Special Educator at the Adult Education Center

Do you want to work with mapping to ensure our students receive the right support and adjustments? As a special educator with us, you can make a significant difference and help more students succeed in their education. Welcome to us!

Your Responsibilities

As a special educator, you will be part of our study team, contributing the special educational perspective regarding preventive measures and adjustments. You will also map, analyze, and document students' needs for support and adjustments. Another of your tasks is to guide and support educators at various schools (both within the municipality's own management and the authorized schools) within municipal adult education for increased knowledge development and higher goal fulfillment.

You are expected to work both independently and in groups, as well as in close collaboration with other functions in the workplace. Furthermore, you will also work with information for groups, marketing in various contexts, development work, environmental monitoring, and other tasks.

The target group studying in adult education is heterogeneous. Adult education offers both classroom and distance learning. Since many courses are conducted remotely, you need to be well acquainted with digital tools. The role of special educator requires significant innovation and commitment to meet the needs of our diverse target groups. The assignment is dynamic and places high demands on flexibility and the ability to adapt to new circumstances at short notice.

Your Workplace

The Adult Education Center is a unit that gathers the municipality-wide functions and authority of adult education in Linköping and provides conditions for effective management, governance, and operational follow-up.

The unit is led by an area manager, a principal, and a vice principal who are tasked with gathering and developing various assignments within adult education: admission to adult education, study and career guidance, quality follow-up, communication, information and outreach activities, support services, operational follow-up, and evaluation of the authorized adult education. The Adult Education Center is tasked with ensuring the quality of the education provided by the educational providers that have contracts with Linköping municipality. This includes systematically and continuously following up on the schools' adult education, analyzing results, and ensuring compliance with applicable agreements, as well as planning and creating the basis for further development of adult education.

We are located at the office, which is centrally located in Linköping municipality.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone with a special education degree, and you need to be well acquainted with the Swedish education system. It is advantageous if you have previous experience with adult learning and have experience working on multiple assignments simultaneously. Experience and knowledge of second language acquisition are also advantageous.

You preferably have experience working in a politically governed organization as we work systematically and results-oriented according to the committee's goals. You have good knowledge of IT-based technology and digital tools. We would like you to have experience driving various development issues within your professional area and that you actively want and can contribute to the development of our operations.

You are self-driven, responsible, and accustomed to driving work independently as well as collaboratively with others. Through a conscious approach, you create security, trust, and good relationships. You see connections and prioritize the right issues, listen, and create understanding while acting and being flexible in the face of changes. Since the position involves a lot of communication and many points of contact, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. It is of great importance that you demonstrate personal maturity, have the ability to distinguish between the professional and the private, and that you can meet people based on their individual circumstances.

Welcome with your application!

Additional Information

When applying for a position in Linköping municipality, you register your application by logging in via e-identification (such as BankID or FrejaID) instead of using an email address. If you lack e-identification, please contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and they will assist you in registering your application.

Start date: 2025-08-04 or by agreement.

Employment form: Permanent employment.

Employment rate: 100%.

Number of vacancies: 1.

Ref. no: 14797

In this application, you do not attach a personal letter.

Your engagement makes us better. Within Linköping municipality, there are many opportunities, a wealth of knowledge, and various areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your engagement, you contribute to making Linköping even better.