We're looking for you who want a meaningful job, and we have several exciting positions to offer! One of our personal assistants describes a day like this: "It feels good in my stomach after a work shift. I'm satisfied with myself and feel that I've done something good for someone else." We warmly welcome your application!
The role of personal assistant with us
We are now looking for a confident and committed personal assistant for a child with intellectual disability and epilepsy. As a personal assistant, you work in the child's home environment and become an important part of daily life by creating safety, continuity, and good quality of life.
The child lives alternately with their parents, which means you work every other week with the mother and every other week with the father. Both homes are located outside the Kungsbacka city center.
The work involves providing support based on the child's individual needs. Work tasks include personal care, supervision, support with daily activities, and being attentive to and managing situations related to the child's epilepsy. You work closely with the child and family and become an important person in their daily life.
The position mainly involves awake nights, but also evening and weekend shifts according to schedule. You have support colleagues and a manager around you in your assignment.
Your profile
As a person, you are confident, responsible, and attentive. You have professional communication skills and can build good relationships with both the child, the family, and your colleagues. You work independently while having good teamwork abilities. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
We are looking for you who:
- are at least 18 years old
- have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written
- are confident, calm, and responsible in your work approach
- can work awake nights, evenings, and weekends
- have a driver's license and access to your own car, as the workplace is located outside Kungsbacka city center and public transportation is limited
- can adapt to working in two different home environments
It is meritorious if you have:
- experience working with children
- experience with epilepsy or other neurological disability
- experience working as a personal assistant
- training in care and health services
Learn more about us
Department for Individual & Family Care | Kungsbacka Municipality
Our offer and other information
We offer both permanent employment on a part-time or full-time basis with appointment according to agreement. We apply a 6-month probation period.
The schedule includes awake nights and evening and weekend shifts. Employment level is adapted to the needs of the operation and employment form.
Please note that a criminal record check will need to be provided in connection with employment. You can order a record extract here: Children with disabilities, e-service | Swedish Police (polisen.se)
Background checks may be conducted before employment.
If you want to know more about what it's like to work with us, you are welcome to contact us or read more on our website here: Working with us | Kungsbacka Municipality
Interested?
Great! We warmly welcome your application. We interview continuously, so don't wait to submit your application.
In your application, you attach your CV and answer a number of questions that will be part of the selection process.
Do you want to access salary statistics for the position and the collective agreements and employment benefits that apply at Kungsbacka Municipality? Follow the link below: https://kungsbacka.se/foretagande-och-jobb/jobb/att-jobba-hos-oss
If salary statistics are missing for the position you are applying for, you will receive it during the recruitment process.
In preparation for the recruitment work, Kungsbacka Municipality has carefully taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore strongly decline contact with media salespeople, recruitment sites, or similar.
Open to everyone
We focus on your skills, not your other circumstances. We are open to adapting the role or workplace according to your needs.