Safety, Relationships, Development – Become Our Next School Counselor at Djupedalskolan!

**Your Workplace** At Djupedalskolan in Mölnlycke, you will encounter a professional, warm, and inclusive school with approximately 400 students in grades 4–9. Here, you will work alongside dedicated colleagues who strive every day to create safety, participation, and good learning conditions for all students. You will collaborate daily with the school social team, which consists of two social educators, a student coordinator, and other safety staff – a team that together fosters presence, relationships, and social security in the students' daily lives. As a curator, you will be the cornerstone of the school’s social mission – to nurture, strengthen, and further develop our already safe and harmonious school environment. You are an important voice in the student health team and a natural part of the school’s collective efforts for students' well-being and development. You will join a workplace where there is a close connection between ideas and actions, colleagues support each other, and professionalism, commitment, and humor go hand in hand. Djupedalskolan is centrally located in Mölnlycke with excellent commuting opportunities – just ten minutes from Gothenburg by train or bus. **Your Mission** As a curator at Djupedalskolan, you will play a key role in our student health efforts. You are an important contributor to creating the best conditions for our students to thrive and succeed in school. Here, you will have the opportunity to both uphold and further develop an already safe and harmonious school environment. Together with the school's student health team, you will contribute to a holistic perspective where learning, health, and relationships are interconnected. Your responsibilities will include: - Working health-promoting and preventative through school-wide initiatives, such as those concerning norms, safety, well-being, puberty, and group-strengthening activities based on the school’s identified needs. - Conducting social assessments. - Holding support conversations with individual students in need of counseling, as well as conducting group and class discussions focusing on well-being, emotions, and interaction. - Collaborating with educators and guardians to provide guidance, information, and support regarding students' social situations. - Participating in multi-party conversations with students, guardians, and school staff, as well as attending network meetings as needed. - Providing supervision and consultation to school staff on issues related to students' social and emotional development. - Collaborating with social services, child and adolescent psychiatric services (BUP), habilitation, and other authorities regarding individual students, and initiating contacts, reports of concern, and referrals as needed. - Participating in the organizational and structural student health work, including involvement in the local EHT and in the curator group led by a coordinator at the municipal level. Here, you will experience an open and trusting atmosphere where we support each other, reflect together, and dare to develop. As a principal, I believe in a present, responsive, and trusting leadership, where we together create a school where both students and adults thrive, grow, and make a difference. **Requirements for the Position** - Degree in Social Work - Strong ability to communicate, document, and collaborate with students, guardians, and colleagues - Ability to work both independently and as part of a team - Good knowledge of the school’s governing documents and the mission of student health To obtain employment, a background check from the Police must be provided. **Your Personal Qualities Matter to Us** To thrive and succeed in the role of curator at Djupedalskolan, you need to have a relational and present perspective. You see the value in being among the students, in the hallways and classrooms – where relationships are formed, trust is built, and safety grows. You demonstrate good collaboration skills by actively contributing to the school’s interdisciplinary work and by understanding the whole picture surrounding each student. You are professional, attentive, and communicative, with the ability to establish trusting relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. You maintain a professional and reflective approach, treating people with warmth, respect, and integrity. You take the initiative, work in an organized manner, and thrive in an environment where you are both able and expected to contribute your perspectives and expertise. With us, you make a difference through your presence, your engagement, and your ability to see each student. **What We Offer You** At Djupedalskolan, you will become part of a professional and unpretentious organization where trust, development, and joy at work are at the center. Here, you will have ample opportunity to shape and own your work within the framework of the school's collective mission – while being part of a student health team characterized by openness, reflection, and collegial learning. We are looking for someone who genuinely wants to develop – who appreciates when work challenges, is scrutinized, and refined in order to always make a difference for the students. With us, you will receive: - Close and accessible leadership that encourages initiative and professional freedom - Colleagues who