Contact Persons (according to SoL & LSS), Söderhamns Municipality

Description:

Do you want to make a difference in someone else's life? As a contact person, you become an important source of social support and a caring presence for someone who needs increased community in their everyday life. Through conversations, activities, and your commitment, you can contribute to a sense of security, inclusion, and quality of life. Your Assignment Many people sometimes need extra support when their own network isn't enough. As a contact person, you become an important presence and a source of social support in everyday life. You meet with the person regularly, usually around once a week, and you spend time together through activities based on the individual's needs, interests, and wishes. The assignment can involve anything from walks, coffee breaks, and conversations to shared leisure activities or support in simple everyday situations. The service is provided to people who have been granted a contact person through an assistance decision. As a contact person, you contribute to increased inclusion, community, and security. Through your commitment, you can make a real difference and contribute to a meaningful and fulfilling everyday life for the person you support. What the Assignment Involves As a contact person, you are above all a caring presence who offers social support, community, and meaningful contact in everyday life. The assignment involves building a trusting and long-term relationship where you support the person based on their needs and circumstances. You encourage an active leisure life, promote social contacts, and serve as support through conversation, advice, and guidance in situations that do not require specialized professional expertise. As a contact person, you are bound by confidentiality, which means you cannot share information about the person you are or have been a contact person for. Building a safe and trusting relationship can take different amounts of time. For some, the connection develops quickly, while others require more time and patience. The most important thing is to meet the person with respect, attentiveness, and genuine commitment. For this assignment, both compensation and reimbursement for expenses are provided. The expense reimbursement should cover costs that may arise in connection with the assignment, such as travel, coffee breaks, or shared activities. The compensation is taxable and counts toward pension. Your Qualifications You don't need any special education or previous experience in social work to become a contact person. The most important thing is that you have a stable life situation, time, and willingness to engage in another person's everyday life. We are looking for people who enjoy meeting others, are respectful, and want to contribute to increased community and quality of life for others. You must be at least 18 years old, but we otherwise welcome applicants of all ages and backgrounds. We would like you to be a secure and stable person with good self-awareness and the ability to build trusting relationships. You are attentive, empathetic, and find it easy to adapt to different situations and people's needs. We also value a friendly and respectful manner and a willingness to support and encourage others on their own terms. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities. We process applications on a rolling basis, so don't delay sending in your application. We welcome your submission! What We Offer Your well-being is important to us! Söderhamns Municipality actively works with health, wellness, and work environment. We have health advocates on staff and you receive a wellness allowance. It is also important to us that there is a balance between work and leisure, and we are committed to ensuring our employees get the recovery time they need. Read more about some of our benefits: Benefits and Advantages - Söderhamns Municipality (soderhamn.se) In the archipelago municipality of Söderhamn—where Hälsingland meets the sea—we think big and boldly. We have the ambition to grow to 28,000 residents and base our decisions every day on the people of Söderhamn and their needs as we shape and develop our operations. Together we make a difference for individuals and society. We use competency-based recruitment to create an inclusive and fair process. This means we assess candidates based on their competencies, experiences, and abilities in an equitable and fair manner. Our goal is objective recruitment where everyone has the same opportunities to demonstrate what they can contribute. In this recruitment, we have already made our selections of advertising channels and partners. We politely but firmly decline any form of recruitment assistance from external parties.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Söderhamn

Address

Söderhamns kommun

GPS

61.3057323, 17.0412717copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

0270-75000

Views

8

Published

10. 6. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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