Vacant job

At Bättre Assistans, we work together for everyone's right to live life to the fullest. We are now looking for more colleagues to join our team. Is that you?

ABOUT THE POSITION

Bättre Assistans is part of Inre Kraft, and we are looking for you who want to work as a personal assistant for our client in Sävast. We offer hourly substitute positions now + substitute positions during the summer! To be considered for the hourly substitute position, you must be able to work to some extent during the summer.

For this client, two assistants always work together between 08:00-18:00.

The working hours are scheduled on weekdays and weekends as follows:

• 08:00-18:00 (double assistance)

• 08:00-08:00 next day (8 hours waiting time/24-hour shift)

Start date and introduction are agreed upon individually.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a woman in her 50s who needs your help as an assistant to live the best life possible. As an assistant, you help her in everyday life with various tasks and activities, trying to encourage participation according to her conditions.

Listening to music, watching TV, and walks are activities the client enjoys doing together with you as her assistant. Our client has Autism, Fragile X syndrome, and an intellectual disability. She has reduced verbal ability and communicates primarily through sounds and body language. The assistance task is of a supervisory and guiding nature.

The duties include:

• Support with daily routines, such as household chores and activities

• Help with personal hygiene, dressing/undressing, and meals

• Motivation, guidance, and structure

The client uses a wheelchair and an electric wheelchair.

ARE YOU THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

To thrive with our client, you should be confident in yourself, be a good team player who works well together with your colleagues. You should be communicative and have a good ability to adjust your activity level to the client; at times, the work involves a lot of silence before quickly switching to activity requiring supervision. You should have a good ability to read other people and enjoy working preventively. We also see that you, as an applicant, have basic cooking skills, as homemade food is important to the client.

If you feel this fits you, you might be the one we are looking for!

REQUIREMENTS

• Very good knowledge of the Swedish language

MERITS

• Previous experience working as a personal assistant or within healthcare

• Experience with Autism/Fragile X/Intellectual disability

• Category B driver's license and access to a car

• Basic knowledge of cooking

Employment level: 2-3 hourly substitutes as needed, who can also work parts of the summer.

Salary: We apply individual salary setting. Other benefits in accordance with collective agreements.

Your application will be read by employees, the client, and relatives at Bättre Assistans. The selection process is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the final application date.

We warmly welcome your application!

To be employed by us at Bättre Assistans, you need to have a BankID and approve using your BankID in the service. A prerequisite for starting employment with us is that you, as an applicant, can present a valid ID and/or submit a certificate of personal details (Personbevis) as well as any documents proving the right to work in Sweden. You can easily download the certificate of personal details from the Swedish Tax Agency's website. To work as a personal assistant, you must be at least 18 years old.

If you are to work with children and young people under 18, you are required to present an extract from the criminal record. From March 1, 2026, new regulations apply, meaning the register check will include both extracts from the criminal record and the suspicion register. The extract is ordered via the Police Authority's e-service. Note that processing times may vary, so the order should be placed well in advance.

The extracts can be ordered with BankID via the following link: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

We recommend that you ensure you have current extracts in accordance with current legislation and the new rules that come into force on March 1, 2026.

Work with us at Bättre Assistans

Bättre Assistans provides personal assistance with specialized competence within autism. We have an office in Boden and operate in Boden, Luleå, and other parts of the "Fyrkanten" region. For us, it is natural to adapt care based on each individual's unique conditions. We create a clear structure and sustainable routines that allow for development throughout life. We are an organization with short communication lines - always close to support, in good times and bad, and never more than a phone call away. We believe that everyone who works with or is close to people with autism should have at least basic competence. Therefore, we offer supervision to anyone who wants to deepen their knowledge. Together, we create a safe, meaningful, and joyful everyday life for both clients and employees.

Benefits for you as an employee at Bättre Assistans

As an employed personal assistant with us, you are covered by collective agreements and a contractual pension. You are insured during working hours and commuting to/from work in case of unforeseen events. We offer a wellness allowance to our employees.

Sharing of applications within Team Olivia

To give you the best chance of finding the right job, your application may be shared with our sister companies within Team Olivia if your profile matches an open position there. Of course, this only happens with your approval, which you indicate when applying.

For you with employment support

If you are entitled to employment support, we will take this into account in the event of employment. Providing this information in your application is entirely voluntary - alternatively, you can choose to inform us during a potential interview. We see this as an opportunity to create a good solution together for you as an employee.