Vacant job

About the position:

We are now looking for someone who enjoys working with people and actively wants to develop in the role of personal assistant. You will be working with a cheerful and playful 18-year-old girl living in Vidingsjö.

You will develop, gain new knowledge, and new experiences in your role as a personal assistant. The client is multiply disabled and requires physical, cognitive, and medical support in her daily life.

As the client has reduced muscle tone and irregular movements, she needs support in all transfers and care, as she cannot sit, walk, or stand on her own.

The client has a congenital cognitive impairment that means she lacks speech, which means communication occurs through sounds and facial expressions, and partially through body language. To strengthen communication, an iPad is used between home and school.

The client has many medications that are administered daily, and you as an assistant need to provide them according to a schedule.

The client uses an inhaler, and all fluids are taken via a button/PEG, which is vital for her.

The client enjoys crafting, going on outings in her car, and taking walks, and it is your responsibility to ensure these activities are carried out. You are her arms and legs.

The aids used to ensure the client's daily life functions include a wheelchair, a ceiling lift with a harness, and a standing frame. You need to learn how these work and be attentive if something seems incorrect.

The client lives with her parents in Linköping (Vidingsjö). There are regular city buses. For those who drive, there are parking opportunities.

We are now looking for a personal assistant who can work as a substitute on weekdays from 13:30 to 22:00, as well as on weekends where shifts can be between 8:00 to 14:00, 11:00 to 22:00, or from 15:30 to 22:00.

Start date to be agreed upon.

About you:

We see that you are calm, attentive, and have social skills as you need to interpret the client's needs, as well as communicate with the parents at home.

You need to be able to take your own initiative. As a person, you need to be driven and reliable as acute situations may arise that require quick responses.

You are structured and can work according to schedules and routines that are important for the client's well-being.

You need to have physical capacity as some strength and technique are required for lifting in and out of the wheelchair, handling diaper changes, and lifting with the standing frame, which are important aids in the client's daily life.

You also need to have some medical knowledge or understanding, as medications are a necessity for the client's well-being.

About the employer:

Björkö Assistans AB is a personal assistance company with an office in Linköping. We primarily operate in Östergötland.

At Björkö Assistans, the quality of life and needs of the user are always at the center, but we also care about being an attractive and good employer.

Please read more at www.bjorkoassistans.se. Find us also on Instagram and Facebook.