About this role
Gävle Municipality offers interesting and challenging jobs with great opportunities for you to grow. In the coastal city of Gävle, you are close to nature, culture, and experiences. Do you want to help take Gävle into the future? We are now looking for someone who wants to make Gävle even better together with us!
Education in Gävle is responsible for preschool, primary school, upper secondary school, and adapted education. We work to ensure that all children and students are challenged and complete their education. Here, you can help develop the best possible learning conditions. Together, we ensure that Gävle's children and students reach their goals.
Stigslunds School is a workplace with approximately 600 students, of which 330 are in secondary school, and about 60 employees. It is a school for grades F-9 located in a beautiful outdoor environment about 3 km from Gävle city center. In the past year, we have received several new school buildings that have positively impacted the learning environment.
We actively work on preventive and promotional efforts to maintain a safe environment and good working atmosphere at our school. We create good conditions for this through engaged educators, an active student health team, and present school leadership. We have good cooperation with parents, which is important and a prerequisite for our success. At Stigslunds School, you will have the opportunity to work in a creative environment characterized by good results, relationships, safety, and a desire for development!
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a Special Education Teacher in grades 7-9, you are an important support in the school's preventive and health-promoting work. Your assignment includes teaching students who need special educational interventions, both in groups and individually. The role also involves investigating students' needs for special support, developing action plans, conducting screenings, and providing some collegial guidance. You will work closely with teachers, school leadership, and student health services and be a driving force in the school's student health team.
In the Stigslunds school district, we particularly focus on developing students' reading competence. We screen all our students using the Lexplore tool and follow up on results in work teams according to an annual plan. After screenings, we implement specific reading interventions. We are also committed to developing reading competence across all subjects. In this work, you will become an important part of the team alongside teachers, school librarians, and school leaders.
As a Special Education Teacher in the Stigslunds school district, you will also participate in the area's special education professional meetings.
If you are driven by development and finding new ways to improve students' reading competence, apply to join us!
QUALIFICATIONS
We are seeking someone with a teaching certification and further education as a Special Education Teacher specializing in language, writing, and reading development.
You have several years of experience working as a teacher and are qualified to teach Swedish. It is meritorious if you are also qualified to teach Swedish as a Second Language and/or English. You are familiar with and knowledgeable about the primary school curriculum and have the ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both verbally and in writing. You have experience working with digital tools and use them as a natural part of your pedagogical work with students.
You have a good ability to lead and motivate students and help them feel comfortable and thrive. It comes naturally to you to help students feel a sense of belonging and inclusion. In social contexts, you are proactive and build trust in your professional relationships. You have a non-prestigious approach in your collaboration with colleagues, students, and parents, and are skilled at creating open dialogue and adapting your language to the current situation.
You are structured and plan your work well. You have the ability to prioritize, are efficient, and use resources to best achieve results.
In line with Gävle Municipality's core values, you demonstrate good interaction, a strong ability to collaborate, and prioritize high quality in your work.
The final candidate must be able to present a police record for work in schools or preschools. This should not be attached to your application.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Gävle Municipality and enable good communication with applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via Visma Recruit, not by email or in paper format. If you have a protected identity, please contact the recruiting manager; do not submit your application digitally.
Gävle Municipality has a decision on the right to full-time employment, meaning that permanent employees can request that the position be a full-time employment. This request must be accommodated within six months,