Vacant job

Through our values of courage, tolerance, and creativity, we in Uppvidinge municipality work to provide good service and develop essential community functions for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Uppvidinge municipality is the largest employer in the municipality with around 800 employees. We want our employees to feel a strong sense of participation, and there should be room for flexibility and development.

We offer a meaningful job where we together have the opportunity to truly make a difference for the municipality's residents. Welcome with your application and welcome to a municipality with a thriving business community, a rich association life, and proximity to nature!

As a school counselor, you are centrally employed in the child and student health services, and you will be placed at Åsedaskolan with grades F-6 and 7-9. You will be part of a team with mixed experiences and different professional backgrounds that work together for the students' learning and health. The mission of the student health services is to support students in achieving the educational goals with a focus on proactive and preventive work. By detecting issues early and contributing to creating environments that promote students' learning, development, and health, we can achieve our goals. Together with the other school counselors, you will plan and work proactively and preventively.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a counselor, you have an important role in the school and in the student health team. Your tasks include performing psychosocial interventions at the school in proactive and preventive work. You assist the school with expertise in social legislation and community resources and carry out student health work at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The work involves collaboration with other professionals within student health, teachers, and guardians to promote and prevent a safe and supportive school environment for the student.

You may also provide some guidance and consultation for other school staff. It is important to collaborate with social services, child and adolescent psychiatry, police, and other external actors in your work.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or another qualification that the employer finds equivalent. Previous experience in student health and social work is considered an advantage. You are responsible and flexible, have a good ability to build relationships with children and young people. You have good collaboration skills, the ability to structure and plan, and can work independently.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

You need to have a driver's license and access to a car.

OTHER

Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

If you are shortlisted for employment, the employer will request an extract from the criminal record. The municipal board has decided that all new hires must present a criminal record extract before employment. The extract to be shown is the one for work in schools or preschools.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Uppvidinge municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Uppvidinge municipality has taken a stance on recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we strongly request not to be contacted by media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.