Teaching Assistant at Ytterharnäs School

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Ytterharnäs School is a smaller F-6 school in the southern part of the municipality. Here, just over 110 students attend. The school is located in a picturesque area near the sea.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a teaching assistant, you have an important and meaningful role where your work makes a significant difference in the student's daily life.

The role involves working with students in teams of 4-6. You will work alongside another teaching assistant, alternating tasks. Sometimes you will work individually with a student, sometimes in smaller groups, and sometimes in class. There is a considerable support need for students facing challenges in the neuropsychiatric area (NPF). You will be present throughout the student's school day and, if applicable, also at the after-school program. The work is carried out in close collaboration with educators at the school and in dialogue with guardians.

Your responsibilities include:

• Working individually with students and providing pedagogical and social support during the school day
• Supporting students in all subjects in grades 4-6
• Working in a low-affective manner and proactively in situations that may be challenging
• Collaborating with educators, student health services, and guardians

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who has a strong commitment to the development of children and young people and who thrives in a role where relationship-building, clarity, and safety are central to the mission. You are calm, stable, and have the ability to meet students with different needs through a low-affective approach.

We are looking for someone who has:

• a high school diploma or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position
• experience and competence in working with children and youth within the NPF spectrum
• good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both spoken and written
• experience in supporting students in all subjects in grades 4-6
• an interest in football

To succeed in this role, you are:

• stable, calm, and act in a low-affective manner even in challenging situations
• relationship-building and have an easy time establishing trusting relationships
• collaborative and enjoy working together with colleagues and guardians
• structured, contributing to clarity, predictability, and safety in the student's daily life

Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

OTHER

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Gävle Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally via Visma Recruit, not via email or paper format.

Within Gävle Municipality, there is a decision regarding the right to full-time employment, meaning that permanent employees can request that the position be a full-time position. This request must be accommodated within six months, counted from the first day of employment. To have the right to full-time employment met, you may need to perform other tasks than those normally included in your employment.

Gävle Municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area. Therefore, if you also speak Finnish in addition to our other competency requirements, it can be an asset.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Gävle Municipality has made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore firmly request no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar.