About this role
Lerum Municipality is known for its scenic locations with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents, but expects significant growth in the coming years. Lerum is located just a 20-minute journey from Gothenburg and is currently entering a development-intensive period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure both good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate.
Recently, Dagens Samhälle has named Lerum the winner in the metropolitan municipalities category (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities in areas such as education, healthcare, economy, culture and leisure, attractiveness, business, and future factors like digitalization and civil preparedness. We are now a Supermunicipality!
Lerum Upper Secondary School aims to be one of the region's most attractive schools and an obvious choice for young people in Lerum. We are now seeking someone who, together with students, employees, and school management, wants to be part of this work.
With approximately 1,200 students, Lerum Upper Secondary School is an attractive and popular school with a strong value base focusing on safety, presence, and challenges. The school is characterized by breadth and excellence. We offer nine national programs, upper secondary school for students with intellectual disabilities, and Introduction Program (IM), divided into five school units, each led by a principal. The school also has an administrative manager and a head of operations for coordination. Teachers are organized in teams around students in different programs. The school is located in a fantastic environment, with a green park area, right next to the Säveå River, just a few minutes' walk from Lerum center and train station.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking a committed special education teacher/teacher who is passionate about making a difference for students in the Individual Program. As our new colleague, your main task is to design, implement, and evaluate inclusive and individualized instruction together with your team. You will be the driving force in:
· Creating a good learning environment: ensuring that each lesson and space is safe, clear, and stimulating for students with special needs.
· Acting as a team player: collaborating closely with other educators and teaching assistants to maximize each student's knowledge and life development. Strong collegial collaboration is our success factor!
· Active mentorship: Being an engaged support for your mentor students, focusing on the whole person and maintaining close, trustful contact with guardians.
QUALIFICATIONS
We primarily seek someone with special education teacher certification in intellectual disabilities, but other teaching qualifications or post-secondary behavioral science education may be relevant.
We find the following particularly meritorious:
· Previous experience working with the target group in adapted upper secondary school (neuropsychiatric disabilities).
· Knowledge and experience with AAC/TAKK (Alternative Augmentative Communication / Sign as Alternative Complementary Communication).
We are looking for someone who:
· Sees collaboration as a prerequisite, not an obstacle. You are a pronounced team player who actively seeks dialogue with colleagues, resource persons, and school management to find the best solutions. You are flexible, solution-focused, and see yourself as an active part of the school's collective development.
· Has strong didactic competence and ability to meet students with varying needs and challenges. You are creative and can adapt instruction to each student's individual conditions, in line with the curriculum's value base and program examination goals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Development in Lerum Municipality should be sustainable, and our governance is based on the global goals of Agenda 2030.
We believe that our differences enrich and develop individuals, operations, and society positively. As an employer, Lerum Municipality actively works for equality and diversity and against all forms of discrimination and degrading treatment.
We care about a good work environment where you can combine work and leisure. As an employee, you get access to various benefits, such as wellness allowance and employee care programs. Read more about our employee benefits here: https://lerum.se/dina-formaner
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Warmly welcome with your application!
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