Vacant job

Are you an engaged, driven, and flexible person who enjoys challenges and, above all, has a genuine desire to support students during their school day? Then you might be the person we are looking for. Within the primary school operations, you will find pleasant and wonderful colleagues and a first-class learning environment both indoors and outdoors.

As an employee of Härnösand Municipality, your primary task is to provide good service to residents and guests together with your colleagues. Our culture should be characterized by trust, curiosity, and learning, and we want you to have a long-term sustainable working life.

We are convinced that our attitude towards each other and our work has a direct connection to the residents' experience of our welfare services. We are also confident that equality and diversity develop and raise the quality of our operations.

We encourage lifelong learning and give you the opportunity for development and career growth.

Härnösand is part of the High Coast, with World Heritage nature constantly present. Here we have the sea in the middle of the city. Pride in our location is great and the community is strong. Creativity gives innovative companies and a club and cultural life that thrives on breadth and delivers on height. In Härnösand, there is time for shared experiences.

Gerestaskolan is located on Härnön in Härnösand Municipality. The school is situated in a beautiful natural setting with a schoolyard bordering forest and recreation areas, which are used frequently in daily operations. The school offers activities from preschool class to grade 6, as well as four after-school care departments. Key words that the school works by are knowledge, safety, and joy.

One of our student assistants has started an education, and we are therefore looking for an engaged and positive student assistant for Gerestaskolan.

Job Responsibilities

You will be part of a work team together with teachers, after-school care teachers, and other student assistants. According to the teacher's planning, you will work with students in whole classes, groups, and individually. You will also be helpful in fetching suitable materials, visual support, or other adjustments. You need to be confident in communicating with guardians and colleagues. You work according to the School Act, the curriculum, and municipal goals. The position involves working with students with special needs, using a low-affective approach where you have high positive expectations for the students. As an employee of ours, you have a genuine belief in our students, are solution-focused, and creative in how you handle the diversity in the student group and find different paths to students' learning and care. You naturally focus on the "possible" and show great commitment to the equal value of everyone.

QUALIFICATIONS

You have relevant education for the assignment with at least a high school level. You have previous experience from pedagogical work and working with students in need of special support who have a neuropsychiatric functional variation. You have a positive attitude and believe that all students can succeed. You have a professional appearance in your handling of students and guardians. You see differences as enriching and you gladly take the initiative to learn and do new things together with others. You are receptive to new working methods and new technology, are self-reliant, secure, responsible, and constructive. The position implies that you need to be enduring while being positive and innovative and have an easy time collaborating. You speak and write Swedish fluently as this is required in contact with guardians and colleagues.

Requirements:

• Student Assistant or Teacher Assistant education
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both in speech and writing.

Merits:

• Previous experience working as a student assistant.
• Advanced knowledge of NPD (Neuropsychiatric Disorders).
• Low-affective handling

Personal qualities:

• Relationship-building and secure in meeting with students, guardians, and colleagues
• Good teamwork skills, engaged, and communicative
• Good organizational skills, structured, solution-oriented, and used to taking responsibility from idea to implementation
• Calm and clear in conflict situations and good at handling many things at once

Special weight will be placed on personal suitability.

Scope: 100%

Salary: According to agreement

Fixed-term employment: 2026-08-03 to 2027-06-11

Start date: 2026-08-03

The position will be filled subject to necessary decisions being made. Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.

We will request extracts from the criminal record register before employment can be offered for positions that require it by law.

To be considered for employment, you must be able to at the interview:

• Show valid ID
• Provide a copy of grades or diploma if needed
• Prove that you have the right to work in Sweden by showing a valid work permit
• Provide a valid driver's license if needed
• Provide a valid professional license if needed

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Security Clearance

For some positions, a security clearance is conducted according to security protection legislation. If you become current for such a position, you must:

• Undergo and pass security clearance

For some positions, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement.

Application

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