Special Education Teacher, Almåsgymnasiet

Become a part of Borås City! Welcome to work in the Educational City of Borås, where every day is meaningful. In addition to meaningful work and professional colleagues, Borås City offers a range of benefits and attractive working conditions to ensure your well-being and satisfaction. Professionalism, engagement, and a focus on learning are key principles for Borås City's operations, both in interactions with the residents of Borås and in relationships with colleagues. Almåsgymnasiet offers education where creativity and entrepreneurship shape students' futures. The school's environment is characterized by good collaboration among various professions, all of which prioritize the students' learning and success. The school has a highly competent and professional student health team that works alongside teachers and other staff to provide students with the best conditions for learning and development. Our belief is that all students want and can achieve their goals. The school's student health team consists of two counselors, two school nurses, two special educators, and two study and career counselors. Social educators and resource educators are also part of the school's organization, serving as an extended arm of student health with a focus on the best interests of the students. You can find more about the school on Almåsgymnasiet's website. Special Educator, Almåsgymnasiet Job Responsibilities As a special educator, you play an important role in the school's student health services. We believe in early interventions, shared responsibility, and a health-promoting approach. Together with your special educator colleague and other professionals, you form the school's student health team and work closely with students, teachers, and school management. The goal is for all students to receive support and encouragement to develop and reach the educational objectives based on their individual circumstances. The work is varied, characterized by frequent student contacts, and involves many points of contact with students, staff, school management, and, in some cases, guardians. You will work with the following areas: • Health-promoting and preventive work for students' development, which includes support, guidance, and stimulation of individual students, classes, or groups. • Educational guidance at the individual, group, and organizational levels, where you provide advice and support, as well as guide staff. • Establishing special educational assessments and evaluations; as well as creating, following up on, and evaluating action plans. • Operational development, which includes developing methods and approaches, as well as participating in planning and organizational matters. • Collaboration in the form of cross-professional cooperation within student health, with external actors, and with educators and other staff at the school. Additional Information Union representatives can be reached through Borås City's switchboard at +46 33-35 70 00. Read more about Borås City's employee benefits. The belief of the Upper Secondary and Adult Education Committee is that all students want and can learn. Read more in the administration's development plan for the Educational City of Borås. We value the qualities that a balanced age and gender distribution, as well as ethnic and cultural diversity, bring to the organization. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. Qualifications You who are applying have a background as a teacher and hold a degree in special education. Independence and collaboration should be combined in teamwork. It is therefore important that you have a holistic view of the operations and a strong ability to collaborate and work in teams. It is crucial that you are engaged in your work and have a positive attitude towards the students. You contribute to creating good learning environments and conditions for students' learning. You also have a good understanding of applicable governing documents, students' rights to special support, and the formulation of action plans. Since communication and documentation are significant parts of the role, you must have strong skills in Swedish, both spoken and written. In your work, you are structured and can prioritize and follow through on your commitments. Great emphasis will be placed on your personal qualities such as social competence, flexibility, responsiveness, and ability to collaborate. Experience in special education work with students at the upper secondary level is an advantage. Application Please submit your application with attached documents via our application function, accessible through "Apply for the job" below.