Social Pedagogues with Mentoring Responsibilities Wanted at Djurgårdsskolan

Djurgårdsskolan is one of four primary schools that have received permission from the Swedish National Agency for Education to offer distance education starting in the autumn term of 2026. Our brand new initiative is aimed at students in grades 6-9, with space for approximately 42 students. Students will come from various schools and other municipalities. It is for this special teaching group that we will create qualitative teaching and learning at a distance and via remote education. You can read more about distance education on the Swedish National Agency for Education's website.

We are now looking for two social pedagogues

We are now looking for two social pedagogues who are also mentors with an interest and curiosity to implement a completely new way of supporting students. Together with four teachers, a special education teacher, and an assistant principal, we will create a form of education that does not currently exist. The initiative will start in early August 2026.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will work preventively and supportively with both students and guardians. You will be the one who works closely and motivatingly with each individual student. You will do this through digital meetings. If the subject teacher is unavailable, you will be there instead. As a mentor/social pedagogue, you will be responsible for following up on the student's attendance and knowledge development together with the student, guardians, and teachers. You will collaborate with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP), the Social Services, and will primarily participate in EHT meetings (student health team). The goal for our students is to return to their regular school. You will be active in the development work of the team and want to contribute with new ways of thinking.

QUALIFICATIONS

You are an educated behavioral scientist or social worker and already have experience working with children and adolescents with diagnoses such as NPF (neuropsychiatric disabilities) and autism. Perhaps you have worked therapeutically and/or in schools? Those who have worked motivatingly through digital forums such as video meetings have an advantage in this role. Here, you need to be able to build trust and confidence without meeting physically. In this role, you will have many points of contact, and you need to be good at collaborating and creating good relationships. As a person, you are calm and have the ability to work at a high pace when needed. You are structured and organized while being flexible and able to prioritize.

For us to succeed, we need you to actively contribute to developing our work. You have a positive attitude, are curious, and dare to be exploratory in collaboration with others in the team.

Do you want to help develop a new form of education? Then we would love to hear from you.

Before employment, a current police record extract must be presented.

The position is filled on the condition that it is not claimed by redundancy and that necessary decisions are made.

Eskilstuna Municipality has removed the personal letter from the application process. We do this to create a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient experience for you as a job seeker. Your answers to the selection questions will be an important part of our selection work. Here you can read more about the background to the decision: https://jobb.eskilstuna.se/personligt-brev (https://jobb.eskilstuna.se/personligt-brev)

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Every day we welcome 18,000 children and young people into our activities. Together, we are about 4,000 employees who contribute to challenging, stimulating, and helping children and young people grow into good learning individuals in our preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, adapted primary school, intercultural unit, and our family centers.

Welcome to Eskilstuna Municipality - one of Sweden's most sustainable municipalities. We want to gather brave leaders and brave employees. Together with competent and committed colleagues and managers, you are helping to develop Eskilstuna through good sustainable meetings in whatever role you have. You are driving change, and every day you make a difference for people. We welcome employees from diverse backgrounds and work hard to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone.

If you have a protected identity, you can apply by submitting your application in writing marked Recruitment Unit or leave it at our reception at Alva Myrdals gata 3D.

All employees within the Department of Education and Child Services must present a record extract from the Police Authority's criminal record in connection with employment.

The position is filled on the condition that it is not claimed by redundancy and that necessary decisions are made.