Welcome to Forshaga Municipality!

We are about 1000 employees whose common mission is to create a good place to live, work, and thrive. In our vision “Forshaga Municipality 2040 – warmly welcome,” the principles of human rights are at the center. Here, everyone should feel welcome, safe, and included. Together, we make a difference for our residents - every day!

Forshaga Municipality is part of the Karlstad region in southern Värmland, beautifully located along the Klarälven River. About 11,500 residents live here, close to nature, recreational activities, services, and culture. With us, you have the opportunity to live a safe life rich in experiences at your own pace. Together, we create a place with the heart in the right place to come home to!

We want to be an attractive employer where you as an employee thrive and feel pride, engagement, and participation. We aim to offer you development opportunities and employment conditions so that you want to stay and grow with us. As an employee with us, you have access to a range of benefits for health, wellness, and time off.

We have about 350 colleagues in the Department of Education and Childcare, working within four school areas with children and students aged 1-16 years. We work to ensure that all children and young people have a good learning environment where they feel safe and are given the opportunity to achieve good results. Welcome to one of our four school areas: Lärcenter, Skived, Ullerud, and Grossbol.

Description

We are now starting a time-limited project to strengthen students' attendance and well-being.

As a social pedagogue in the project, you will play a key role in the health-promoting and preventive work with students from the early grades up to grade 9.

Your focus will be on building trusting relationships and identifying risk factors at an early stage. Through motivational conversations and close collaboration with both the school and home, you will help students find their way back to a functioning school life.

Responsibilities

• Outreach work: Actively follow up on absenteeism and support students at risk of social exclusion.
• Support and motivation: Conduct motivational conversations with students in difficult life situations.
• Collaboration: Maintain close dialogue with guardians, student health, and external actors.
• Safety work: Participate in the school's systematic safety and equality work to counteract conflicts and social issues.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree as a social pedagogue or other education that the employer deems equivalent.

As a person, you have the ability to create safe and sustainable relationships with children and young people.

You are comfortable working independently and taking your own initiatives in a changing environment.

You have a solution-focused and inclusive approach.

You understand the importance of equality for students' achievement and safety.

Conditions

Time-limited project employment

Full-time

Location: Dejeskolan

Start as soon as possible or by agreement.

Welcome with your application! We ask that you submit your application via our recruitment tool on our website. Information on how we handle your personal data can be found here (https://www.forshaga.se/GDPR). If for any reason you cannot apply (e.g., protected identity), please contact the contact person in the ad for an alternative application method. We kindly decline calls from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of job advertisements.