Närvårdare till Folkhälsanhuset Östanlid i Jakobstad - Folkhälsan Välfärd Ab - Jakobstad, Finland

Folkhälsan is a health-promoting organization and a family-friendly workplace. As an employer, we are flexible and reliable. Join our multidisciplinary team and make a difference every day. If you are looking for a fulfilling job where no two days are the same, you might be the one we are looking for! Folkhälsan Welfare Ltd is hiring nursing assistants for the group homes at Östanlid. The service housing at Östanlid offers round-the-clock care for the elderly. The service housing consists of four group homes: Betsy, Victor, Elise, and Valter. Our focus is on the well-being of the elderly and a meaningful daily life. We have a warm work culture where cooperation, security, and job satisfaction are central, and where everyone feels seen and appreciated. The position is a part-time temporary contract from 31.8.2026 to 29.8.2027. The employment percentage is between 75–90%, according to agreement. Your duties as a nursing assistant include supporting the elderly in daily activities together with the team, based on their individual needs and wishes. The work includes, among other things, personal care, assistance with household chores, meals, outdoor activities, and contributing to a safe and meaningful daily life for the elderly. Qualifications for nursing assistants are a nursing assistant degree or an equivalent qualification such as a helper caregiver or primary caregiver, with registration in Valvira. Who are you? We expect flexibility and good teamwork skills. You are interested in developing your own work, willing to take on new challenges, and understand the importance of teamwork. We also require good knowledge of both Swedish and Finnish, spoken and written. We prefer that you also have a valid medication law certificate. We also welcome newly graduated candidates full of ideas and new ways of thinking! We offer you, among other things: Opportunities to develop the unit’s operations – your ideas are appreciated! Effective occupational health services Well-being activities (e.g., ePassi) Salary according to the collective agreement for the private social services sector Training days Employees in the residential and service sector are required to have vaccination protection according to §48 of the Infectious Diseases Act and tuberculosis screening according to §55 of the Infectious Diseases Act. In accordance with the Act on Supervision of Social and Health Care (741/2023), the selected candidate must present a criminal record extract. Folkhälsan is a smoke-free workplace. We actively promote equality, value diversity in our workplace, and encourage people from different backgrounds and minorities to apply. Come and work with us! For more information about the job, please contact unit manager Katarina Bredbacka via email at katarina.bredbacka@folkhalsan.fi or by phone at 044 788 6006. Please use the electronic application form when submitting your application. We wish to receive your application no later than 3.8.2026 at 14:00. We are conducting interviews during the application period, and the position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.