

• Collaboration with family members

• Medication management (for social care workers / nurses)

• Driving force for professional development and ethical reflection

• Responsibility for personal development and innovative thinking within the profession and in work in general

Qualifications:

• Licensure as a social care worker or registered nurse is preferred; others with relevant college education may also apply

• Experience and strong professional knowledge in goal-oriented social work and relevant practical experience with the client group, including children and youth

• Strong collaboration skills

• Focuses on the needs of clients

• Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability

• Takes initiative and fosters engagement regarding professional development and a positive work environment

• Works in a structured and systematic manner

• Flexible in relation to work tasks and changes

• Approved police background check required

We offer:

• Varied and independent tasks with professional challenges

• Learning and development

• Training in professional systems; familiarity with Gat and Gerica is a plus

• A workplace in constant development

• Mentoring program for new hires

• Comprehensive training and courses

• Continuing education in accordance with the competency plan

Exceptions to public disclosure must be justified:

Gjøvik Municipality practices a policy of greater transparency, cf. the Public Administration Act § 11.

This means that all applicants are listed on a public applicant list. Special circumstances must exist to be granted an exemption, cf. Section 25 of the Public Administration Act.

Application:

All applications must be submitted electronically via our application system.

We strive for a diverse work environment and encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of gender, ethnic background, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

Link to the application form: Apply here