Personal Assistant

Värnamo kommun · Full-time

Kyrktorget 1, Värnamo, Sweden

Are you looking for a meaningful role where you make a real difference? We are now seeking more engaged employees who want to be part of shaping the future of Värnamo. With us, you work with the individual at the center and create a workday that is valuable, both for you and for our citizens. Description The personal assistance team works with great dedication and a clear focus on providing support, service, and care based on each user's individual needs, wishes, and decisions. We are seeking engaged and caring personal assistants to provide support and service according to each user's individual needs and wishes as determined. It is important to show good understanding of each user's circumstances and work to create safe, respectful, and trusting relationships. You may need to work with several different assistance users, which requires flexibility. The position includes daytime, evening, and weekend shifts. Work Tasks You will perform daily, planned support activities together with the assistance user. You offer individual, social, and practical support to enable and utilize people's own abilities, thereby creating conditions for independence. You work to make people active participants in their daily life and have meaningful leisure time and/or activities. The work includes personal care, practical tasks, and daily chores. You assist with everyday tasks such as cooking, cleaning, personal care, and laundry. You will also participate in leisure activities such as movie outings, exercise, walks, and more. You need to be able to cycle. All our activities operate according to Värnamo Municipality's values MURAS: Focus on People, Development, Respect, Joy in Work, Collaboration. Work tasks also include rehabilitation, IT-based documentation and administration, as well as delegated health and medical care tasks. Qualifications Care and nursing program, children's and leisure program, or other education deemed equivalent by the employer, as well as good computer skills. Experience working with people who need support in various ways in their daily lives is meritorious. You need to have good ability to communicate in Swedish, both verbally and in writing, to be able to cooperate with users, relatives, and colleagues, as well as handle documentation and record-keeping in a safe and professional manner. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Terms Before an employment offer, a certificate from the police criminal record register must be provided. You must be able to speak and write Swedish. You must have a category B driving license for manual transmission and be able to cycle. Interviews take place continuously during the recruitment period. The Care Administration. We are responsible for our elderly, people with disabilities, and the municipality's home health care. The administration also works with rehabilitation and prevention so that our citizens can live a good life throughout their lives. Read more about us at: Omsorgsförvaltningen - Värnamo kommun Information about salary. In accordance with the EU's wage transparency directive, Värnamo Municipality provides information about the starting salary range for the position in this job posting. The range stated is based on the minimum salary and median salary within the occupational category that this posting concerns. Median salary is the middle salary, which means that half of all employees within the occupational category in Värnamo Municipality have a lower base salary than the median and half have higher. You can find information about the starting salary range on our website: Information om lön - Värnamo kommun. The salary information is indicative and not binding. Värnamo Municipality applies individual and differentiated salary setting, which means that the final salary is determined based on the difficulty level and responsibility level of the assignment as well as the individual's educational background and experience. In the event of a job offer, this means that the salary negotiated can be both higher or lower than what is stated in the starting salary range. You can find information about how we work with salary in Guideline - Salary formation on our website: Riktlinjer - Värnamo kommun. Värnamo Municipality, the municipality with a big heart, in the middle of Småland. We are a central part of the strong growth region characterized by the Gnosjö spirit and high employment. Here there is a spirit of constant movement and great visions for the future. We highlight both big and small successes, which strengthens pride and community for everyone who lives here. As an employee with us, you have the individual at the center and create value for both yourself and the citizens, while contributing to making Värnamo an even better place to live and grow. Read more about us at: Värnamo kommun