Vacant job

As an assistant, you will be part of the daily life of a boy living with his family in Skogås, Huddinge. Getting to know the boy and his family is essential for the assistance to work in the best possible way. The boy is soon turning 7 years old and requires assistance around the clock. He needs help with breathing through a tracheostomy tube and is very sensitive to infections. In this role, you are primarily expected to work with the boy during his school hours. 

As an assistant, you will receive thorough training in the medical tasks. The first training session is a full day at LIVA at Karolinska Hospital, and the remaining part of the introduction will involve shadowing to get to know the boy and your tasks.

As a personal assistant, you work in someone else's home, and it is important that you are attentive to the family's needs. You should be able to work independently but also in collaboration with other assistants and the boy's parents. We are looking for someone who is personally suitable for the role. It is important to us that you are responsible and meticulous in carrying out your tasks according to instructions. Your personality should contribute to creating a calm and secure environment at home.

Novum is a nationwide assistance provider that operates based on a Christian value foundation, aiming to make a difference for the individual, the industry, and society. We are unique in the industry in specializing in children who need respiratory support at home. Read more about Novum Assistans here.  (https://novumassistans.se/)

Regular workplace meetings take place where the development of the assignment occurs. As an assistance company, we create conditions for the tasks that the assistance requires, in ongoing competence development based on the needs of the assignment. As an assistant, you will thus have the opportunity for personal development both as an individual and in your professional role as an assistant.

We see the following as requirements for working as an assistant in this assignment:

You must master Swedish in both spoken and written form.

You must be smoke-free.

In addition, it is advantageous if you also have:

If you are a trained nursing assistant.

Previous documented experience with tracheostomy.

About the position The position is for just over 80%, and as an assistant, you will primarily work during the day (08:00-15:00) due to the boy's school schedule. We offer a fixed hourly wage according to agreement. Other compensations are according to collective agreements. The selection process is ongoing, and more information will be provided during a potential interview. Start date is according to agreement. For employment with Novum Assistans, you are required to have a BankID and agree to use your BankID in the service. According to the law (2010:479), regarding background checks of personnel who will perform certain services for children with disabilities, we as the employer are required to request a background extract from all employees who will work as personal assistants for a child under 18 years old. The background extract must be submitted to us as the employer before starting employment. You will order the background extract according to LSS from the police. The form is called LSS - performing certain services for children with disabilities (442.9) and can be found at the address: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

About the recruitment The selection process is ongoing, and more information about the assignment will be provided during a potential interview. Start date is according to agreement. For employment with Novum Assistans, you are required to have a BankID and agree to use your BankID in the service.

In this recruitment, we apply a personality test for all applicants. This takes about 15-20 minutes to complete, and you will receive an invitation via your email after you have applied for the position. The tests help us match the right person with the right job. In this way, we increase the chances that you, as the hired person, will enjoy working with us and that you have the right conditions to succeed in the assignment.