Would you like to help create wonderful days for our residents?

Vestre Toten Municipality is seeking healthcare workers and others with relevant healthcare expertise for the Gimletun and Gimlevegen assisted living facilities

With us, you’ll be part of an inclusive and dedicated professional environment where quality, safety, and collaboration are at the core. We are looking for employees who want to make a difference for people with dementia and cognitive impairment, and who want to help shape the future of health and care services.

About the Workplace

Gimletun and Gimlevegen Care Homes are located in Bøverbru and consist of 17 and 18 round-the-clock staffed care apartments, respectively. We offer services to people with dementia and other cognitive impairments, with a focus on person-centered care, safety, and quality of life

With us, you’ll enjoy a varied workday with excellent opportunities for professional development through interdisciplinary collaboration, training, and skill-building. Among other things, we participate in SAM AKS (collaboration with Innlandet Hospital), NOKLUS, and work systematically on quality improvement and holistic patient care pathways.

We have the following permanent positions available starting in the fall of 2026

• 100% healthcare assistant position, currently every other weekend and every 3 weeks
• 80% healthcare assistant position, currently 12 hours every 4 weekends
• 50% healthcare assistant position, every other weekend.
• 65% healthcare assistant position, currently 12 hours every 4 weekends
• 67.14% night shift healthcare assistant position, every 3 weekends

Other percentage positions may become available due to internal promotions

In addition, there are vacant weekend positions with various percentage rates

Job Responsibilities

• Provide and document care and support for our clients.
• Develop and follow up on care plans
• Handle primary contact duties and responsibilities, including meetings with family members and assessments.
• Contribute to activities and a meaningful daily life for residents
• Collaborate with residents, family members/guardians, and other professional groups
• Participate in professional development and quality improvement
• Mentor students, apprentices, and colleagues as needed
• Collaborate with volunteers
• Be on duty for fire safety
• Be proficient in relevant computer systems; we use, among others, Gerica (patient record system), Gat (scheduling system), and Compilo (quality system

Qualifications

• License as a healthcare assistant or other relevant healthcare education.
• Experience working with the target group is preferred
• Applicants from outside Scandinavia must demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken Norwegian by passing a B2-level Norwegian test
• A valid police clearance certificate must be submitted upon hire

Personal Qualities

• Personal suitability is particularly emphasized, and a commitment to the user group is a prerequisite
• You must have good communication and collaboration skills
• Good Norwegian communication skills—both oral and written
• You must be able to work independently as well as in a team
• Openness, reliability, and loyalty are valued
• You must have a solution-oriented approach to the challenges of the job

We offer

• Varied work tasks where you can apply your expertise
• A workplace that is an “Inclusive Workplace” (IA) certified company
• We offer a recruitment and retention bonus—currently 12,000 (for a full-time position) for healthcare workers
• Salary based on approved seniority
• Shift work—day/evening/night
• Pension plan with KLP
• Free parking

Interviews are being conducted on an ongoing basis. In the event of vacancies or promotions to other positions, we will draw from the pool of applicants.

We look forward to receiving your application and hope you will become part of our professional team at Gimlevegen and Gimletun nursing home.

Other:

Please submit your application electronically via our website: www.vestre-toten.kommune.no Certified copies of diplomas and certificates are to be submitted only upon request, but must be provided no later than the start date for salary determination. The successful candidate must submit a valid police clearance certificate and a declaration regarding tuberculosis status. If you do not wish your application to be made public, please explain why. This is a requirement under Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that your application may be made public even if you have requested not to be included on the list of applicants.