Dedicated Teacher Wanted for Tosteröskolan

Are you a dedicated teacher looking to work in an environment that treats everyone with respect, fosters trusting relationships, and genuinely believes in our students' potential to succeed? Then this role is for you!

The municipality's adapted primary school is located by the shores of Lake Mälaren at Tosteröskolan and Thomaskolan on the Campus in Strängnäs. The teaching follows the curriculum of the adapted primary school, and we utilize modern technology. A total of about sixty people (educators, student assistants, special educators, counselors, and administrative staff) work in the organization. In the adapted primary school, we all work to develop each student based on their individual circumstances.

We are now looking for a highly engaged teacher for Tosteröskolan's adapted primary school for grades 6-9!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for you who are an educated and certified teacher with qualifications for younger ages. You have good knowledge of and experience with children with intellectual disabilities, ADHD, and autism. You need to be able to handle challenging and outwardly aggressive students professionally and have a good pedagogical understanding. You use clear pedagogical methods, low-arousal responses, and work in a structured manner. You can interpret social interactions among students and be a trustworthy adult role model. Your approach is that children do right if they can.

You plan, implement, and develop the educational work both individually and together with your colleagues. You work alongside experienced student assistants in the classroom and with professional teaching colleagues in the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has/is:

• a certified teacher with qualifications for younger ages or a preschool teacher.
• experience working with children with intellectual disabilities.
• experience or education in the area of neuropsychiatric disabilities and outwardly aggressive behavior.

It is also advantageous if you have/are:

• previous experience working/teaching in an adapted primary school.
• a special educator with a focus on intellectual disabilities.
• knowledge of TAKK.

We place great importance on personal qualities and want you to share the municipality's values of respect, development, openness, and clarity. You have the ability to meet each student on their terms and adapt your teaching to the needs of the group and individuals. You are skilled at finding solutions to compensate for students' difficulties in the learning environment. To motivate, inspire, and challenge students, you use your ability to show humility, warmth, and at the same time set boundaries.

It is also important that you have a good ability to collaborate, are attentive, and see the benefits of being part of a team. You have a professional attitude towards students, colleagues, and guardians. You reflect on ethical and value-based issues.

For work with children and youth, a police background check must be presented before employment.

Selection is ongoing. We welcome your application today.

OTHER

Strängnäs municipality has over 39,000 inhabitants and is strategically located in Mälardalen with excellent communication opportunities. It is close to the big city of Stockholm, which can be reached by train in under 50 minutes, and even closer is Eskilstuna. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for the community and its residents.

With us, there are many meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs municipality, over 2,500 knowledgeable and engaged employees work together to create a positive everyday life for the residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and where there is room for influence.

We actively work based on a value foundation characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. Our annual employee survey shows that our employees are satisfied. We hope you want to be a part of our team and together with us build the future of Strängnäs. Together we create a stronger municipality and make each other better.

Strängnäs municipality applies a smoke-free working time to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and users.

Application Process and Personal Data Management

• As an applicant, you are responsible for clearly documenting your qualifications so that we can make an objective and fair assessment of your application.
• When working with children and youth, a police background check is required before employment.
• Strängnäs municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data management on our website.

Strängnäs municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore requests no contact with ad sellers and recruitment services.

We look forward to learning more about you and how you want to contribute to the future of Strängnäs.