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About Ågrenska

Ågrenska is a unique, developing meeting place and a national competence center. We conduct various activities from a holistic perspective for children, adolescents, and adults with disabilities, their relatives, and professionals. Ågrenska is owned by the Ågrenska Foundation, which is a non-profit organization. As an assistant at Ågrenska, you are covered by a collective agreement, have the right to compensation for wellness activities, and receive continuous training in your role as a personal assistant. Read more at www.agrenska.se (http://www.agrenska.se/)

Are you a person motivated to create a meaningful and fun everyday life for people? Then you might be the right person for Ebba!

Who will you be working with?

Ebba is 15 years old, has a rare diagnosis called Rett Syndrome, and lives with her parents and younger sister in Lindome, not far from Lindome station, fifteen minutes by train from Gothenburg.

Ebba enjoys being around creative, proactive people who like to come up with ideas. She loves music, riding, and swimming. As her assistant, you will work with Ebba to train communication using an eye-controlled computer, implement training programs from a physiotherapist, and assist her with other basic needs. Ebba has mild epilepsy, needs help with feeding, and receives medication via a PEG button. You will also be Ebbas's opportunity for interaction with others in her environment and her support in her outward communication.

Scope of the position

Ebba is looking for someone who can work about 40% (15h/week) on a rolling schedule, afternoons/evenings on certain weekdays, every other weekend, and extra during school holidays. Some nights, you will also stay overnight at Ebba's. The position is a temporary contract until February 2026, with good opportunities for extension.

Who are you applying? What is important for you to thrive in the role of Ebba's assistant is primarily the right chemistry between you, Ebba, and the family. Both Ebba and her family place great value on personal maturity in you as an assistant, that you are calm and secure in yourself, that you are self-driven and proactive, have a great empathetic ability, and know when to take space and when to step back.

Ebba is only looking for women as the work is close to personal integrity.

• Driver's license and car are advantageous but not a requirement
• You need to be able to speak and understand Swedish.

We require you to provide an extract from the criminal record. Apply for this now via the link below: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)

If you want to read more about Rett Syndrome, we recommend you check the following links:

https://www.agrenska.se/globalassets/dokumentation/515-retts-syndrom-2016.pdf (https://www.agrenska.se/globalassets/dokumentation/515-retts-syndrom-2016.pdf)

https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/kunskapsstod-och-regler/omraden/sallsynta-halsotillstand/retts-syndrom/ (https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/kunskapsstod-och-regler/omraden/sallsynta-halsotillstand/retts-syndrom/)

Interviews are conducted continuously during the application period, so do not wait to apply!