Specialist Teacher in Reading, Writing, and Language Development – Väster Area

Ystad is the small town with big possibilities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a rich business community that operates both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we have approximately 2,900 engaged employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us; therefore, all managers are trained in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our value foundation, Better Together, characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

About the Education Administration and the Väster Area

The Education Administration is responsible for preschool, primary school, after-school centers, high school, adult education, as well as child and student welfare. Approximately 1,100 employees work here, creating a safe and developing school and childcare environment.

The Väster Area consists of three units: Svarte, Sövestad, and Hedeskoga, all located just outside the urban area. All units operate both preschool and primary school activities. Svarte School and Sövestad School are grades F-6 schools, while the school in Hedeskoga is a grades F-2 school.

In total, the preschools have approximately 170 children, and the schools have just under 400 students. Together, we are almost 100 employees within the area.

By recruiting specialist teacher competence, we strengthen our work towards students' right to a successful school career.

Number of positions: 1

Job Responsibilities

With us in the Väster Area, you will have the opportunity, together with another specialist teacher and two special educators, to develop and support our students in their knowledge development. We strive for good collaboration where student welfare professionals and teachers are given the opportunity to work together on students' development and learning.

The assignment includes:

• Teaching individual students and small groups in grades F-6 with a focus on reading, writing, and language development
• Planning, implementing, following up, and documenting support measures
• Working with early interventions as well as preventive and promoting teaching
• Using and adapting evidence-based methods and materials for reading and writing instruction
• Collaborating with teachers regarding teaching, extra adaptations, and special support
• Conducting and participating in pedagogical assessments and follow-up of action plans
• Following up on students' linguistic progression and documenting implemented measures
• Participating in the follow-up of students' results and resource allocation
• Having dialogue with guardians regarding students' development when needed
• Collaborating with student welfare and school leadership in student matters

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Are a licensed teacher in Swedish with a specialist teacher degree with a focus on language, reading, and writing development.
• Have experience working in grades F-6
• Have good knowledge of early reading and writing instruction as well as language disorders and linguistic vulnerability
• Are secure in working with extra adaptations and special support
• Have a good ability to collaborate with colleagues, student welfare, and guardians
• Express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish

We place great importance on personal suitability. You are:

• Relationship-building and secure in meetings with students
• Clear, structured, and pedagogically skilled
• Analytical and solution-focused
• Engaged and have high expectations for students' linguistic development
• Interested in creating accessible and language-developing learning environments

Terms of Employment

• Salary form: Monthly salary
• Employment type: Permanent employment
• Duration: Permanent
• Working hours: Daytime

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken up by already employed personnel or persons with priority rights.

Before a possible employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

An extract from the police criminal register will be requested before possible employment.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health; therefore, we actively work with our work environment. We offer wellness programs and a smoke-free working time.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contacts from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Please also note that we only accept applications via Visma Recruit and thus not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the designated contact person.

Interviews will be conducted on April 23.