Head of Central Student Health

Smedjebacken Municipality is beautifully situated at the start of the Strömsholm Canal and offers a unique combination of the tranquility of the countryside and proximity to both the city and nature experiences. Here, there are good opportunities for those who want to work and live in an inspiring and growing environment, where community development and sustainability are in focus. With a strong sense of community, a rich cultural offering, and beautiful nature, Smedjebacken provides both a pleasant workplace and a place to grow and thrive. Welcome to be a part of us!

Welcome to Smedjebacken Municipality!

Our strengths are lack of prestige, dialogue, and short decision-making paths. As an employee with us, you will become an important community builder, someone who makes a difference. We are convinced that together we can live up to our values where welcoming, engagement, security, and hope for the future are guiding principles. Smedjebacken offers good housing, and our many associations, passionate individuals, and entrepreneurs contribute to quality of life, cohesion, and vibrant traditions throughout the municipality.

Central Student Health

In Smedjebacken Municipality, there is a central student health team consisting of a total of nine employees excluding the school psychologist/head of student health. The central student health team consists of school nurses, school social workers, social pedagogues, and school doctors. Special educators are present at each school unit and fall under the principal's responsibility.

The mission of student health is to work health-promoting and preventive at the individual, group, and organizational levels to support students towards educational goals.

The central student health team works with preschool classes up to grade nine. There are approximately 1100 students distributed across six school units. We have a common strategy for education in our municipality; to create a cohesive educational chain that contributes to increased equity, improved academic results, and attractive education.

With us, all children, youth, and adults should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and develop their knowledge and skills.

Job Responsibilities

In your role as head of central student health, your task will be to plan, lead, develop, and follow up on the operations. You will work towards set goals and be responsible for operations, finances, personnel, quality, and working environment.

In the role of operations manager, you will work closely with the administrative manager, who will also be your supervisor. You will also be part of the management team of the family and education administration and contribute to the strategic development of the organization. You are expected to participate in the regional student health manager network and collaborate internally and externally with, for example, schools, social services, the region, authorities, etc.

In your work as a school psychologist, you will work in a team with other student health personnel. Your tasks as a school psychologist include working at the organizational, group, and individual levels. The work involves being part of the school's cross-professional student health team and primarily working with promoting and preventive measures that contribute to creating environments that enhance students' learning, development, and health. The role of the school psychologist is to provide psychological expertise as support in the educational work. The school psychologist's mission also includes conducting psychological assessments and evaluations, as well as providing guidance and consultation to the central student health staff and the school's educators, special educators, and principals. We use the PMO journal system for documentation. The school psychologist should contribute knowledge about protective and risk factors for students' health, learning, and development, for example, through training on mental health.

Other tasks may also occur, and the content and conditions of the work may change over time.

Qualifications

• Licensed psychologist
• Preferably with experience working in schools
• We would like you to have experience in leadership roles
• A driver's license is required as the municipality's schools have a wide geographic spread

Personal Attributes

We are looking for someone who collaborates well with others and communicates in a responsive, clear, and engaged manner. You are flexible, quickly adapt to changes, and see new opportunities, even in challenging and difficult situations. You work in a structured manner, plan and prioritize effectively, and follow up to ensure that goals and timelines are met. You have a good ability to lead and to make and communicate decisions.

In the selection process, we will value your personal qualities as well as your attitude towards the assignment in combination with education and experience.

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

We Offer

We offer a workplace in a welcoming municipality with engagement, security, and hope for the future. We believe in dialogue as a tool for development and value short decision-making paths and a lack of prestige. The work environment is a focus where the goal is for work life to be sustainable, healthy, and safe for all employees. On smedjebacken.se, you can read more about the benefits we offer.

We kindly but firmly request that all contact with advertisers and staffing companies in the recruitment process be avoided as the selection of recruitment channels has already been determined for this recruitment.

Read more on smedjebacken.se about how we handle your personal data according to GDPR. All recruitment is conducted digitally and via our external link to the recruitment system Webcruiter. If you have problems registering your CV, please contact Webcruiter support. If you have protected personal data, please contact the HR department through the municipality's switchboard for assistance with your application.

Warm welcome with your application!

Contact Information

Maria Ronsten, Administrative Manager, 0240-66 02 10, [email protected]

Malin Forsgren, Sweden's Teachers, 0240-66 00 39, [email protected]

Marie Nygren, Municipal, 0240-66 03 92, [email protected]

Helene Nyman, Vision, 0240-66 02 16, [email protected]

Workplace

Vasagatan 14

777 81 Smedjebacken