Coordinator for the Adult Education Department

The Adult Education Department conducts activities within special education for adults, Swedish for immigrants (SFI), theoretical courses at basic and upper secondary level, as well as vocational, apprenticeship, and combined training and YH.

Adult education should serve as a foundation for national and regional skills supply to the labor market.

We are now looking for a coordinator who will work closely with supporting, coordinating, and developing the daily operations within the organization. The position is located at the Adult Education Center, which is the central unit within Adult Education in Karlstad municipality. At the Adult Education Center, there are school management, business developers, study and career counselors, as well as administrative and admissions staff.

As a coordinator, you have a central role in contributing to structure, quality, and efficiency. The assignment is broad and involves both administrative and coordinating tasks, as well as participation in development work within defined areas.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the coordinator include:

• Providing administrative and organizational support to the operations
• Coordinating and managing information, routines, and documentation in accordance with applicable governing documents
• Working operationally and preparing for admissions to training and courses, as well as supporting the admissions team
• Participating in development work within the organization based on identified needs
• Following up, updating, and quality assuring routines and working methods
• Acting as a contact and coordination function between different roles and functions
• Contributing to the development and improvement of working methods in the organization's systems

The responsibilities may change over time based on the needs of the organization.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with relevant post-secondary education or other training that the employer deems equivalent. You have experience in coordinating or administrative work and have a good ability to work in a structured, independent, and solution-oriented manner. Furthermore, you have good digital competence and experience with administrative systems.

Experience from public operations, educational activities, or work with admissions is an advantage.

As a person, you are responsible, flexible, and have good collaboration skills. You have a professional approach and the ability to meet different target groups in a service-oriented manner. Personal suitability is highly valued.

Other Information

Selection and interviews are conducted on an ongoing basis, and the positions may be filled before the application deadline.

We offer more information about our benefits and what it is like to work in Karlstad municipality at karlstad.se/jobbahososs (https://karlstad.varbi.com/center/tool/position/891371/edit/tab:2/karlstad.se/jobbahososs)

Warm welcome with your application!

About Karlstad Municipality

The Upper Secondary and Adult Education Administration is responsible for the education of approximately 7,000 students within upper secondary school, adapted upper secondary school, adult education at basic and upper secondary levels, vocational higher education, and Swedish for immigrants. Our schools stand for knowledge, experience, safety, quality, and joy! Our approximately 650 employees create education for all.

Do you want to help create the future of Karlstad? With us in the Karlstad municipality group, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the City of the Sun." Come and grow with us!

Additional Information

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, please contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.