Summer Substitute Personal Assistant

Scope: Substitute during the summer - opportunity for permanent shifts afterwards.

Employment type: As long as the assignment lasts

About the workplace

We are looking for personal assistants for a young boy of 17 years who lives in Svarte with his family.

The workplace is easily accessible by public transport.

Working hours vary throughout the day and week, including awake nights.

During your shifts, you will work alone with the client.

As a newly hired assistant, you will receive an introduction from an experienced assistant to get to know the client and the routines.

The client

A cheerful 17-year-old boy with a great interest in music. Our client enjoys swimming, cycling, and jumping on a trampoline. He also occasionally goes to the gym to train.

Our client uses a wheelchair sometimes due to slightly unstable balance.

The client understands when spoken to but communicates via TAKK.

Our client was born with cerebral palsy and autism.

The client’s family consists of a mother, father, and 3 siblings who live together in a cozy house in Svarte.

Job responsibilities

As an assistant to this boy, you will support communication and educational activities during leisure activities and medical visits. You will also assist with tasks the client cannot manage alone, such as cooking, personal hygiene, and household chores.

As an assistant, you will work both in the client’s home, at school, and accompany them on various activities, such as to the swimming pool.

He also goes to Friskis several times a week and does light training with the assistant at the gym.

There are trips abroad with the family, and you are expected to accompany them as an assistant. There will be more than one assistant traveling with you.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who wants to work in our active team, is independent, and proactive. Since good communication and personal chemistry are important aspects of the job, knowledge or interest in learning TAKK is required.

It is important to master the Swedish language as the client does not have a verbal language.

An interest in music or the ability to play guitar or piano is a merit, but not a requirement.

Note: There are pets in the home!

About Kurera Omsorg

Kurera Omsorg is a young and modern care company with three business areas; Personal Assistance, Foster Care, and Open Care & Housing. Kurera Omsorg has its headquarters in Malmö and an office with personal assistance in Västervik.

Having three business areas provides good synergy effects. All our employees work in social work but from different angles, with different backgrounds. Our employees mean everything to us. Without engaged and innovative employees, we are nothing. Therefore, we take recruitment very seriously and care about our staff throughout their employment with us. We are available for honest conversations and want to know how we can develop to become better. Always with the goal that our clients should also have the best possible experience with us.

Kurera Omsorg can also offer social solutions that other care companies find difficult to provide. For example, we have foster placements with personal assistance and the ability to create internships and jobs for placed youth and young adults. We have special competencies and a unique care approach for children, youth, and adults.

At Kurera Omsorg, we strive to perform our work with commitment, responsibility, innovation, and joy. We want to make a difference and truly care.

We have a collective agreement and offer wellness benefits. As an assistant, you will have close collaboration with your immediate supervisor and regular meetings with your work group.

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