Vacant job

Description

Personal assistance is in need of reinforcement!

As a personal assistant in Vänersborg municipality, you who appreciate variation and meeting different people will thrive.

You will have colleagues with the same mission, where you together with the unit manager and operations manager have regular workplace meetings focused on the assignment. We are looking for a new employee for a temporary position with the possibility of a permanent employment.

For us, it is important to make a difference!

Job Responsibilities

You will work as a personal assistant at one or more different workplaces in the municipality. The workplaces require different competencies, including autism, acquired brain injury, and intellectual disabilities. In your work, you support individuals in their daily living with a strong focus on creating relationships and security in the individuals' lives and homes.

You need to be comfortable working independently, as you often work alone in the person's home. At the same time, good collaboration skills are important, as it is essential that we support each other and work towards decisions together in the staff groups.

As a personal assistant, you work, together with the unit manager and operations manager, according to the goals and guidelines that exist for the operations. Based on the individuals' decisions and implementation plans, you will provide support in daily life through a professional approach, low-arousal attitude, and clarifying pedagogy. Collaboration with representatives and other professionals is included in the assignment.

The responsibilities of the personal assistant include:

• providing support and care in close work with the person
• creating opportunities and conditions for communication
• clarifying the daily life for the person
• motivating the person towards participation and independence
• being familiar with guidelines and operational goals and being able to clarify them for the person, relatives, and partners
• developing and reflecting on daily work
• seeking new knowledge
• actively participating in meetings and spreading relevant information to colleagues
• establishing/following up on implementation plans and creating goals
• keeping social and health documentation in Lifecare
• taking on specific areas of responsibility based on the needs of the operations
• establishing/following the operations' routines and action plans together with the operations manager
• reporting deviations and Lex Sarah
• noticing the need for aids at APM
• using aids according to instructions/delegation
• following the routine for aids to ensure they are functional and cleaned
• correct handling of medications according to delegation and medication orders
• correct handling of private funds according to guidelines
• collaborating with other professionals around the individuals, both in daily work and through quality teams

Qualifications

You should have a calm and secure demeanor, the ability to work independently, and a professional attitude. It is important to have the ability to reflect on your own approach, to have the desire and willingness to work according to proven methods, and to be flexible, attentive, and unpretentious. The position requires the ability to be adaptable and quickly adjust to different individuals' needs and wishes.

You should have a positive view of people and find it easy to collaborate. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Solo work occurs. Working hours are scheduled for days, evenings, and weekends with on-call duties.

A driver's license and access to a personal vehicle are required.

As a personal assistant, you should have approved grades from the Care and Nursing program or the Child and Recreation program with a focus on social services or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

Conditions

Temporary position until 2026-05-31 with start date by agreement.

Probationary employment may be applied.

Recruitment may begin during the application period, so do not wait to apply.

When applying for a position within the Social Administration's operations, you should be prepared to present an extract from the criminal record before the position is filled.

About Vänersborg Municipality

As an employee in Vänersborg municipality, you contribute to making everyday life easier for our 40,000 citizens in the municipality. In Vänersborg municipality, 3,800 employees work, and we strive to be attractive and sustainable in all areas, throughout life. If you are curious to know more about us as an employer and what benefits we offer - visit our website (https://www.vanersborg.se) to read more.

Other Information

We see diversity as a strength that enriches our operations and welcome applicants with different backgrounds. If you are applying for a position with us that is subject to military placement, you will receive information about this in connection with your employment. The municipality has made active choices in this recruitment and therefore does not wish to be contacted with offers of advertising and recruitment assistance/competence brokerage. Contact details for your trade union can be found here (https://www.vanersborg.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/arbetsmarknad/fackliga-organisationer).