Vacant job

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 training in your role as a personal assistant. Read more at www.agrenska.se

Who will you be working with?

A wonderful 7-year-old boy is looking for more assistants to join his lovely team as soon as possible. He lives in a house in a newly built residential area in Alingsås with his family, consisting of parents and two younger siblings.

The boy has a neurological condition that means he requires personal assistance around the clock. He benefits from closeness and hearing sounds around him. He is calm as a person and enjoys being in the buzz of loved ones. He enjoys listening to stories when his assistants read to him, as well as hearing audiobooks and music. The boy enjoys company, and his younger siblings love to play and have fun in his room - where he often spends time with his assistant.

The boy needs someone to help him with all aspects of daily life, and you will thus be his support through everything. He has no verbal language, limited vision, and uses a wheelchair to explore the world.

As a personal assistant, you will become a significant part of his and the family's daily life. You will be a safe point and advocate for his best interests in all situations. The boy requires double assistance around the clock.

Job Scope

We are looking for assistants who want to work 40-75% awake night shifts, as well as someone who can work daytime approximately every other weekend, with availability for gaps on weekdays for day and evening shifts.

We are also looking for people who can work during the summer.

Who are you applying?

It is important that you, as an applicant, are a responsible and reliable person. We want you to be engaged, positive, and creative. You should have a calm and present demeanor, be empathetic, and able to act quickly in emergency situations. In this job, you should be attentive and independent to take your own initiatives. You should be comfortable being part of a family with children - where your role as a personal assistant plays a significant part in enabling the boy to participate in daily life with his family.

It is desirable that you have experience working with children in some capacity. It is welcomed - but not a requirement - if you have experience with epilepsy, handling feeding tubes, and/or managing medical technical aids such as suction devices.

To thrive in this job, you should: - Enjoy working independently as well as in a team - Be able to act on quick decisions regarding medication, breathing, or similar - Be comfortable working with respiratory monitoring as well as with cough machines, suction devices, and other medical technical aids.

Getting to work: About a 10-minute bike ride from central Alingsås. Limited public transport options. A driver's license and car are a plus.

Warm welcome to apply now – selection is ongoing!

We also require you to present a criminal record extract. Apply for this now via the link below: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/