Counselor for Källan School in Ystad

Ystad is the small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business sector operating both locally and globally.

In the Municipality of Ystad, we are approximately 2,900 dedicated 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, which is why 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 firm on our core values: Better Together, characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

About the Department

The Education Department is responsible for preschool, primary school, leisure centers, upper secondary school, adult education, as well as child and student health services. Approximately 1,100 employees work here, together creating a secure and developmental school and childcare environment.

Today, approximately 250 fantastic students attend Källan School, coming from varied cultural and social backgrounds—a diversity that enriches our daily lives. Trusting relationships and learning are in focus as we work together to be a school where both students and adults thrive and develop.

Job Responsibilities

As our counselor, you will be part of the school's student health team, with the mission to work preventively and promote students' learning, development, security, and health. The position is 70% at Källan School. The work takes place at the individual, group, and organizational levels. The role of our school counselor is carried out in close collaboration with teachers and other staff, implemented through a salutogenic approach aimed at removing obstacles to students' learning.

As a school counselor with us, you work with students in grades F-6 and are an important part of the school's student health team, collaborating with the school nurse, school psychologist, special educator, and principal.

Your responsibilities include interventions such as counseling, support conversations, information initiatives, investigations, and collaboration with external actors such as social services.

You work primarily preventively, with a special focus on student social issues, and contribute to creating a secure and inclusive school environment. Building and maintaining relationships with students is a central part of your work, where you are regularly present to strengthen contact with the students and promote a positive school day. You will also have individual conversations with students, collaborate closely with the school's various work teams, and have regular contact with parents to support the students' well-being and development in both the short and long term.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in social work and experience as a counselor within primary school. You have good knowledge of the school's governing documents and what they entail.

To thrive in this position, you should have good empathetic skills and be confident in building relationships with children. You are also stable, flexible as a person, and enjoy working independently. You have high social competence, where relationship-building and teamwork are important parts. You have pedagogical insight, problem-solving skills, and the ability to contribute the specialist knowledge that the counselor function entails.

What We Offer

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent position.
• Duration: Permanent.
• Working hours: Daytime.

Employees are sought subject to the condition that the position does not need to be taken by already employed staff or persons with priority rights.

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

Application and Process

Interviews will be conducted on June 12, 2026.

In the event of an appointment to this position, we will request that you present an extract from the criminal record. This will become relevant only in the final stage of the recruitment process and should therefore not be attached to your application. The extract is only to be presented upon our request. You order the extract yourself on the Swedish Police Authority's website, and note that there may be some processing time.

Before any potential employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the 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.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact 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 specified contact person.