School Counselor for Central Student Health Services, Halmstad Municipality

What You Will Do As a school counselor, you will primarily: - Conduct conversations with students and guardians. - Investigate and assess students' school-social situations. - Actively participate in the school's student health team together with school nurses, special education teachers, specialized teachers, and principals. An important part of the assignment is collaboration - both internally with school staff and externally with agencies such as social services, habilitation, and child and adolescent psychiatry. You will work proactively and preventively with other professionals to strengthen students' school connection, create a safe learning environment, and contribute to the school's core value work. Who You Are We are seeking an engaged and solution-focused school counselor who wants to contribute to promoting students' mental health and well-being. Your work will be crucial in helping students reach their knowledge goals and develop socially and emotionally in a safe and supportive learning environment. We are looking for someone who: - Enjoys working with complex issues and has good analytical skills. - Is independent, clear, and attentive in communication. - Can easily adapt to different needs - of students, guardians, and school staff. - Wants to take a central and leading role in the school's safety work, with a special focus on core values. Your Experience Requirements: Social work degree or university degree, 180 ECTS credits with a focus in behavioral science that the employer considers suitable, and 30 ECTS credits in social law. We are seeking someone who has: - A strong ability to build positive relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. - Very good collaboration skills and enjoys working in teams. - An engaged and solution-focused approach, where you see opportunities within given circumstances. - Willingness and ability to influence school culture and actively contribute to the development of the school's student health work. - Initiative and leadership, both in driving development work and in leading yourself and others. We especially appreciate someone with strong commitment to children's rights, particularly their right to participation and inclusion. Most important to us is that you are curious, attentive, and have a desire to understand each student as an individual, and that you work from a professional and empathetic approach. Personal suitability will be given significant weight in the recruitment. Experience is required. What We Offer You will be employed in the central student health services, stationed at Linehed School (grades F-3). You will work according to the school counselor's professional description in close collaboration with other school staff, focusing on student health's promotional and preventive work. Additional Information [The rest of the text provides details about the application process, employment conditions, and organizational background, which would be translated similarly in a professional manner.]