Special Education Teacher

Uddevalla - A Place for Life Welcome to become part of our growing municipality - and to work together with us to provide even better service to our residents. We offer an attractive workplace that provides you with great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout their entire career. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to best utilize your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone. Uddevalla Municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in an open and positive interaction between municipality, education, business, and culture. We hope you will enjoy being with us! About the Workplace Norgårdenskolan is Uddevalla Municipality's largest 7-9 school with just over 500 students in the 25/26 school year. We have extensive collective experience in school leadership, and principals form a strategic management team with two special education teachers. We start the 25/26 school year strengthened by graduating students' merit value of 233 points and 90.4% eligibility, but we are also humble about taking on new challenges for current and incoming students. We work according to Vision and Direction 2028 and four strategic areas. With support from the entire staff and a newly recruited deputy principal, we are now working to define and refine the work organization to enhance development opportunities. The school has a comprehensive and cross-professional competence. We have two employees in the roles of special education teacher, social pedagogue, and study and career guidance counselor, as well as, of course, school nurse and school counselor. We have, as confirmed by evaluations, good cooperation between the student health team and work teams. The school organizes a special teaching group (SU Blue) for students needing individually adapted learning environments and flexible planning. Additionally, an adapted primary school is organized in the school area, which has its own principal and school management. We collaborate regarding the school's comprehensive and accessible learning environment and operational matters, but do not have a joint school management or shared responsibility. Job Duties Special educational support for teachers, aimed at providing good guidance and stimulation and appropriate additional adaptations in the classroom's physical learning environment. Special educational support for teachers and guardians, aimed at professionalism and good cooperation during pedagogical investigations when a student does not meet knowledge criteria. Special educational support for the principal, aimed at establishing good transfer structures and professionalism in dialogue and cooperation with guardians, networks, and other societal functions. Special educational support for the principal, aimed at process development of structures, routines, and organization. You will also be part of the primary school's collective special educational competence and participate in a few central collaborative dialogues annually. What We Are Looking For We are seeking someone who is self-driven, empathetic, and sees the importance of collaboration. You are structured and view differences positively. You are goal- and result-oriented with specialist knowledge through acquired education and proven experience. To succeed in the assignment, it is important that you are relationship-oriented and fundamentally have an easy laugh. If you are additionally charismatic with good rhetorical skills, you will likely succeed! Qualifications Requirements for employment: - Trained special education teacher - Teacher qualification and teaching license for middle school Meritorious for selection: - Previous work in leadership positions in primary school - Knowledge of relevant operational systems Additional Information If invited for an interview, you will complete a work sample consisting of two parts: - Part one: Giving a presentation and developing your thoughts on special education and organizing special support, as well as the leadership you consider successful in this context. - Part two: Describing an excellent result you were responsible for or involved in - why it was successful and what the success factors were in this process. Welcome to apply! For positions requiring teaching license/degree certificate/study certificate, these must be submitted before employment.