Nursing Assistant Night Shift with a Focus on Dementia

Description Are you a night owl who wants to make a difference for our care recipients? We are currently seeking a dedicated employee for Brattska Gården for a permanent position. Responsibilities At Brattska Gården, you will work to create a safe and meaningful everyday life for individuals with dementia, often in combination with mental health issues. Together with the individual, you will design personalized interventions that promote independence and participation. You will work with methods such as BPSD, Senior Alert, and low-arousal approaches. The job includes tasks ranging from cleaning and personal care to collaboration with other professionals such as nurses and cognitive teams, to provide comprehensive support to the individuals. The work involves documentation and continuous follow-up of interventions through implementation plans, and you will also be responsible for assisting with medication in collaboration with the facility's nurse. Your Workplace Brattska Gården is located in Vålberg and consists of five departments. The residential care facility primarily caters to individuals with dementia. Brattska Gården has a total of 48 places distributed across the departments Pilen, Almen, Syrenen, Linden, and Kastanjen. We actively work to create an environment that promotes both safety and quality care. The facility mainly houses elderly individuals with dementia, but there is also a mix of different diagnoses and needs. Working Hours: The position is scheduled for evenings and nights. Qualifications We are looking for someone who is a trained nursing assistant, preferably with a focus on dementia or equivalent education that the employer deems comparable. You should also have experience working night shifts and in care work to have a good foundation for the role. Experience with dementia diseases is an advantage. Since we work with the methods BPSD, Senior Alert, and low-arousal approaches, knowledge of these methods is also a merit. Proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written, is required, as we use the language as a working tool in contact with clients as well as in documentation and record-keeping. We seek a person with strong collaboration skills who can resolve conflicts constructively. You are self-driven and take responsibility for your tasks while being attentive to others' needs and feedback. Your personal maturity helps you assess different situations, and your flexibility makes you open to changes, contributing to continuous improvements in the work. Additional Information You can find more about what it’s like to work with us at Karlstad Municipality and our benefits at https://karlstad.se/jobba-hos-oss. Below, you can also see what the city of Karlstad has to offer. We will be continuously reviewing applications during the application period. Welcome with your application! Do you want to help create the future of Karlstad? With us at Karlstad Municipality, you can truly make a difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the Sun City." Come and grow with us! Other Information To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement. If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, please contact the municipal switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.