Vacant job

At Bättre Assistans, we work together for everyone's right to live life to the fullest. We are now looking for another colleague to join our team, could it be you?

ABOUT THE POSITION

Bättre Assistans is part of Inre Kraft and we are looking for someone who wants to work as a personal assistant for our client residing on Sävastön in Boden. Between 08:00-18:00, two assistants work simultaneously with the client. We are currently looking for a substitute who wants to work extra as needed.

The working hours are scheduled on both weekdays and weekends. The working hours are as follows:

• 08:00-18:00 (double assistance)

• 08:00-08:00 overnight (8 hours waiting time/overnight shift)

Start date is according to agreement, and we hope you can begin the introduction as soon as possible.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a woman in her 50s who needs your help as an assistant to live the best life she wishes. As an assistant, you help her in her daily life with various tasks and activities, where you try to motivate her participation according to her abilities.

Listening to music, watching TV, and going for walks are activities that the client enjoys doing with you as her assistant. Our client has autism, Fragile X syndrome, and intellectual disabilities. She has reduced verbal ability and primarily communicates through sounds and body language. The assistance assignment is of a supervisory and guiding nature.

The job responsibilities include:

• Support with daily routines, such as household chores and activities

• Assistance with personal hygiene, dressing and undressing, and during meal situations

• Motivation, guidance, and structure.

The client uses a wheelchair and electric wheelchair.

ARE YOU THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

To thrive with our client, you should be confident in yourself, be a good team player who works well with your colleagues. You should be communicative and have a good ability to adapt your activity level to the client, as the work sometimes requires a lot of stillness and quickly shifts to activities that require supervision. You should have a good ability to read other people and enjoy working preventively. We also expect that you have basic cooking skills as it is important for the client to have home-cooked meals.

If you feel that this describes you, you might be the one we are looking for!

REQUIREMENTS

• Very good knowledge of the Swedish language

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous experience as a personal assistant or in healthcare

• Experience with autism/Fragile X/intellectual disabilities

• Driver's license and access to a car

• Basic cooking skills

Employment level: substitute.

Salary: We apply individual salary setting. Other compensations in accordance with collective agreements.

Your application will be read by employees, the client, and relatives at Bättre Assistans. Selection is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

Warm welcome with your application!

To be employed by us at Bättre Assistans, you need to have a BankID and agree to use your BankID in the service. A prerequisite for starting employment with us is that you can present valid ID and/or submit a personal certificate and any documents that prove your right to work in Sweden. You can easily download a personal certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency's website. To work as a personal assistant, you must be at least 18 years old.

If you want to work with children and young people under 18, you must present an extract from the criminal record. It is important that you order an extract from the Police now, as their processing time may vary. You can easily order with BankID via this link: Link to criminal record.

Work with us at Bättre Assistans

Bättre Assistans provides personal assistance with expertise in autism. We have offices in Boden and operate in Boden, Luleå, and other parts of Fyrkanten. It is obvious for us to adapt care based on each individual's unique circumstances. We create a clear structure and sustainable routines that allow for development throughout life. We are an organization with short information paths - always close to support, in both good and bad times, and we are never more than a phone call away. We believe that everyone who works with or is close to people with autism should have at least basic competence. Therefore, we offer guidance to anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge. Together, we create a safe, meaningful, and joyful everyday life for both clients and employees.

Benefits for you as an employee at Bättre Assistans

As an employed personal assistant with us, you are covered by a collective agreement and occupational pension. You are insured during working hours and to/from work if something unforeseen should happen. We offer wellness grants to our employees.

Sharing of applications within Team Olivia

To give you the best opportunities to find the right position, your application may be shared with our sister companies within Team Olivia if your profile matches an available position there. Of course, this only happens with your consent, which you indicate when applying.

For you with employment support

If you are entitled to employment support, we take this into account in a potential employment. Providing this information in your application is completely voluntary - alternatively, you can choose to inform us during a potential interview. We see this as an opportunity to create a good solution together for you as an employee.