Vacant job

We are now looking for you who want to work in a cheerful and friendly team providing assistance to several of our citizens. As an employee with us, you will be offered a meaningful job where you make a difference in someone's life.

Curious? Read more and we look forward to your application!

Your role with us

The primary assignment will be with a teenage boy on the autism spectrum. He lives at home, so you should be comfortable in a household with siblings, a dog, and a cat. You will meet him at home after school and be involved and supportive in his leisure activities. You will primarily work with one citizen but will also assist others. Your tasks mainly consist of providing our clients with individual support and care, developing and maintaining abilities and communication considering the disability. You will support clients' participation in leisure and cultural activities, participation at all different levels: individual, group, and community level, as well as self-determination and personal integrity.

You will be the contact person, and in this role, you are responsible for ensuring that the implementation plan is established and followed up. Furthermore, you are responsible for social documentation according to current guidelines. If applicable, you will perform medical tasks delegated by a nurse or assist the client with self-care. You should be able to work at more than one workplace.

As a personal assistant within Kristianstad municipality, you will be part of an organization that collaborates closely with the client, colleagues, support pedagogues, unit managers, and other stakeholders (according to the client's needs and wishes) in a continuous learning environment.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with a high school education as a childcare worker, care education, or a 3-year high school education with additional training as a personal assistant. You have experience working with people with disabilities and experience working as a personal assistant. You need to be knowledgeable in healthcare as it is part of the job. We would also like you to have experience working with sign language support and alternative communication. Experience based on a low-arousal approach is preferred.

Since the job requires communication and documentation, we expect you to be computer literate and proficient in Swedish, both spoken and written. You also need to understand and communicate in English as the client speaks English. A driver's license for a manual transmission vehicle and access to a car is required to reach the client's home.

As a person, you have good collaboration skills, are stress-resistant, flexible, and can remain calm to handle changing situations in the job and in meetings with the client. You are solution-focused and do your utmost to support the client and are attentive to their needs. Furthermore, you have the ability to independently plan your work and make your own decisions while respecting decisions made by others and executing work on behalf of others. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability for the position.

This is us

The operations of the Care Administration are aimed at the elderly and individuals who need support for disabilities as well as those in need of home healthcare. The operations are functionally divided into four areas: support in ordinary housing, support in care and nursing homes, health and medical care, and functional support. The administration also includes the authority unit, the national gymnasium, and the aids center in Eastern Skåne.

We offer

We are over 7000 employees in Kristianstad municipality who make a difference in people's everyday lives, every day. With us, you will find employees who are passionate about welfare and want to turn ideas into reality. Kristianstad municipality offers several different career paths so that you can develop throughout your working life. Read more about our benefits and us as an employer here (https://www.kristianstad.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare.670.html).

Good to know

If you have protected personal information, do not apply via the application button. Instead, send your application by mail or submit it at Rådhus Skåne. Mark the envelope with the title and reference number. If you have questions, you can contact the citizen center at 044-13 50 00.

If you have questions about how to make your application, contact the system's support at 0771-69 36 93. Choose 1 - Visma Recruit and 2 - job seekers.