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Special Educator at Högalidskolan in Kiruna
Kiruna kommunNorrbottens län, Kiruna
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One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who helps little brother read his first words and the after-school staff who create laughter after the school day ends. We are childcare workers who help someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature close. Together, we fight for knowledge, meaning-making, and a fun everyday life for children and young people. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna municipality? Come and be part of the community at the Culture and Education Administration.
We look forward to hearing from you!
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a special educator at Högalidskolan's secondary school, you will work closely with the principal and staff at the school. The job involves developing and shaping the educational work at both group and individual levels, as well as at the organizational level, together with the principal, based on promoting, preventive, and remedial perspectives. You should support educators in how they can structure their teaching so that education becomes accessible, inclusive, and creates participation for all children.
You will advocate for and support the work of the teams, as needed, in pedagogical assessments/action plans.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone with a special education degree or other training deemed equivalent by the employer. As a person, you should have good communication skills, be relationship-building, and see development opportunities in both children and adults. You should have the ability to analyze possibilities at the organizational, group, and individual levels. We see that you have experience and the ability to collaborate with others and that you can flexibly meet different needs in the organization. You should be creative and willing to find solutions where the best interests of the children are in focus. We place great importance on personal suitability.
We ask that you attach your degree certificate to your application, as well as any other information you consider important.
Due to the law on suitability checks, you must be able to present an extract from the police criminal record upon employment. Order one directly when you submit your application, you can do so via the link here (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623).
OTHER
To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and cooperation are the guiding principles.
We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, and as an employee, you will achieve a good balance between work and leisure.
We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the opportunity to salary exchange for days off.
We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, welcoming employees from different backgrounds and working to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to all. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is advantageous if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.
Kiruna municipality has made a medieval for this recruitment and therefore asks not to be contacted by advertising sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.
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