Vacant job

The Child and Student Health Service is the joint organization of the Department of Education and Child Services for health support for schools and, to some extent, preschools in Östersund municipality. Within the unit, school nurses, school doctors, counselors, psychologists, speech therapists, educators, and special teachers/special educators with specialized skills work. A total of about 60 employees work within the unit. The Child and Student Health Service also includes Special Education at the hospital and a Skolfam team.

Your new job
As a coordinator for the attendance team, you are organized in the Central Support Team (CST) under the Child and Student Health Service where your manager is located. CST is a multiprofessional team with different areas of work, which also includes special teachers, special educators, and speech therapists. CST is based in the Municipal House but has all the municipality's schools as its workplaces and meets continuously through professional meetings where incoming cases are coordinated while also focusing on development in the professional role.

Together with two coordinator colleagues, you have a key role in the municipality's attendance work and are responsible for coordinating efforts from home, school, social services, and BUP/BUH for students with problematic school absenteeism. This is done through the establishment of Attendance Teams where different community agencies are involved, and the coordinator's role is to lead and facilitate the work.

Start as soon as possible.

Common tasks

• As a coordinator, lead attendance team meetings and manage necessary contacts with families and other participants between meetings.
• Consultation and guidance on attendance issues.
• Training and lecture initiatives regarding school attendance aimed at staff and guardians.
• Some cross-municipal strategic work on attendance issues may be relevant.

Your qualifications

Requirements

• Relevant higher education/university degree such as a teacher or social worker.
• Experience of working in schools.
• Good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form.
• Driver's license.
• Computer skills.

Meritorious

• Work with attendance issues in schools.
• Experience using Prorenata.

We are looking for you
We are looking for someone who has a strong drive and is also empathetic, understanding, and both independent and collaborative in their work. You make things happen even in difficult cases and bring others along in the processes you lead. You feel confident in conducting training and coordinating and leading meetings where you can address difficult issues without jeopardizing relationships. You are also creative and innovative and actively contribute to developing the organization.

The recruitment process
In this recruitment, we will ask you for an extract from the criminal record.

Interviews may occur on an ongoing basis. We ask that you attach your CV and cover letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with your application. We will ask you to provide these if you are invited for an interview.

Östersund Municipality has considered the choice of advertising channels before advertising and therefore requests no calls from recruitment firms and ad sellers.

What do we offer?
Östersund Municipality offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation exchange, wellness grants, or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a variety of discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Employee Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html (https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html)

About the Department of Education and Child Services
Change the world for real! Working with all of Östersund's children and youth means being part of building the community and changing our world, both globally and locally. It is important. For real. Here we work with preschool, primary school, and adapted primary school.