Description

We are now looking for a school counselor for Sjumilaskolan!

Sjumilaskolan is a F-6 school in northern Biskopsgården with approximately 350 wonderful students and 50 competent and engaged staff members.

The school has two assistant principals who together are responsible for the school's educational and ongoing work. The school is part of school area 20 together with Nya Skolan, with a shared principal for the school area.

Responsibilities

As a school counselor, you will be part of the school's student health team and contribute with psychosocial expertise at the organizational, group, and individual levels. In student health, you collaborate with the school nurse, special educator, psychologist, school doctor, and principal. The team's mission is to work together with the principal and staff to promote health and prevent issues to strengthen children's and adolescents' opportunities to achieve their goals.

Your responsibilities include participating in the school's ongoing values and safety work, support conversations, collaborating with and supporting guardians, consulting with staff, and interventions in groups/classes. You will also be responsible for conducting school social investigations and assessments prior to admission to adapted primary school, as well as following up and investigating student absenteeism. Furthermore, you will collaborate with external actors such as social services, habilitation, UPH, and BUP.

Within the primary school administration, you will participate in professional meetings once a month with fellow counselors and professional developers, as well as participate in external supervision. As a new counselor, you will also receive an introduction and a mentor.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a degree in social work or equivalent higher education. We would prefer that you have experience working as a counselor and experience working with children and youth. You have a good ability to express yourself in speech and writing as you document your work in PMO, and you have good knowledge of the Social Services Act and the School Act.

It is also meritorious to have:
• Experience working in social services
• Experience with promoting and preventive interventions
• Training in conversation methodology/supervision

As a person, you are stable, empathetic, unpretentious, and secure in your professional role. You have a strong commitment to the psychosocial situation of children and youth and the ability to meet people in different life situations. You enable children's storytelling and contribute to highlighting students' participation and perspectives.

You find it easy to build relationships and are professional and respectful in your interactions with students, guardians, and colleagues. You need to have an interest in working in an educational environment and in a team with various professions.

In your work, you are structured and clear and have the ability to take initiative and make decisions within the framework of your assignment. You also prioritize your efforts together with the principal and other student health staff. You enjoy working with complex issues, see opportunities, and are creative. You remain calm in difficult situations and can make well-founded decisions under time pressure.

Warm welcome with your application!

In this recruitment, we will not request a personal letter as an application document. Instead, you will be asked to answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area.

Other

As an employee in our administration, you will be offered, among other things, wellness benefits, bicycle benefits, and employee support.

According to the School Act, extracts from the police's criminal record must be presented by individuals before they are employed in preschool activities, schools, and school-age childcare. You can order this from the Police's website.

In preparation for this recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels, and therefore we kindly decline further offers of competence mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance.

We only accept applications via our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR.

About us

We are creating the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time

Every weekday, thousands of children and youth meet in our schools – with them, we shape the future of Gothenburg. In the primary school administration, we are 10,000 engaged employees working together to ensure that all students succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You play an important role in creating an equitable school of high quality, where you can both develop and contribute to the development of the organization. You build knowledge, community, and future confidence together with your colleagues. With us, you can make a real difference.

The Gothenburg primary school administration is responsible for the city's nearly 140 municipal schools, from preschool class to grade 9, adapted primary schools, after-school care, and cultural schools. Welcome to work close to the forest, city, or sea. We are Gothenburg.