Vallentuna Municipality is looking for a Special Educator

Do you have the courage to lead and create a Vallentuna where people and ideas thrive? Do you want to work in a school with curious, fun, and learning students? Then you have found the right place. Welcome to a school full of energy, joy, and community.

Vallentuna Municipality has the courage to lead. Our ambition is to be at the forefront when it comes to innovative solutions, smart working methods, and an efficient organization. As an employee, you play an important role in the development work. The municipality as a workplace is characterized by an understanding between politics and operations, where the common interest and responsibility for the best of Vallentuna shine through. Reception, accessibility, and customer focus are important in our work for good results and increased quality.

Engagement, collaboration, and equal value for all should permeate our organization. You who apply should of course share our common values.

About the organization:

Kårsta School and Kårsta Preschool are part of the Kårsta Lindholmen principal area together with Gustav Vasaskolan and Lindholmen Preschool. Kårsta School is located in the northern parts of Vallentuna Municipality, near Norrtälje. The school is situated in a calm and rural environment with a large and lovely schoolyard next to forest and lake, providing us with many opportunities for activities and play. The school has about 70 students from preschool to grade 6.

Our goal is a school for everyone, where everyone feels good, is motivated, and has a desire to learn. Knowledge, safety, and community show us the way and are dependent on each other.

Job Responsibilities:

You provide targeted individual instruction to students with special needs. Together with the principal, you are responsible for the special education activities, providing special educational support and guidance to staff, as well as overseeing our studio activities. Furthermore, you conduct class/group observations and assessments. You complete educational investigations in mathematics, reading, and writing (referrals). Accessible learning for all students is your starting point, and you actively work with the school's core values together with the educators.

Qualifications:

• It is an advantage if you are a licensed primary school teacher with special education or special educator training.
• You have special educational knowledge and experience in early work with reading and writing learning, preferably from preschool to grade 1.
• You have experience in documentation from writing action programs and educational assessments.
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written.

Personal Qualities:

• You work towards results, demonstrate reliability, and take responsibility for planning and following up on your work.
• You strengthen relationships by helping others, collaborating, following rules and processes, and sharing information.
• You develop, improve, seek solutions, learning, and knowledge on your own initiative.
• You are the link, provide service, show loyalty outward and inward, and monitor the environment.
• Common values are reflected in your interactions.
• You are flexible and open to changes during the workday as needed.
• You have a view of children that aligns with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and you focus on the children.
• You should be interested in how teaching can look different and have an interest in stimulating students' creativity and curiosity by daring to use art, drama, and other forms of expression in your teaching.

Information:

As an employer, we want to take advantage of the qualities that a balanced gender distribution and cultural diversity bring. Vallentuna Municipality invests in professional development and a sustainable work life. To provide you with the best possible conditions in your employee role, Vallentuna Municipality has an employee academy where you will receive training and tools.

The position is a permanent part-time employment, 70 percent, starting as agreed. We apply individual salary setting and a probationary period may apply.

All who are employed to work with children and youth must submit a criminal record extract from the police authority, the e-service for application via digital extract or form can be found here; https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623 (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623)

Before any new employment, Vallentuna Municipality conducts a background check.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process, we use the tool ReachMee. We ask you to submit your application by clicking on the application link in the advertisement. We do not accept applications/expressions of interest via email. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us as below. Interviews are held continuously.

You are warmly welcome to send your application with a personal letter and CV by 2026-01-11.

For more information contact:

Gunilla Jåfs, Principal, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Cecilia Evans, Deputy Principal, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

More information and union representatives can be found at https://www.vallentuna.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/lokala-fackliga-foretradare/ (https://www.vallentuna.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/lokala-fackliga-foretradare/)