Welcome to Us

Make a real difference in people's lives – apply for a meaningful job as a personal assistant in an inclusive organization!

In the Hägersten-Älvsjö district administration, we offer municipal personal assistance where you work in the user's everyday life – at home and in the community – to support them in living the life they want.

Here, inclusion, respect, and making you feel welcome as an employee are valued.

We Offer

A meaningful and varied job with good opportunities for personal development. We provide you with a solid introduction, support from close leadership, and the tools you need to succeed in your role.

Your Role

We are looking for personal assistants for users with autism and challenging behavior. This advertisement is for on-call staff with a chance for summer jobs. The mission is to provide the best possible assistance so that the user can have a good quality of life and participation in society. The work as a personal assistant involves providing support in all situations of life. This can include support in the home and also out in the community.

Common tasks include:

• Helping users with limited vocabulary to communicate with the support of speech and visual aids (AAC).
• Support with meals.
• Assistance with personal hygiene, showering, and toilet needs.
• Accompanying users to daily activities, school, or short-term housing.

Your Skills and Experience

We are looking for someone who is:

• Calm and secure.
• Attentive and empathetic.
• Patient and punctual.
• Self-sufficient (basic assistance).
• Good at collaboration (double assistance occurs, but also collaboration with relatives sharing housing).

We are looking for someone who has:

• Turned 18 years old.
• Experience working within LSS and/or personal assistance.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Assistant nurse training or other education in healthcare and social care.
• Knowledge of low-arousal approaches in theory and practice.
• Experience working with individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, and/or epilepsy.
• Experience with challenging behavior.
• Experience with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC).

Do you recognize yourself? Don’t hesitate to submit an application immediately. Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

In case of employment, you will need to present a criminal record extract from the police. The extract should not be older than 6 months from the date of issue.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's skills and thus combating discrimination.