The job market in Umeå continues to be strong. Over the past week, 124 new job advertisements have been published across a range of sectors – from healthcare and social services to IT, research, and hospitality.
Healthcare and social services still dominate with the most available positions. Elderly care is seeking assistant nurses, registered nurses, and care staff for several units, including Umeå norra korttidscenter, Eriksdal, and Dragonens vård- och omsorgsboende. Services for people with disabilities are also seeking staff for group homes and supported living.
Region Västerbotten is recruiting specialist physicians, licensed nurses for Cancercentrum and the Ear-Nose-Throat clinic, as well as assistant nurses for the psychiatric clinic for summer coverage.
Within IT and technology, positions include .NET web developers, junior chemists, a Quality & Environmental Manager for JOST, and surveying technicians. Umeå University has also opened a postdoctoral position in gut microbiota and mucus barrier physiology.
The education sector is seeking elementary school teachers for Sävar school, school librarians for Forslundagymnasiet and the Primary and Secondary Education Administration, assistant principal for Midgårdsskolan, and mother tongue teachers in Ukrainian, Wolof, and other languages.
Social services and support organizations are recruiting social workers for the Adult Unit and Elderly Investigation, treatment assistants, housing support staff, and companions for children, youth, and adults.
Summer jobs are beginning to appear on the market. Umeå region's fire department is seeking both regular summer workers and future fire engineers. Navet, Umelagun, and Aquarena are looking for lifeguards and restaurant staff, while the municipality offers summer jobs in environmental supervision for small sewage systems and digitalization teams.
Within service and retail, opportunities include Circle K as store sales staff, warehouse workers for Varsego and Mediq, and serving staff for Sjöbris and Köksbaren. Cervera is also seeking extra staff.
The municipality is also recruiting officers for environmental planning, field workers for the Nature Conservation Unit, fee administrators, sports facility workers for Nolia, and a unit manager for Digital Transformation and IT.
For those seeking assignments outside traditional employment, there are opportunities as trustees for adults in the Umeå region or contact persons for children, youth, and adults with disabilities.
Application deadlines vary between late February and well into autumn, but several summer jobs have application deadlines in early March.
More information about available positions can be found on the Employment Service's Platsbanken and Umeå municipality's job portal Varbi.