Sarria announces seven permanent positions for auxiliary xerocultor in the elderly residence

The Autonomous Body Nursing Home Nosa Señora do Carme, dependent on the Sarria City Council, has opened the selection process to fill seven positions for geriatric nursing assistants as permanent labor staff. The call was approved on October 2, 2026, through Resolution 20260500 of the body’s Presidency and published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo number 230, dated October 8, 2026, with the official reference R. 2683. Interested persons will have 20 calendar days, counted from the day following the publication of the announcement in the Official State Gazette, to submit their application.

Seven permanent positions from the 2023 OPE

The positions are assigned to post 03.01.01, under the regime of permanent labor staff of Group IV, and are included in the Public Employment Offer of the year 2023. Selection will be carried out through a competition-examination system in a free shift, based on the principles of equality, merit, capacity, publicity, and transparency.

The applicable legislation includes Law 2/2015, of April 29, on public employment in Galicia; Law 3/1983, of June 15, on linguistic normalization; articles 231 and following of Law 5/1997, of July 22, on local administration in Galicia; and the revised text of the Law of the Basic Statute of the Public Employee, approved by Legislative Royal Decree 5/2015, of October 30.

The functions of the position include assistance in basic and instrumental activities of daily living, personal hygiene of the users, cleaning and maintenance of utensils and rooms, reception and distribution of meals, postural changes, and accompaniment during outings and leisure time.

Requirements for applicants

• Spanish nationality, without prejudice to the provisions of article 57 of the Basic Statute of the Public Employee.
• Functional capacity for the performance of the tasks.
• To have reached 16 years of age and not exceed the maximum compulsory retirement age.
• Not to have been separated through disciplinary proceedings from any public administration nor disqualified from the exercise of public functions.
• Not to incur any cause of incapacity or incompatibility according to current legislation.
• To hold one of the following qualifications: Technician in Care for People in Situations of Dependency, Nursing Assistant Technician, or Sociosanitary Care Technician; failing that, Graduate in Compulsory Secondary Education together with the Professional Certificate in sociosanitary care for dependent people in social institutions (Royal Decree 1368/2007, of October 19).

Examination, competition, and employment pool

The examination phase is valued up to 30 points and consists of three mandatory and eliminatory exercises, in addition to the Galician language test:

• First exercise: multiple-choice questionnaire of 40 questions plus 5 reserve questions, with four alternative answers and a duration of 50 minutes, on the syllabus of Block I. Each correct answer is worth 0.25 points and each error subtracts 0.05; the maximum score is 10 points and a minimum of 5 is required.
• Second exercise: written exposition of two topics chosen from three drawn at random from Block II, with a duration of one and a half hours, with a maximum of 10 points and a minimum of 5.
• Third exercise: written resolution of one or several practical cases, with a maximum of 60 minutes, or a practical simulation test, with a maximum of 10 points and a minimum of 5.
• Galician language test: translation of a text from Spanish to Galician or from Galician to Spanish, for 30 minutes, graded as pass or fail. Persons who prove Celga 3 or equivalent are exempt.

The competition phase values alleged merits up to 20 points:

• Services provided in local administration or in autonomous bodies dependent on it in positions of auxiliary geriatric caregiver: maximum 5 points, at 0.30 points per full month.
• Services provided in any public administration in positions of auxiliary geriatric caregiver: maximum 4 points, at 0.10 points per month.
• Services in any public administration in positions related to the care of people: maximum 1 point, at 0.02 points per month.
• Training and improvement courses on subjects of the position: maximum 10 points, depending on the duration.

The final qualification results from the sum of the two phases, provided that the competitive examination is passed with a minimum of 15 points. The qualifying tribunal will be composed of the Presidency, three members, and the Secretariat, and its composition will be announced together with the definitive list of admitted persons. The current employment pool will be expanded with the process, integrated by those who pass any exercise.

Submission of applications and publications

Applications shall be addressed to the president of the autonomous body and submitted to the General Electronic Registry of the Concello de Sarria or by any of the means provided for in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of October 1. They must conform to the official model of Annex I and be accompanied by a copy of the DNI, a responsible declaration, qualification, documentation accrediting merits and, if applicable, the Celga 3.

Once the deadline has expired, the Presidency will issue within 10 calendar days the resolution with the provisional list of admitted and excluded persons, with 5 calendar days for claims or amendments. Subsequent announcements, the dates of the exercises, and the results will be published on the electronic headquarters of the body. An administrative-law appeal may be filed against the resolution approving the bases within two months or, optionally, an appeal for reversal within one month.

The offer is strengthened as one of the largest permanent employment calls in the Sarria region and guarantees the stable incorporation of care personnel in a public service essential for elderly people and their families.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo, no. 230, October 8, 2026, section I, p. 27 (official reference: R. 2683).