Vacant job

The Social Services Department is one of the municipality's seven administrations. Our shared mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Piteå, local businesses, and associations, we are developing Piteå into an even better place to live, work, and thrive. We serve citizens under the age of 65 who need support in their social situation due to developmental disabilities or functional impairments. Our work is important because every day we contribute to giving people a good quality of life based on their individual circumstances. We hope you will join us in making a difference! We look forward to your application!

About the workplace

Do you want a meaningful job where you make a real difference in someone's daily life? We are currently looking for an engaged and reliable personal assistant for a young man with autism who needs clear structure. He enjoys being active, discovering new things, and participating in various daily activities. He attends daily activities with an assistant during the week. The user also has close and frequent contact with his relatives, making collaboration between the assistants and the family of utmost importance.

About the user

You will be working with a cheerful and wonderful young man who appreciates presence, community, and clarity. He does not use spoken language but communicates in other ways – through body language, expressions, facial mimicry, and with the support of alternative and augmentative digital communication. He has a great need for routines and structure to feel safe in his daily life. You need to be a stable and reliable person who can maintain calmness in all situations.

Job responsibilities

As a personal assistant, you support the person in their home, starting from the user's needs and wishes. The tasks include, among other things, practical chores, personal care, medical interventions, leisure activities, and social contacts. You should be the support the user needs to be as involved as possible in all activities and to contribute to the user having a good quality of life.

As a personal assistant, you work closely with the user and support everything that is part of his daily life, for example:

• Create predictability and structure in daily activities
• Support communication via AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
• Assist with personal care
• Be a safe and clear support in social and practical situations
• Participate in activities such as walks, outings, and daily chores

The work is based on established routines and structured working methods that you will be introduced to.

Qualifications

You have completed education from the nursing program, the children and leisure program, or a one-year personal assistance education, or other education that the employer considers equivalent. You have good knowledge of Swedish, both written and spoken. The work should be characterized by a pedagogical approach to support the user in maintaining their skills as much as possible. It is important that you feel secure in your professional role and can act professionally. We also look for someone who is social, attentive, and proactive in activities with the user. We will place great importance on your personal qualities.

The work as a personal assistant requires good physical condition in terms of strength, fitness, and mobility. Since the work involves documentation, it is desirable that you have good computer skills. We prefer that you have a B-class driver's license and access to a car.

More about the position

Employment type: Permanent/Fixed-term, approximately 78% employment rate

Working hours: 13-hour shifts distributed across days, evenings, and weekends.

Full-time employment can be offered. You will then work primarily in this case but may need to work hours in other cases/activities where there is a need. This requires that you can travel by your own car to the workplace where you will temporarily work. Travel allowance is paid according to the agreement for business travel.

For employment as a personal assistant, an extract from the criminal register is required (note two different extracts): https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/barn-med-funktionsnedsattning/) and https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/kontrollera-dina-uppgifter-i-belastningsregistret/)

Application deadline: 2026-04-14, but employment can occur on an ongoing basis, so submit your application today.

Your application documents are public records and are handled according to the principle of public access. If you have a decision regarding protected personal data, please contact the Recruitment Team for an alternative route at phone 0911-69 65 10.

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