Personal Assistant for a Child

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Are you resourceful, flexible, and enjoy working with children? Then this position might be for you. We welcome your application today! Job Responsibilities As a personal assistant, your primary task is to provide support and care to the assistance-eligible person based on their assistance decision and established implementation plan. Documentation is recorded in a social journal. Work tasks are performed with consideration for the individual's influence, participation, and self-determination with attentiveness and respect. You will be working with a child born in 2017 who needs daily support due to significant functional variation. The tasks as a personal assistant vary and are performed primarily in the individual's home. The home is located within a 5km radius outside the city center. Support includes daily hygiene, dressing and undressing, tube feeding, mobility assistance, play, and helping the child do as much as possible of what a child their age normally does. Currently, we are seeking a dedicated employee who can work day/evening shifts and every other weekend. Work is performed according to a fixed six-week schedule, covering days, evenings, and weekends. During the weeks, school occurs two days/week, swimming one day/week, and daily training at home. The work group consists of three day/evening staff and three night staff. This is a permanent position at 100%. During fall 2025, the assistance program transitioned to VAS (activity-based schedules), and personal assistance staff will be offered full-time positions within Örnsköldsvik Municipality. Qualifications We are seeking someone who is a nursing assistant or has other education or experience that the employer deems sufficient. We prefer candidates with further education or training focused on functional disabilities. Experience working in healthcare and social services is meritorious. Experience with non-verbal communication, tube feeding, epilepsy, breathing masks, cough machines, medication delegation, and use of mobility aids is also meritorious. It is important that you enjoy and feel comfortable working with people, that you are flexible, and open to new ideas and work methods to meet the assistance-eligible person's needs and wishes. Your approach to the user and family must be trustworthy, attentive, and calm. The position requires sufficient Swedish language skills, both spoken and written, to perform documentation and to advocate for the user. We place great emphasis on personal suitability for the position. Upon hiring, you will need to provide a certificate from the criminal record registry to your supervisor. You can order a certificate from the criminal record registry here: Polisen A valid driver's license, category B, and access to your own car are meritorious as it can facilitate the work. Include a CV and personal letter with your application. Selection and interviews may take place on a rolling basis. In the Welfare Administration, approximately 2,500 employees work. The administration is governed by the Welfare Board based on the administration's mission statement—"Together we facilitate people's ability to live a meaningful life"—we work to achieve the municipality's vision: We build the best together. During the interview process, we will conduct an identity check and verify citizenship. Accepted documents are passport, international ID card, driver's license + identity certificate from the Swedish Tax Agency, or other ID documents that establish citizenship. For some positions, certificates from the police's suspicion and conviction registers may be required. We welcome language skills in Finnish and/or one of the Sami varieties, as Örnsköldsvik Municipality is part of both the Finnish and Sami administrative areas. Several positions in our municipality are classified as security positions, so security vetting may be conducted. These positions may require Swedish citizenship.Are you resourceful, flexible, and enjoy working with children? Then this position might be for you. We welcome your application today! Job Responsibilities As a personal assistant, your primary task is to provide support and care to the assistance-eligible person based on their assistance decision and established implementation plan. Documentation is recorded in a social journal. Work tasks are performed with consideration for the individual's influence, participation, and self-determination with attentiveness and respect. You will be working with a child born in 2017 who needs daily…

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job

Stav

active

Viditelnost

public

Město

Örnsköldsvik

Adresa

Järnvägsgatan 6

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63.28453477302, 18.703287277544kopírovatotevřít v ▾

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Publikováno

16. 7. 2026

Upraveno

28. 7. 2026

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