Personal Assistant

Aarre Avustajat; Kirkkonummi; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Aarre Avustajat is hiring personal assistants in Finland. You can define how much and when you work, making this role suitable for those seeking full-time, part-time, or gig work.

The job is paid under the private social services sector collective agreement, and no special training is required beyond a suitable attitude and reliability. As an assistant, you will help clients with everyday tasks at home and in the community, supporting independence and well-being.

Qualifications

• No formal education or degree required.
• Flexible shifts and workload, you can influence when and how much you work.
• A attitudes-oriented, reliable, and helpful person fits well.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily tasks at home and outside.
• Support clients with shopping, meals, dressing, and personal care tasks.
• Coordinate with clients to schedule visits and activities.
• Work with a dedicated supervisor for ongoing guidance and support.

Job description

Are you looking for a pleasant and flexible paid job without education or degree requirements? Do you want to influence your own workload as well as where and when you work? Do you feel that helping other people is important and want to do work that leaves you with a good feeling?

If you answered yes to the above questions, we recommend the role of a personal assistant at Aarre Avustajat. Below you will find more information about Aarre Avustajat and the work of a personal assistant, as well as a link to the application form through which you can easily apply without a separate CV. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

JOBS AVAILABLE AS A PERSONAL ASSISTANT

We are currently looking for new personal assistants for our clients for important but flexible assistance work. The work is paid according to the private social services sector collective agreement and is suitable for a good person looking for full-time, part-time, occasional, or gig work. As a personal assistant, you can define how much and when you work, so the job also fits alongside another job or studies. You do not need special training for the assistant's work; the right attitude and reliability are the most important qualities for an excellent personal assistant. At Aarre Avustajilla, you will receive continuous support and guidance from your own staff member, and we promise that you will never be left alone with your matters or questions.

WHAT IS PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AND WHAT DOES AN ASSISTANT DO?

Personal assistance is a service in which a personal assistant acts as the client's hands and feet, performing the actions that the client would do themselves but cannot manage alone due to a disability or illness. The purpose of the personal assistant is to help the client with everyday tasks both at home and outside the home.

Assistance tasks are often ordinary daily chores that we all perform in our own lives. Therefore, the assistant's work does not include tasks that require a separate degree, such as a practical nurse's degree, and anyone can act as an assistant. Assistance tasks include, for example, assisting the client in shopping, outdoor activities, eating or cooking, dressing, hobbies, or home care.

WHAT KIND OF PERSON IS SUITED TO BE AN ASSISTANT?

As an employer of several hundred personal assistants, we can state that the people best suited for personal assistants are those with the right attitude towards important assistance work. It is good for the assistant to be a reliable, positive, helpful, hardworking, and people-oriented person.

You do not need previous similar work experience, as every new assistant is given a comprehensive orientation at Aarre Avustajien own Aarre Academy before starting work. However, experience or training in the assistance and care sector may be beneficial for some clients.

WHAT KIND OF SHIFTS ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN I INFLUENCE THEM?

Personal assistance is a service that takes place on weekdays as well as weekends, and possible shifts are often available from morning to evening. At Aarre Avustajilla, you can influence how much and when you want to work and for which client. We strive to combine our clients' assistance needs and our assistants' work wishes so that they suit everyone. You will always get to meet a potential new client before starting the client relationship, and if you feel that something is not working as you thought, we can together find a suitable alternative for you. If you wish, you can work as an assistant for as many clients as you like.

Eligibility and Requirements

A person hired as a personal assistant must present a criminal record extract less than 6 months old to the employer before starting work. The criminal record extract is requested electronically from the National Judicial Records Centre by the job applicant. Reliable, positive, helpful, hardworking, and people-oriented attitude, Criminal record extract less than 6 months old