Welcome to the Land of Islands and Lakes!

Here in Oskarshamn, you can experience the tranquility of warmth and safety, and find your energy in the closeness and community. We are proud to be the country’s fourth richest municipality in terms of islands, with over 6,000 islands in our archipelago and in our 500 lakes. Whether you are looking for relaxation or adventure, Oskarshamn has something to offer. With the sea as a backdrop and the scent of pine around the corner, it’s easy to fall in love and settle down.

In Oskarshamn, you can grow and develop. With large employers in industry and technology, driven entrepreneurs, and small business owners, Oskarshamn offers a thriving economy and exciting opportunities. The proximity between countryside, city, sea, and forest provides all the conditions for living safely and comfortably, with time to pursue passions and dreams. Welcome to drop anchor in the municipality of Oskarshamn.

Rödsleskolan is located next to the picturesque Döderhultsdalen. The school has about 730 students distributed across grades F-3, 4-6, and 7-9, as well as around 100 staff members. All educators belong to a work team with a corresponding coordinator.

At Rödsleskolan, there is dedicated staff with a positive and inclusive approach who work to provide students with a good school day. We work purposefully and with great respect for each other’s similarities and differences. Rödsleskolan is a Training School that, together with Linnaeus University, trains new teachers. This means that we have several students in our operations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Your mission with us is to lay the foundation for a Good Life for the students you meet, and you will actively work together with students and colleagues throughout the workday.

Main responsibilities include:

• being engaged and active in students’ school day.
• supporting teachers and other staff in preventive work with motivation to promote school attendance.
• holding motivating, coaching, and guiding conversations with students.
• coaching students with problematic school absenteeism individually for a return to higher school attendance.
• taking active responsibility for promoting students’ opportunities for participation in the work of returning to school.

You will be part of a work team where you share responsibility for daily tasks and routines and drive development work. You are responsible for contacts with students’ guardians.

QUALIFICATIONS

We prefer that you have experience working with grades 7-9, specifically as a student coach, and a B driver's license.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability and are looking for someone who:

• is attentive and creative
• is solution-focused and proactive
• is confident and has a positive attitude
• finds it easy to collaborate
• develops good relationships with students, guardians, colleagues, and other staff
• sees students’ different needs and acts accordingly
• takes responsibility for your task, structures your approach independently, and drives your processes forward
• is initiative-driven, flexible, and open to new solutions
• is calm and controlled in stressful situations
• is motivated, job-focused, and actively seeks development opportunities
• expresses yourself well in speech and writing

OTHER

The position will be filled on the condition that it does not need to be allocated for internal relocation, according to applicable regulations.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to apply via the application link and not via email or paper format.

To be considered for employment, you need to be able to present the following extract from the criminal record: For work in schools or preschools. You can find this at polisen.se (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/). If you are interested in the position, please apply for the extract now.

We have a smoke-free working time.

We offer a flexible wellness agreement.

We kindly decline offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this position.

Please read more at oskarshamn.com (https://oskarshamn.com/flytta-till-oskarshamn/din-framtid-finns-i-oskarshamn/), flyttahit.nu (https://flyttahit.nu/), and oskarshamn.com (https://oskarshamn.com/).

Feel free to check out our lovely film about our city: YouTube (https://youtu.be/_T9Cy0C-H_o).