Special Educator/Special Teacher at Rinmangymnasiet

Are you a trained special educator/special teacher or planning to become one soon and want to work with children in need of special support in their schooling? Are you attentive and committed and want to be part of our team focused on our wonderful students? Then we think you should apply to us!

At Rinmangymnasiet, the adapted upper secondary school includes the individual program with a focus on subject areas and the national program with a focus on subjects. We are looking for 2 special teachers/special educators for students aged 16-20. The students in this school form have varying degrees of intellectual disabilities and may also have other additional diagnoses.

We are looking for a secure and stable educator who can support students in their school everyday life. We work closely with staff, and you may work one-on-one or in a smaller student group. You collaborate with your colleagues and other professionals. We work closely with our students and respond to the needs that arise. After school, many students go to after-school care. We want to support the student's learning and development as a solid foundation for a meaningful adult life after completing their studies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Our goal is for all students, based on their conditions, to feel motivation, joy, and desire to learn. All students should receive a well-rounded development both academically and socially, throughout the day in both school and after-school care.

As a special teacher/special educator with us, you work closely with students in collaboration with guardians, class teachers, and teaching assistants. Together, you work to develop individually adapted methods for teaching based on each student's conditions and needs. Your area of responsibility in the collaboration involves planning the educational work and its implementation based on the curriculum and other governing documents. You will conduct teaching together with your colleagues, where you guide the teaching assistants in the pedagogical work based on the planning.

Regarding teaching, you work based on our various subject areas, which are divided into language and communication, home and consumer knowledge, sports and health, nature and environment, individual and society, and aesthetic activities. All subject areas and the entire pedagogical assignment are governed by the Education Act, where curricula and syllabi are your working tools. You work to capture students' individual interests that you can use within the various subject areas. Learning should be fun!

As a colleague, you are part of a workgroup with good experience working with the target group. We are a forward-thinking workgroup skilled at finding new solutions based on each individual student's needs every day!

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who:

• Is educated/has ongoing education as a special educator/special teacher, or you have a basic education as a teacher, preschool teacher, or leisure educator with the ambition to study to become a special teacher or special educator.
• Has good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written.
• Is comfortable stepping in and covering for colleagues when needed.

It is an advantage if you have:

• Experience working with the target group, students with intellectual disabilities and other additional diagnoses.
• Experience working with clear pedagogical methods.
• Basic computer skills and are accustomed to working with digital aids and programs such as smartboards, InPrint, AI.
• Experience with visual support or other pedagogical tools in teaching.

We are looking for someone who can work according to a structured schedule while having the ability to quickly step in for colleagues when needed. You are calm, stress-resistant, and have a secure approach towards our students and handle guardians/other relatives of the students with a good and trustworthy demeanor. You are confident in yourself, can work independently, and drive your work forward while enjoying working in a group. You are unpretentious and robust as you are comfortable receiving criticism and dare to challenge the people you work with. You can quickly find new solutions and adapt your working methods based on the student's needs.

OTHER

Attach your teaching certificate and any study certificate as a special teacher/special educator. Every day, we at the Child and Education Administration receive 18,000 children and young people in our operations. Together, we are about 3,500 employees who contribute to challenging, stimulating, and helping children and young people grow into good learning individuals in our preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, special schools, intercultural units, and family centers.

Do you want to help lead the way? We offer a workplace that leads the way in one of Sweden's most sustainable municipalities. Together with competent and engaged employees, you are helping to develop Eskilstuna through good sustainable meetings, guidance, and service. Through active and courageous employee participation and a trusting and engaged leadership, you are driving change. You make a difference for people every day.

We welcome employees with diverse backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to all.

The majority of all permanent employees in Eskilstuna municipality are placed in crisis positions. If your position is affected, you will be informed during the recruitment process. This means that you have an obligation to serve within the municipality even during heightened readiness.

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance.

We ask you to apply for the position via the link in this advertisement. It is important that you are careful when filling out your application as it forms the basis for our selection.

If you have a protected identity, you can apply by submitting your application in writing or leaving it at our reception at Alva Myrdals Gata 3 D. Mark your application with the Recruitment Unit and the advertisement's reference number.

All employees within the Child and Education Administration need to present a criminal record extract from the Police Authority's criminal record in connection with employment.

The position will be filled on the condition that it is not claimed by redundancy and that necessary decisions are made.