4 jobs in Bjurholm

Part-Time Firefighter

As an employee in Bjurholm Municipality, you play an important role where every day you help shape our shared future. In your work, you have the opportunity to meet people and experience the joy of making a difference. Looking ahead, we need more skilled and committed employees who want to help develop our operations. We face many exciting challenges and are looking for someone who can take initiative, is passionate about your assignment, and is happy to share your knowledge. Together we contribute to welfare for Bjurholm's approximately 2,400 residents. Our operations employ around 350 people in various professions, and we collaborate with municipalities in the Umeå region. Bjurholm has a good business climate and good local services. With proximity to beautiful nature and activities in leisure and culture, Bjurholm is a place where it is easy to enjoy life. About the Job Are you someone with the right spark, both feet on the ground, and your heart in the right place? Do you also want to help people in your hometown feel safe in their daily lives? As on-call emergency response personnel (part-time firefighter), you will enter a good community. You become an important resource for society and an asset in safety work at your job. You will be called out for various acute emergencies such as fires, traffic accidents, and other acute situations where lives may be at risk. You will undergo relevant training that gives you the right conditions to handle the job. Your Responsibilities Work in response teams, participate in training and exercise activities, perform basic maintenance of equipment and vehicles. You will work with other firefighters under stressful conditions, which requires good teamwork and social competence. You should be able to work independently and take your own initiatives. The position involves on-call duty every third week, during which you must be able to arrive at the fire station within 5 minutes of an alarm. Training activities occur at approximately 50 hours per year, preferably in the evenings. Your Profile To become a part-time firefighter with us, you should: Be over 18 years old Live and work near the fire station so that you can meet the 5-minute response time. Have full vision and hearing. Pass our treadmill work test, medical examination, and work-related ECG requirements with approved results. Have a driver's license, at least category B, but be prepared to obtain category C (the fire service covers the cost) Be able to swim Provide a letter from your primary employer confirming that you are permitted to leave your workplace when an alarm is called during regular working hours. To thrive in this role, you have teamwork skills, initiative, and are flexible. You are positive, communicative, and work without pretense. Other Information We actively work for equality and diversity in working life and thus want to utilize the qualities that balanced gender representation and ethnic and cultural diversity can bring to our operations. Before each recruitment, Bjurholm Municipality makes an active choice of advertising venue and possible recruitment support. We contact those we choose to advertise with ourselves. We therefore decline all offers to purchase advertising space or recruitment support. We ask for respect for this.