Labor market counselor Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Study and career counselors
Work model On location
Application due date 15 March 2026
Are you the one? For a vibrant Kiruna.
One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are Kiruna, we say. We are the caregiver who holds old mom's hand and the teacher who makes little brother read his first words. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the social worker who does what it takes to change lives. We are the personal assistant who gives freedom and the librarian who brings literature close. We are the home support workers who drive to villages in blizzards like the midnight sun to be there. We are hundreds of skills, thousands of people and generations of experience who together safeguard, nurture, inspire, teach, save lives, innovate, move cities, stand up for each other and care for people. With pride and care. From mountains to cities. Today and tomorrow for a living Kiruna. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for life, people and the future in Kiruna municipality? Do you want to create value and make a real difference for what is important?
Do you want to be involved in developing the work of the Labor Market Unit in Kiruna municipality? We are now looking for two labor market supervisors who want to help strengthen individuals' path to work or study.
WORK TASKS
The Labor Market and Integration Unit works with support for people on their way to self-sufficiency, settlement and guidance for new arrivals, support for young people aged 16-24 and planning and following up the municipality's holiday work. The unit consists of labor market counselors, community counselors and youth officers. They work both independently and in close collaboration with colleagues.
As a labor market counselor, you support and guide people who are outside the labor market. You map the participants' needs and resources and draw up individual plans to increase the possibility of self-sufficiency. The work includes:
- Individual conversations, coaching and motivational interventions
- Matching to internships, job training and other labor market initiatives
- Collaboration with employers, education providers, social services, the Public Employment Service and other actors
- Follow-up of development and results
- Practical support in our activities: Recycling Shop, Leisure Bank and Service Group
We are facing a major development work where new laws, guidelines and changing needs of the participants mean that we need to further develop working methods, documentation and processes. You will play a central role in this work.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you who have:
- A college/university degree in behavioral science, vocational rehabilitation, social work or other relevant field
- Experience of working with people in exclusion
- Good knowledge of labor market issues
- Familiarity with digital documentation systems and structured work
- Good relationship building, motivational and solution-focused skills
- Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing
It is an advantage if you have experience of building networks in the business community, training in labor market coaching (e.g. Supported Employment or TUFF), and knowledge of teaching Swedish.
We would like to see that you have an interest in climate-smart working methods as we want to develop this area.
B-driving license is a requirement.
OTHER
To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words.
We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating tasks and that you as an employee get a good balance between work and leisure.
We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off.
We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.
Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting advertisement sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.