Psychologist for Child and Student Health

Trosa

In Trosa municipality, we invest in ensuring that our children and students get the best possible start in life. From the first encounter with the preschool world, all the way through preschool class, primary school, and leisure centers, our employees do their utmost to ensure that every child and student receives the challenges and support needed to achieve their dreams and goals.

Trosa's ambition is to be one of Sweden's leading school municipalities, and our expectations of ourselves are high. As a school psychologist in Trosa municipality, you will be part of the Central Child and Student Health, which is part of the school office. In the Central Child and Student Health, we also have two special educators working in preschool, a psychologist for schools, and a speech therapist. You will have your workplace at Trosa municipality's school office but will be directed to several different schools.

ASSIGNMENT

The central child and student health in Trosa municipality is seeking a school psychologist who values student health issues and wants to help drive Trosa municipality's school development forward with the best interests of children in focus. Working with us means engaging in exciting and challenging work where you will help develop student health efforts at individual schools and in the municipality as a whole.

The primary tasks of the school psychologist are to promote mental health and prevent mental illness, among other things, by contributing to good learning environments, conveying psychological knowledge about, for example, learning strategies, stress, concentration difficulties, and depression. The health-promoting and preventive work is carried out at the organizational, group, and individual levels through, among other things, training, lectures, consultation, and supervision. The school psychologist also conducts assessments when there is a suspicion of intellectual disabilities. The work involves significant responsibility, but within the framework of the assignment, there is also great freedom.

In the role of school psychologist, you will collaborate with principals and educators at the schools as well as with other professionals within student health, where you contribute your expertise as a psychologist. The work takes place both at local school units and centrally. You will collaborate with the existing psychologist within the organization.

You are a curious person who enjoys working where there are opportunities for influence and change. Your approach is focused on seeking strengths and resources while emphasizing the individual's potential for development in schoolwork, behavior, and interaction. We value your ability to work both independently and in collaboration with other professionals. We hope you are a person with a strong commitment to highlighting and profiling student health issues and initiating development work.

As a person, you are attentive, positive, and solution-oriented. A good attitude and empathy for people in difficult situations are a given for you, as is a good ability to collaborate. You are a licensed psychologist and have experience working as a psychologist, experience in conversations with parents and children in need of special support, as well as experience and knowledge of staff consultation and/or supervision. We will place great emphasis on personal suitability as well as the ability to build trusting relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. Your ability to translate psychological knowledge into useful pedagogical interventions is an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS

• You are a licensed psychologist.
• Experience working as a school psychologist.
• Experience conducting developmental assessments.
• Experience in supervision and training.
• Driver's license (B) is required.
• You have good collaboration skills, are attentive, motivating, and can view children's/students' situations from a holistic perspective.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT

Employment type: Permanent

Extent: Full-time

Start date: by agreement

The position is permanent and will be filled by agreement. Selection and invitation to interview will take place continuously during the advertising period.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

In Trosa municipality, we invest in ensuring that our children and students get the best possible start in life. From the first steps in the preschool world, all the way through primary school and leisure centers, our employees do their utmost to ensure that every child/student receives the support needed to achieve their dreams and goals.

We constantly strive to create engagement and job satisfaction, and we are very proud that Trosa municipality has been among the absolute top in Sweden for several years regarding engaged employees according to SKR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, HME).

Read more about children and education in Trosa municipality here.