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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, a non-profit organization. As an assistant at Ågrenska, you are covered by a collective agreement, entitled to compensation for wellness activities, and receive continuous education 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, horseback 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 Ebba's link to interaction with others in her environment and support her communication outward.

Scope of the position

Ebba is looking for someone who can work approximately 40% (15h/week) on a rolling schedule, afternoons/evenings on certain weekdays, every other weekend, and extra during school breaks. Some nights, you will also stay overnight with Ebba. The position is a one-year temporary contract starting in early February 2025.

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

Ebba prefers female assistants.

• 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 a criminal record extract. 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 learn more about Rett Syndrome, we recommend reading further at 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!