Kindhearted woman looking for a BPA-assistant

What is BPA/UMPA?

It’s a meaningful position working closely with a disabled individual who has the need for physical assistance to accomplish responsibilities and goals in and outside of the home. Similar to how a wheelchair helps one go, a BPA helps a disabled person live a good, productive life.

Who am I?

In this position, you’d be working with a kindhearted 40 year old professional artist, writer and content maker, who lives together with her 3 children, doting spouse and hypoallergenic dog. Once abled and now disabled— she understands the meaning of living a full life. Although her body has reduced in physical function, her cognitive ability and motivation to perform her personal responsibilities have not reduced in size, nor importance. Prior to disability, she had established a home, family and career, and wishes to maintain these ties with support of BPA.

Who are you?

We are looking for trustworthy and dependable individuals who enjoy teamwork, but can also take self initiative to work on achieving the daily goals individually. If you foresee enjoying working in a cozy family-oriented setting, with a variety of tasks, flexible scheduling, with the potential of personal time off mimicking the Norwegian “Skole route” breaks— combined with the ability to maintain a stable source of income— please read more!

English is the preferred language in the workplace. Ideally having at minimum one BPA who is proficient in both English and Norwegian language would be a great resource for translation purposes.

In addition to 1-2 main BPA’s, we are looking for on-call substitute(s) who can step in when needed, for example during employee holiday, unavailability or in case of illness. A great opportunity for students and those who wish to have a secondary source of income.

Primary schedule needed is Monday - Friday 10:00 to 15.00, but other times may occur.
Size of position can be discussed

High level responsibilities:
Maintaining health / self care with assistance to organize medications, perform physiotherapy programs, prepare and tidy up for personal hygiene needs, providing dietary needs
Maintaining the home environment with cleaning, tidying, organization and practical tasks on a daily basis
Assisting in work activities such as assisting in the on-site art studio, writing/typing, making content
Family first! As a mother, her parental responsibilities comes first over all

Qualifications that are beneficial, but are NOT mandatory are:
drivers license
previous experience as BPA
proficient in Norwegian
experience in working with elderly, disabled or children
organization skills
translation, dictating
eligible for international to travel to the US

Mandatory requirements:
good chemistry in the workplace
proficient in English language
references
enjoys working in a family atmosphere/ working with children and animals

Hva får du?

• Tarifflønn, ansiennitetsregulert
• Pensjons- og forsikringsordninger, bl.a. AFP
• Avtaleregulert arbeidsforhold
• Veiledning og opplæring
• Assistentkurs i regi av Humana Omsorg og Assistanse
• Egen app for håndbøker og rutiner
• Rask oppstart
• Rabatter hos bl.a. SATS og Nr1 Fitness
• Tilgang til ansatt-hytte på Hovden til ansatt-pris
• Attraktive rabatter med fordelsprogrammet Visma LogBuy

Om arbeidsgiver:

Humana omsorg og assistanse er en del av Humana AB. Vi utvikler og leverer omsorgstjenester etter enkeltmenneskers behov og samfunnets ønsker. Mer enn 22 000 engasjerte medarbeidere utfører omsorgstjenester for nesten 10 000 mennesker i Sverige, Norge, Danmark og Finland og arbeider etter visjonen, alle har rett til et godt liv.