Vacant job

We are looking for personal assistants who want to work nights for a six-month-old boy with a tracheostomy in Luleå. As an assistant in this assignment, you will be offered a rewarding job with a curious and active boy. The family consists of the boy, his mother, father, and their French bulldog. They live in a villa where there are good conditions for a pleasant working environment for you as assistants. As an assistant, you will always work in close proximity to the boy - both at home and when the family goes on outings and trips. The boy's needs require supervision and assistance around the clock. Since he breathes through a tracheostomy tube, you will always work with another assistant to ensure that his breathing functions correctly. A central part of the job is to prevent blockages in the tube by regularly removing mucus/saliva with a suction catheter and providing mucolytic inhalations. The boy also has a feeding tube in his stomach, which he is fed through in addition to a bottle. Otherwise, he is a healthy and cheerful baby who enjoys playing, going for walks in a stroller, and sitting in laps. 

About Novum Assistans As part of Novum Assistans, you are involved as an employee through regular workplace meetings where the development of assignments takes place. We, as an assistance company, create conditions for the tasks that the assistance requires, in ongoing competence development based on the needs of the assignment. As an assistant, you thus have the opportunity for personal development both as an individual and in your professional role as a personal assistant. 

Read more about Novum here (https://novumassistans.se/om-novum-assistans/)

Who are you as an applicant? We are looking for someone who has a personal suitability for the assignment. For us, this means that you are responsible, caring, empathetic, and attentive. We see that you, as an applicant, are naturally fond of children, as we believe this is a fundamental quality for thriving in this role. It is important that you are punctual and can keep time, but also flexible enough to occasionally step in to cover gaps in staffing. As a person, you enjoy taking initiative, both independently and in collaboration with others in a group. You have a natural sense of the meaning of working in someone else's home and respectfully acknowledge the home environment in your role as an assistant. 

Other requirements for you as an assistant in this assignment:

• You are a non-smoker.
• You have fluent Swedish in both spoken and written form.

The chemistry and interaction between you as an assistant, the client, and his relatives are crucial for the quality and experience of the work.

Novum as an employer ensures that you, as a new employee, receive paid theoretical and practical introduction to the tasks. Introduction and training will be provided by hospital staff with specialist competence in tracheostomy.

About the employment We initially apply the employment form of hourly employment, after which a permanent schedule may be offered after completed introduction (for a certain period as long as the assignment lasts). You will be offered a fixed hourly wage according to agreement and other compensation according to collective agreements (Fremia-Kommunal: Personal Assistance). The assignment is expected to last for about 2-3 years as the boy is expected to outgrow his condition.

In connection with the employment, we will try to accommodate requests regarding working hours, but we will primarily prioritize those who can work part of or the entire night shift, so that the boy can come home from the hospital.

The working hours are mainly scheduled from 22:00 to 08:00 but may vary by a few hours.  

About the recruitment The selection process is ongoing, and more information about the assignment will be provided at a possible interview. Start date will be agreed upon. For employment with Novum Assistans, you must have a BankID and agree to use your BankID in the service.

As a personal assistant working with a child, you are required to present a criminal record extract from the police before potential employment. You can order this to your digital mailbox via https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/)