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In the primary school administration, we have a safe and trusting culture. We care about our students and each other. We exist for the students, we collaborate with guardians and each other, and we are open to new thoughts and ideas. Here we create good conditions for pedagogical development.

Become one of us! We are now looking for someone with a strong commitment to developing a modern operation where we focus on:

• increasing the quality of teaching to enhance student learning.
• creating clearer responsibilities, governance, and leadership to improve students' knowledge results.
• increasing equity among schools so that all students have access to high-quality teaching and compensating for their different conditions.

The Gothenburg Primary School Administration is one of the largest school administrations in Sweden. We are responsible for the city's municipal schools from preschool class to grade nine, adapted primary school, cultural school, and after-school care. The administration has 138 municipal primary schools where nearly 47,000 students attend school every day. The entire administration has about 9,700 employees who collectively work to develop and take care of the operations - together we pave the way for the school of the future.

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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Ekmanska School is a newly established adapted primary school for grades 1-9 that will welcome students in the fall of 2025, and we are now looking for someone to work as a special teacher focusing on subject areas.

The school is adapted for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities, who require alternative augmentative communication and also have significant mobility impairments. At the start of the fall 2025, there will be a maximum of 6 students studying subject areas, but in the long term, the plan is for the school to expand.

You will be part of the adapted primary school team with special teachers and student assistants. You will be pedagogically responsible for the students' learning and lead the teaching with the support of student assistants. You will primarily work in the class that studies subject areas but are expected to collaborate closely with your colleagues in the other class.

Your main task is to develop the students' learning and development towards the goals for adapted primary school. You will plan and implement teaching for the students, both individually and together with colleagues, and be responsible for assessment.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is educated and licensed as a special teacher with the qualification to teach in adapted primary school focusing on subject areas. Previous experience working in adapted primary schools is a requirement for the position. Experience and knowledge of working with multiple disabilities are meritorious. If you also have experience working with AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication), that is a plus.

You are friendly and helpful towards others even in stressful situations. You show respect for everyone you meet at work. You are inviting and positive. You work to ensure that the student receives what they need. You convey information and ideas clearly both verbally and in writing. You ensure that your message gets across. You adapt your communication according to the recipient, target group, and situation.

You have a good understanding of how individuals absorb knowledge and their different conditions. You adapt the way you convey your message to the recipient and encourage dialogue, participation, and engagement. You work well with others by listening, showing interest, and respect. You understand the common mission and work to make it as good as possible.

Welcome with your application!

In this recruitment, we will not request a personal letter as an application document. Instead, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area.

The position is filled subject to it not being claimed for internal reasons.

OTHER

As an employee in our administration, you are offered, among other things, wellness grants, bicycle benefits, and employee support.

According to the Education Act, a criminal record extract must be presented by individuals before they are employed in preschool activities, school, and school-age childcare. You can order this from the Police's website.

In preparation for this recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and therefore kindly decline further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.