Valdemarsro Gymnasium is hiring a Special Teacher

Valdemarsro Gymnasium is looking for a special teacher with a focus on intellectual disabilities for teaching in an adapted upper secondary school. The position is a permanent full-time employment.

Job Responsibilities

We are seeking a special teacher with great commitment and a strong desire to create good conditions for students' learning and health. In this role, you will work as a teacher in a class for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities. You will be responsible for planning, conducting, and evaluating the educational work based on the individual needs of the students and in accordance with the applicable governing documents for the individual program within the adapted upper secondary school.

The position includes teaching in all six subject areas as well as ongoing assessment and documentation. The assignment also includes mentorship for a group of students, where you will follow up on both the group’s and the individual student’s academic and social development. The work includes care and self-care tasks and may involve physical work moments.

The work is carried out in close collaboration with student assistants and other professionals, as well as in good cooperation with guardians and external partners. As a special teacher, you also actively contribute to the development of the organization by engaging with and applying educational research to strengthen students' learning.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Degree in preschool education, teaching, or leisure pedagogy, as well as additional training to become a special teacher with a focus on intellectual disabilities (300 credits)
• Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities
• Familiarity with external contacts and collaboration with staff, students, guardians, habilitation, child and adolescent psychiatry, social services, and functions within LSS
• Good digital competence
• Good insight into the school's goals and governing documents
• Proficient in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Meritorious:

• Good experience collaborating with other authorities and participating in various networks
• Experience working with children and adolescents with multiple disabilities, both intellectual and physical
• Experience teaching in adapted upper secondary or primary school for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities
• Experience teaching students within the autism spectrum and competence in low-arousal approaches
• Knowledge and experience working with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) such as graphic AAC, sign language support, and early AAC.

As a special teacher, you handle complex pedagogical issues and find solutions that support students' learning and development. You have a deep understanding of how people acquire knowledge and adapt teaching to individual needs and circumstances. Furthermore, you are flexible, see opportunities in changes, and use new information to develop teaching and working methods. Through a relational and inclusive approach, you collaborate closely with students, colleagues, and other professionals to create good learning environments. You value diversity and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect oneself and others.

About the Workplace

Valdemarsro Gymnasium is an adapted school that aims to be a role model for how to design an accessible learning environment based on all students' different conditions. Here, space for learning and development is created daily in a warm and inclusive environment. The school offers education within individual and national programs with a wide range of subjects; health, care and nursing, trade and service, aesthetic activities, as well as property and construction. As an employee, you will have engaged colleagues in one of Sweden's largest operations for adapted schools. We strive for our students to become independent individuals with the opportunity to express themselves, make active choices, and engage in meaningful activities.

Want to know more about us? Visit: Valdemarsro Gymnasium - Malmö City (https://malmo.se/valdemarsro-gymnasium)

The Upper Secondary and Adult Education Administration is one of three school administrations in Malmö City. We are responsible for the development and implementation of upper secondary school and adult education. Today, we have 1,800 employees and we are located throughout Malmö. We work to ensure that young people and adults achieve their educational goals and become active members of our society. We exist to create the best possible conditions for Malmö residents to grow through lifelong learning.

The City of Malmö's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable community development. Together with the residents of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; diversity, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here malmo.se/jobb (https://malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the Position

Employment type: Permanent employment
Scope: Full-time
Number of positions: 1
Start date: By agreement

Other

According to the Education Act, a criminal record extract from the police is required before employment in upper secondary school and adapted upper secondary school. You can order the extract via the police's website at Police (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623).

Please note that in Malmö City, we have removed the personal letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you applying for a job with us. Your answers will be an important part of our selection work.

The City of Malmö strives for employees to represent the diversity that exists in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to our ability to meet the needs of Malmö residents.