Vacant job

ABOUT THE JOB

We are looking for personal assistants for a 12-year-old boy living just outside Karlstad. The boy has extensive care needs, and the assistance is provided with double staffing around the clock.

He uses a Permobil and has his own speech. In his daily life, he enjoys e-sports, technology, and gaming, which would be a great shared interest with you as an assistant. He attends an adapted school where you, as his assistant, accompany him.

The role involves supporting him in all aspects of daily life, including personal care, communication, leisure activities, and medical procedures. Experience with tracheostomy and PEG tubes is advantageous but not mandatory. The most important factor is that the personal chemistry is right.

The workplace is located outside Karlstad with limited public transport connections, meaning a valid driver's license and access to a car are required.

YOU ARE

• At least 22 years old
• Non-smoker
• Have a driver's license and access to a car
• Safe, mature, and responsible
• Genuinely interested in working closely with a child with significant care needs
• Comfortable working both day, evening, and awake night shifts

OTHER QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR

• Interest in data and gaming
• Good teamwork skills and ability to work in a team (double assistance)
• Sensitivity and respect for the individual's needs and privacy
• Commitment and willingness to make a difference in someone's daily life
• Experience in similar work is advantageous

WHAT WE OFFER

Vivida stands for quality. We work to ensure that you, as an employee, feel good and take pride in your professional role. As a personal assistant, you have a rewarding job where you are very important to another human being. You will receive support from us as an employer and opportunities for personal development through your tasks and training. Being employed at Vivida means security through collective agreements, market-competitive salary, pension, insurance coverage, favorable vacation terms, and wellness benefits. We work to ensure that you, as an employee, feel good – our employees are our most important asset!

HOURS AND PERCENTAGE

Work shifts are scheduled as follows:

• Weekdays: 07:00–15:00, 15:00–22:00, 22:00–07:00 (awake night)
• Weekends: 07:00–19:00, 19:00–07:00 (awake night)

We are looking for several assistants with different percentages of employment, ranging from on-call as needed to a fixed schedule of approximately 50-80%.

SALARY

At Vivida, you as an assistant receive a fixed base hourly wage + holiday pay and any applicable shift allowance. Collective agreements apply.

START DATE

Immediately

APPLICATION

The last day for applications is 2026-07-09. Applications are processed continuously, and the position may be filled before the deadline, so do not hesitate to submit your application!

After submitting your application, you may be asked to answer supplementary questions via video in some recruitment processes. You will receive an email with the questions from [email protected]. Also, keep an eye on your spam folder in case the email ended up there.

EXTRACT FROM THE CRIMINAL RECORD

By law, an extract from the Police's criminal and suspicion register is required when working with minor customers (under 18 years old). Vivida additionally has a policy to always request extracts from all personal assistants, in order to ensure the safety of our customers and the quality of the assistance. Therefore, we would like you, if called for an interview, to bring a current criminal record extract that is no more than 6 months old. You can apply for the record extract via this link: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

If you are applying for work with a child customer, choose: Work with children according to LSS

If you are applying for work with our adult customers, choose: Work with elderly or adults with disabilities

About Vivida

Vivida Assistans is an assistance provider that has been in operation since 2004. With solid experience and secure management, we offer a complete holistic solution for our customers' assistance. We are present throughout the country and are an employer that truly cares about our employees. Our customers also have access to qualified legal expertise. Our operations are built on a strong value base, for which we have been awarded the highest R-license in ethical business conduct. We have collective agreements and are a member of Vårdföretagarna.

Read more about us:

vivida.se (https://vivida.se)

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