Vacant job

Description

Schillerska Gymnasium is a modern school in a historical environment, with approximately 1100 students and over 100 staff under the motto "Here, learning lives".

We are located centrally in Gothenburg in culturally marked premises. Close collaboration between students, staff, and the community provides a current and sought-after education where each student's development is at the center. Student influence is central to the school's work, and we have an active student council. Please visit our website www.goteborg.se/schillerska (http://www.goteborg.se/schillerska) for more information about Schillerska Gymnasium.

Responsibilities

Together with our special educators, principal, and other student health staff, you will plan and drive the work with students in need of special support. In collaboration with teachers and guardians, you will support the adaptation of studies for these students and work from and follow up on action programs. You will also support the principal in school development work with pedagogical analyses. We work based on the administration's quality work to develop methods for learning assessment.

The special educator should be able to work with students, individually or in groups, primarily based on the special educator's assessment of the students' needs. Participation in lessons may also occur to assist students in the primary study situation.

We are looking for a special educator who will provide classroom support but also be able to guide and provide structural support in various subjects and lead individuals or groups in need of extra training. You should feel comfortable providing classroom support in at least mathematics, Swedish, and English, but preferably more subjects. We expect you to have a good familiarity with compensatory aids and good competence regarding digital learning tools. The position may also include guidance for teachers and teaching assistants.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a teaching license with high school eligibility in several subjects, of which at least one must be mathematics, Swedish, or English. Eligibility in the subject combination of mathematics/Swedish is advantageous, as is experience teaching grades 7–9. A special educator degree is a requirement.

You can overview your own area of responsibility and place your own operations' significance in a larger context and show interest in and collaborate on overarching issues to create added value. You take into account various sources of information and perspectives and can adapt others' ideas to your own operations. You are very flexible and can adjust your tasks and methodology based on the needs of the students and the organization.

You have the ability to work together with others to perform tasks and achieve goals. By being interested and creating understanding for others, you contribute to a respectful work climate. You understand the common mission, act based on it, and contribute to the whole. Likewise, you have the ability to make independent decisions within the framework of your assignment and can act on your own based on what the situation requires.

You see opportunities for change and create situations where new ideas and proposals can develop. You motivate and describe pedagogical changes and handle criticism of change constructively. You drive long-term and sustainable change work, both at a local and overarching level.

We expect you to have very good familiarity with compensatory aids and the reporting functions used by student health. We also want you to have very good ICT competence and experience using computers as pedagogical and administrative support.

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Other

For your interview, you need to bring your passport/national ID and possibly proof of residence permit if you have citizenship outside the EU/EEA. This is to ensure your identity and confirm that you have the right to work in Sweden.

Referring to the laws governing background checks, anyone offered this position must present an extract from the criminal record before an employment contract can be established.

About us

Our vision is for Gothenburg to be an internationally leading education and knowledge city. The Education Administration in Gothenburg conducts operations within municipal high school, adult education, vocational higher education, adapted high school, adult education as adapted education, and study and career guidance.

In our work, we have a clear student focus that places knowledge and skills in a context where intrinsic motivation, co-creation, and the desire to learn are important ingredients. We work based on the equal value and rights of all people. Together, we create a work environment where both students and staff are involved and work towards each other's success.