Vacant job

Description

Frölundaskolan Bräcke is an adapted primary school for grades 1–9.

The students follow the adapted primary school curricula, primarily within subject areas. We have 44 students distributed across 8 classes, of which 25 students also participate in one of the school's three after-school departments.

Several professionals work around the students in close collaboration to create a safe, structured, and developing learning environment. Here we work long-term, methodically, and with great warmth to ensure that each student has the best conditions for development. We are an educational organization with structured frameworks, where curricula and decisions guide the work, and where the teacher has the ultimate responsibility for teaching and assessment.

Job Responsibilities

We are now looking for three school support educators with specialized competence in autism and intellectual disabilities. In the role of school support educator, you contribute with an in-depth understanding of the students' and the organization's needs within the adapted primary school.

You work closely with students throughout the day – both in school and in the after-school program – and have some directed planning time to develop the student support work, always in close collaboration with the responsible teacher and teachers in the after-school program.

You support colleagues in methods and responses based on the needs of the students and the organization. You collaborate with the teacher to adapt, make accessible, and contribute to teaching throughout the school day. This may involve practically preparing lessons, conducting individual lesson moments with students, and working on subsequent assignments.

You serve as an important link to guardians and the student health professionals, as well as between teachers and student assistants, and you communicate with them based on the student's needs. You work in teams together with teachers, any other school support educators, and student assistants – one team for the school day and one for after-school.

Your responsibilities include:

• designing and adapting the learning environment, structure, and communication based on the student's needs
• professionally working with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) and digital tools
• contributing with qualified analyses and suggestions regarding methods and responses
• providing support in teaching, care, and self-care
• being an active, reflective, and knowledgeable part of the team's collective work
• contributing to a shared understanding of the student's entire day – school and after-school (working hours are scheduled between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM)

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with post-secondary education focused on pedagogy, such as pedagogical vocational packages (teacher assistant training or equivalent at folk high school or vocational college), activation pedagogue, social pedagogue, or support pedagogue.

The role requires experience with autism and intellectual disabilities, specific competence in autism, and the ability to translate research and methodology into practical student support.

Furthermore, it is required that you:

• are well-versed in the adapted primary school's governing documents.
• have knowledge of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC), structural support, and adaptations in complex learning environments
• have knowledge and experience in digital documentation.
• have a good ability to lead adults.
• have knowledge of and experience with LSS, methodological support, care, and self-care
• are water-safe
• have good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form

Personal Competencies

To succeed in your role, it is important that you have a good ability to translate your competence into learning for both students and colleagues. With your in-depth knowledge of the students' needs within the adapted primary school, and the challenges of the organization, you contribute with a holistic perspective. You have a good communicative ability to explain problems and information to different recipients and from different perspectives.

You feel engaged and joyful in working with students with autism and intellectual disabilities. You are motivated by seeing small and large progress, and you maintain a professional calm when meeting the varying needs and expressions of the students.

You are structured, patient, and confident in your role. You collaborate easily, create consensus, and contribute to the collective development of the teams. You easily see opportunities, creativity, and solutions, and you can adapt your working methods within given frameworks.

For the right person, this is a developing, meaningful, and fun assignment – and a workplace where you can use your full competence to make a real difference.

Warmly welcome your application! Interviews may be conducted continuously during the application period.

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 being employed in preschool activities, schools, and school-age childcare. You can order this from the Police's website.

In preparation for this recruitment, we have taken a stance on recruitment channels and therefore kindly decline further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

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

About Us

We are creating the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time

Every weekday, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them, we shape the future of Gothenburg. In the primary school administration, we are 10,000 dedicated employees working together to ensure that all students succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equitable school of high quality, where you can both develop and develop the organization. You build knowledge, community, and future trust together with your colleagues. With us, you can make a difference – for real.

The Gothenburg Primary School Administration is responsible for the city's nearly 140 municipal schools, from preschool class to grade 9, adapted primary schools, after-school programs, and cultural schools. Welcome to work close to the forest, city, or sea. We are Gothenburg.