People under the age of 65 who have a disability and extensive support and assistance needs can apply for personal assistance. A personal assistant helps someone with basic needs, such as eating, dressing, washing and communicating. The assistance is individually adapted and aims to increase the opportunities for people with disabilities to live an independent life. We are looking for committed and caring people who want to help create security, dignity and quality of life for another person. If you enjoy helping others and want a meaningful job where you really make a difference - then this is the job for you! Your tasks As a personal assistant, you provide support and assistance in the user's everyday life. You help with nursing, medication, transfers, meals and personal hygiene. The work also includes interventions in palliative care as well as the handling of probe, PEG, cough machine, mucus suction and C-PAP. Working hours are day, evening and weekend. About you We are looking for you who have experience working as a personal assistant or in health and social care. Experience of handling medication and working with people at the end of life is an advantage. You are a confident, calm and empathetic person who can build trust and has the ability to adapt to the user's needs. We would like to see that you are a trained assistant nurse or care assistant. The position requires good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, and basic knowledge of English. Please note that there are furry animals in the home. Other positions - 3 places HÖK-employment, part-time 70-100%, starting soon, by agreement. About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.