About this role
Welcome to our team! A full-time position from Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 3 PM, is now available.
About the Client:
The client is a young man, born in 2006, living with his family approximately 15 kilometers outside of Kalmar. The client requires active supervision and has comprehensive care needs around the clock, primarily due to epilepsy and irregular sleep patterns. While unable to communicate verbally, he expresses himself powerfully through body language, facial expressions, and demeanor, clearly showing when he is happy, angry, or sad. He demonstrates recognition of faces and voices, despite having reduced visual and hearing abilities. At school and home, he is involved through the use of images and symbols to reinforce behaviors and communication.
The client needs assistance with all fundamental needs and daily living activities, including feeding (via PEG tube), medication, mobility, personal hygiene, dressing, toilet visits, and more. The goal is to help the client manage daily life to the best of his abilities. To maintain his skills, he requires communication, continuous stimulation, training, and activation, both physically and socially. As an assistant, you will be involved in all these contexts.
About You:
We prefer candidates with previous experience as a personal assistant, alternatively experience in child care and support services, or currently studying in the field. You should retain a childlike spirit, be cheerful and positive with a proactive attitude. Commitment and a sense of responsibility are other important qualities. Social competence and being conversational are crucial, as communication is vital to the client's personal development. You must also be calm and stable in potentially critical situations.
Strong emphasis is placed on personal suitability. You must be at least 18 years old.
Background checks will be conducted on candidates proceeding in the process.
Specific Requirements:
Driver's license, non-smoker. Pets are present in the home.
About the Position:
This is a 100% daytime position, with work hours Monday to Friday, 7 AM to 3 PM.
Background checks will be performed.
Who Are We?
We are part of Hedera Assistans - a secure, well-established, and professional personal assistance provider with our heart in the right place.
We have one of the world's most important jobs - supporting those who need society's support the most! We are proud of this. Currently present in multiple locations in Sweden, our vision is to continue growing and supporting even more people towards an enriching daily life. Within Hedera Assistans, you'll find Libra Assistans, Assistanspoolen, and Livsanda Assistans. Here, outstanding individuals from diverse backgrounds unite with energy and joy to convey quality of life. We share one guiding principle - ensuring that actions, thoughts, and words always align.
Our organization is built on a secure and stable value foundation. Everyone should have the opportunity for self-determination, a meaningful life with security and well-being. Contributing to and creating a meaningful everyday life for these individuals makes us both proud and fortunate. Through genuine passion and a heart for both clients and employees, we form a thriving organization that continues to flourish. This is the core of our organization and our work.
We hope you will be our next personal assistant. Apply today, and we'll be in touch!