Vacant job

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The city of Västerås is investing and starting an operational support team that will strengthen schools' competence regarding children and students with neuropsychiatric disabilities. We are looking for two confident and engaged employees who want to increase knowledge about NPF and create better conditions for all children to succeed in their schoolwork.

Your tasks

You will actively work through observation, mapping, guidance, and follow-up at the individual level directed towards preschool, lower grades of primary school, and after-school care. The assignment consists of working with the child/student and the adults around them (including guardians) with the goal of improving the learning environment and supporting schools in compensating for the challenges that arise from the disability. You will guide and coach educators and school staff, offer professional development and training initiatives, and work preventively by developing methods and approaches that strengthen schools' ability to meet children and students with NPF. You will collaborate with preschool BHT and primary school EHT during ongoing initiatives and transitions. The work involves switching between analysis, dialogue, practical support, and reflection together with staff groups.

Your competence

We are looking for someone who is a special educator, licensed psychologist, behavioral scientist, social worker, or social pedagogue and who has experience in guiding and developing school staff in issues related to students with NPF. It is an advantage if you have worked with mapping and observation within the school, are experienced in developing educational materials, and have experience collaborating with, for example, social services.

You thrive in meeting people and find it easy to build trusting relationships, both with students and staff. In this role, you need to be able to take your own initiatives and drive issues forward, while being clear and receptive in your communication. You are comfortable planning your work, creating structure, and following processes over time in close collaboration with colleagues and the school's student health team.

We offer

You will have the opportunity to help develop a new way of working from the ground up and contribute to a long-term skills uplift in our schools. You will be part of a small, competent, and supportive team where you together drive meaningful development work that makes a concrete difference for children/students and staff. At the same time, you will be part of the larger context of Central Student Health and the breadth of competence and experience that exists there.

Here you will be part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we show initiative in both the big and small. We live our values in our interactions with each other and those we serve. Every day, year-round, we ensure that Västerås functions. Together with your approximately 11,500 colleagues around the city, you will have Sweden's most important job.

Read more about opportunities, career paths, and our offerings here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriär (https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarri%C3%A4r)

Other information

Before you can be employed, you need to present an approved extract from the police's criminal record.

If you have questions regarding the position, you are welcome to contact [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or a personal certificate along with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only occur after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance. All offers of recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.