Are you looking for a meaningful role where you can truly make a difference?

We are now seeking more dedicated employees who want to help shape the future of Värnamo. With us, you will work with a focus on people and create a workday that is valuable for both you and our citizens.

Description

Do you want a varied job where you can utilize your broad competence as a psychologist? A job where group and organizational psychology is combined with developmental and neuropsychology? Where you work with developmental issues and leadership? Where your knowledge in educational psychology benefits school staff and students? Then you should apply to us!

About us

The psychologists in Värnamo municipality are centrally located at the Department of Children and Education, along with school doctors, speech therapists, and the head of child and student health.

The psychologists have access to bright and spacious offices. The psychologist group meets weekly for meetings where they work on joint development, have collegial supervision, and distribute incoming cases. The psychologist group collaborates with the municipality's preschools and schools and has not divided these among themselves. The psychologists have a close collaboration with the principals and regularly participate in the schools' student health team meetings together with special educators, counselors, and school nurses who are locally placed at each school unit. The psychologists have extensive experience working as school psychologists in the municipality, and now we want to expand with a new colleague.

Job Responsibilities

As a psychologist with us, you will have a free and highly varied job. Your main tasks will be to contribute to health-promoting and preventive school development together with the principal and student health team. You will provide knowledge to teachers' everyday work to improve and develop students' well-being and work environment, thereby influencing their opportunities for learning and goal achievement. You will work closely with various professionals in the schools and have daily contact with engaged and experienced psychologist colleagues. The workgroup values collegial learning and also offers external supervision. Continuously conducting operational development for the psychologist function to meet the demands of the work and the needs of the organization is seen as a given. You will be responsible for choosing methods and tools based on the assignments the psychologist group receives from principals in preschools, primary schools, and high schools, which in practice means both consultative work, supervision assignments, educational initiatives, and investigative work.

Qualifications

Primarily, we are looking for you who are a licensed psychologist, but you who have completed a psychology degree and need PTP service are also welcome to apply (in that case, you will have access to an experienced internal PTP supervisor). A driver's license is required, and access to a car pool is available.

You are expected to be interested in development work from a health-promoting and preventive perspective and have an interest in working with children and adolescents and their networks; however, it is not part of the job responsibilities to have a treatment assignment (except for the requirements of the National Board of Health and Welfare during PTP service). It is an advantage if you have knowledge and experience in group and organizational psychology; neuropsychiatric issues; low-arousal approaches; and case supervision. Experience working as a school psychologist is an advantage.

Personal Suitability

We place great importance on personal suitability, where a sense of responsibility, ability to collaborate, and the ability to work independently are important qualities. You have the ability to listen to others, create trust, and build good relationships.

We would like you to attach a personal letter and CV.

Conditions

We work with ongoing selection and interviews. The position will be filled provided that the necessary decisions are made.

The Department of Children and Education. Our department is responsible for preschools, primary schools, high schools, adult education, and cultural schools in the municipality. Together, we educate 7500 children and students in a safe and inspiring environment to grow and develop. Read more about us at: here (https://kommun.varnamo.se/kommun-och-politik/kommunens-organisation/forvaltningar/barn--och-utbildningsforvaltningen.html).

Värnamo municipality, the municipality with a big heart, in the middle of Småland. We are a central part of the strong growth region characterized by the Gnosjö spirit and high employment. Here, there is a spirit of constant movement and great visions for the future. We highlight both large and small successes, which strengthens pride and community for all who live here. As an employee with us, you have people in focus and create value for both yourself and the citizens, while also contributing to making Värnamo an even better place to live and grow in. Read more about us at: here (http://www.varnamo.se/).