About this role
Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.
Welcome to us!
Sjöängsskolan is beautifully located by Örby Castle in Älvsjö.
We are a three-parallel F-9 school with students from our local residential areas as well as those from further away. Our school serves as a meeting place for students from diverse backgrounds, which we value and take pride in. A hallmark of Sjöängsskolan is our competent staff group. We have a stable, committed, and collaborative faculty. For us, the development and learning of each student are at the center, and we work on continuous improvement to ensure that every student develops optimally. We believe in a long-term and systematic approach to quality work with a focus on education, and we take a proactive and preventive approach in our student health efforts.
Read more at http://www.sjoangsskolan.stockholm.se
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced special educator or special teacher with overarching responsibility for our middle school.
All special educators and special teachers at the school work both with administrative tasks related to special support and practically by providing support interventions and teaching students individually, in groups, and within regular teaching situations. You will collaborate closely with the deputy principal, teachers, and other educational staff in the middle school.
In the role of special educator, you will work together with teachers and student health services to ensure that students receive the guidance and stimulation they need in their learning and personal development. This is to enable them to develop as far as possible according to educational goals based on their own circumstances. In your work, you are expected to propose interventions and adjustments for students in need of this, participate in the establishment of assessments and action plans, as well as follow-up and evaluation of these. Your responsibilities will also include teaching small groups and providing individual support to students.
You will be part of the student health services at the school and participate in preventive and health-promoting efforts to ensure that all students receive adequate support. This role involves many points of contact with students, staff, and guardians.
Qualifications
We are looking for someone who has a teaching license and a degree in special education or as a special teacher. You should be qualified in both Swedish and mathematics, and we would like you to specify which grade levels you are qualified for, as well as the focus of your special education training. We seek someone who takes initiative and can independently plan and implement support interventions for students. You are structured, good at prioritizing, and follow through on your commitments. You have documented experience working as a special educator or special teacher. Personal suitability is of great importance to us.
Merits:
Experience working with students who are learning Swedish as a second language.
Experience with contacts such as speech therapists, child and adolescent psychiatric services, and habilitation services.
We look forward to reading your application.
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In the City of Stockholm, there are over 140 primary schools and 30 secondary schools with various specializations.
The City of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each individual's qualifications, thus counteracting discrimination. In preparation for the recruitment process, we have determined our recruitment channels and marketing strategies. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact from media sellers, recruitment websites, or similar entities. The City of Stockholm is committed to competency-based recruitment that focuses on the qualifications of each individual and aims to prevent discrimination.