Vacant job

Do you want to help make Gävle even better with us? In Gävle municipality, we work together with commitment to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a trustworthy workplace where you can develop in your work and grow as a person. Welcome with your application!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

As a student assistant, you will work to support an individual student who needs assistance to benefit from the education. This may involve working with a student with reading and writing difficulties, concentration problems, psychosocial challenges, or various types of disabilities. Your main task is to create a safe and stimulating environment for the student and find adjustments so that the student can acquire knowledge and achieve their goals.

You will work together with school management, teachers, guardians, and the student to find individual solutions for the student to acquire knowledge. This may include practicing everyday tasks and/or providing support for the student during breaks, in changing rooms, on field trips, etc. You will be present throughout the student's entire school day and, if applicable, also at the after-school program. Other times may involve providing support in other activities at the school.

QUALIFICATIONS

For this position, you are required to have:

• a high school diploma or other education that the employer assesses as equivalent
• good ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing
• experience working in risk assignments directed at students or individuals who are physically aggressive
• experience working with students or individuals with behavioral issues where multiple diagnoses are present

To succeed in this role, you have:

• the ability to take initiative and are courageous in your approach
• the ability to separate issues from individuals
• a humble attitude in collaboration with colleagues and other stakeholders
• the ability to build trusting relationships
• the ability to lead, motivate, and inspire others and contribute to their development and well-being

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work in Gävle municipality here:

https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs (https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs)

Here you can read more about our organization:

https://www.gavle.se/organisation (https://www.gavle.se/organisation)

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