Special Educator/Special Teacher for Magelungen Resource School Södertälje

Magelungen Utveckling is an employee-owned company that offers qualified treatment and change initiatives for children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Magelungen provides treatment as well as resource schools at both primary and secondary education levels. The goal is to create an environment within the operations that is manageable, meaningful, and comprehensible. Research and evaluation are integrated parts of all operations. About Us We offer education and treatment, where schooling is integrated with skills training and therapy. The organization is characterized by a collaborative spirit among various professions. In addition to educators, we have behavioral scientists, social workers, and family therapists who, together with school staff, support students in their development. The school caters to children and adolescents in grades 4-9 with significant needs for special support. The students we encounter often have social, psychosocial, or neuropsychiatric issues, and many have a long history of school absenteeism. To assist these young people in achieving a functional school experience, we work with small group sizes, high staff density, enhanced student social support, and individually tailored programs based on each student's circumstances and needs. We adopt a systemic and salutogenic perspective, focusing on working with the whole and building on what works. Our aim is to provide an environment where all students have a chance to succeed based on their individual conditions. About the Position The role entails a comprehensive special educational assignment. You will serve as a special educational support, advisor, and mentor for the school staff and work directly with students through special educational interventions. The position includes teaching in small groups, corresponding to approximately 50% of the role's scope. An important part of your work will be to conduct educational assessments and mappings, as well as to design, implement, and continuously evaluate individualized support programs and action plans. You will collaborate closely with management and colleagues to develop and improve special educational strategies and methods. Additionally, your work will include applying for supplementary funding together with the principal and counselor. Your role also involves actively identifying and contributing to the implementation of development measures at various levels within the organization. You will also be part of the school's student health team (EHT) and Magelungen's network for special educators, as well as actively working to promote health to strengthen student health services. Qualifications We are looking for someone who wants to contribute to strengthening our special educational competence. You are a certified teacher with special educational training or a certified special educator. You have proven experience in engaging with youth with neuropsychiatric disorders and psychosocial issues, as well as experience in assessments and documentation. Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. It is important that you are flexible and willing to be part of an environment where collaboration with your colleagues is a central part of the assignment. You can collaborate with other staff and students by being attentive, adaptable, and clear in your communication. You are motivated by and want to contribute to our systematic quality work, special educational issues, new research, and are open to thinking outside the box. The school exclusively serves students with significant needs for special support, and therefore we prefer candidates with experience working with this specific student demographic. Employment The position is a permanent full-time role with a start date to be agreed upon. We apply a 6-month probationary period. A criminal record extract (for suspicion and offenses) will be requested - form. Please apply in good time; processing can take up to two weeks from the time the Police Authority receives a complete application until the extract is sent. Processing times may vary depending on the number of requests. Application For more information about the position, you are warmly welcome to contact Acting Principal Åsa Bergström. Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, which means that the position may be filled before the application deadline. We warmly welcome your application! We kindly but firmly request no direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements and services.