Teaching Assistant at Domnarvet School

Domnarvet School is a primary school F-9 with 630 students. We work with a forward-looking approach focusing on teams responsible for each grade. Educational diversity with the student’s own learning is at the center.

At Domnarvet School, we aim high and work purposefully for high quality, great job satisfaction, and a clear student perspective! With shared knowledge and experiences, we create context, continuity, safety, clear structure, and progression in the student’s development and learning.

Our values will certainly attract you!

• I am here for the residents of Borlänge
• I enjoy challenges
• I meet every person with openness

JOB DESCRIPTION

You will work as a teaching assistant in the lower grades, where your task is to support students during school hours and provide the conditions for the student to succeed socially and in their learning.

The position can be combined with other daily substitutes at the school. You will also work part of your position in one of the school’s after-school care departments. You will have support from other staff at the school. You will also receive continuous guidance from special teachers/special educators.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic requirements for the position:

• Experience working in a school.
• Very good oral and written skills in Swedish.

Personal qualities:

We are looking for a person with a well-developed ability to create good and sustainable relationships. You have good initiative and drive, can work independently, and enjoy working well with others. You have good communication skills. You are calm and secure in yourself and have the ability to work individually with students. You enjoy developing and helping people and have great social competence, as it involves communication with students, guardians, and staff both within and outside the school’s operations. You can create trust, safety, and confidence. You enjoy being outdoors and can handle physical activities, as well as have the ability to move quickly from one point to another.

You need to be flexible and have a solution-focused personality, which is a prerequisite for succeeding in this role. You need to be calm and secure in situations where the student may become verbally and physically aggressive.

Desirable qualifications:

• Training in low-arousal approaches and storytelling/comic conversations.
• Experience working with students with special needs within NPF.
• Good oral and written skills in English.

OTHER

In connection with the interview, you as a candidate need to provide proof of citizenship in Sweden/EU/EES or a valid work residence permit.

For those offered employment, a background check from the Swedish Police Authority is required according to the Act on Background Checks from 2001-01-01.

For those with protected personal information, we offer an extra protected application process. Please contact the recruiting manager before submitting your application, so we can ensure that your information is handled safely and correctly according to current procedures.

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Borlänge municipality and enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via the link digitally and not in any other way.

Welcome with your application!

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