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We have decided! We aim to be a leading municipality – and have everything it takes to succeed. Short decision-making paths, collaboration across operational boundaries, and the will to dare more. Our high ambitions give you, with your own drive, opportunities to grow and create positive change for the citizens. As an employee of Ekerö Municipality, you will have a valuable role in our unique island world – and we look forward to your application.

Uppgårdsskolan is a municipal secondary school with students in grades 7–9. The school is located next to Stenhamra Centre, Färingsö, Ekerö Municipality. The school has approximately 310 students distributed in classes of about 21–26 students. We are proud of and value a calm and safe school environment in beautiful facilities with green areas directly adjacent to the school. We have a strong and competent teaching staff where you are given the opportunity to develop teaching, operations, and yourself as a pedagogue. As a pedagogue, you stimulate and meet the student based on their own prerequisites and needs. As a mentor, you are the single most important person for the student at school – skills such as building relationships and providing meaning and context are of great importance. We cherish and work for the student's right to develop as far as possible by maintaining high quality in teaching and placing the student's knowledge development at the center.

https://www.ekero.se/jobb-foretagande/jobba-i-ekero-kommun (https://www.ekero.se/jobb-foretagande/jobba-i-ekero-kommun)

Job Description

In Ekerö Municipality, teachers get time for the children and teaching – today we are one of Sweden's leading school municipalities. Our surroundings are made to connect with parts of the curriculum with our rich nature and cultural history. To give students the best prerequisites, our municipal schools continuously share experiences and insights with each other. Here we view collegial learning as a prerequisite for student development.

Uppgårdsskolan is looking for a qualified special needs teacher!

For us, you will fill an important role. We wish that you, as an applicant, enjoy working systematically and long-term, together with teaching teachers, student welfare, and school management.

You contribute with your competence as a special needs teacher in the work of designing extra adaptations and special support, as well as conducting support teaching. An important part of your assignment is to be responsible for and carry out mapping, pedagogical assessments, and follow-up of interventions. It is important that you have good knowledge of documentation work regarding students in need of special support, and that you enjoy being responsible for the processes.

With us, you meet a collegial organization with clear structures for collaboration, where professional learning and development are a natural part of operations. The school's work is permeated by a clear student focus, where teaching and support measures are designed so that every student is given the opportunity to develop based on their prerequisites and reach as far as possible towards knowledge goals. We value a solution-focused approach, with responsibility for contributing to creating an accessible learning environment for all students.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who:

• Are a licensed teacher with a special needs teacher degree (or ongoing education).
• See challenges as developmental and enjoy working in a team.
• Have a clear student focus and a strong belief that all students should be given the opportunity to succeed based on their abilities and knowledge goals.
• Are structured, solution-focused, and have good collaboration skills.
• Are meticulous and efficient in documentation work; such as mapping, assessments, and evaluations of interventions.

We offer:

• A workplace with engaged colleagues and a clear focus on the student's learning.
• An developmental role where you make a real difference for the students' learning and well-being.
• A school where we learn, develop, and have fun together.

Start date: 2026-08-10

Scope: Full time

Employment type: Permanent

https://www.ekero.se/jobb-foretagande/jobba-i-ekero-kommun/ta-dig-till-ekero (https://www.ekero.se/jobb-foretagande/jobba-i-ekero-kommun/ta-dig-till-ekero)

About Ekerö Municipality We are a multitude of different operations that together create a unique municipality – where we all help each other across unit and operational boundaries. We live our values, which mean great commitment, good communication with open dialogue, and a professional approach. As a smaller municipality in the Stockholm region, we can offer both proximity to each other and an ambitious development journey. To become a leading municipality, we need to fill up with new perspectives, and we hope you want to be part of contributing yours.

Ekerö Municipality wants to be an attractive employer and strives for a clear focus on sustainability. Provided that the operation's ability to meet its goals remains, the municipality has a positive attitude towards remote work when possible.

We offer, for example, health benefits, salary exchange to pension, exchange of holiday day allowances to free days, and smoke-free working hours. To ensure the quality of our recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application digitally, and not via email or post.

We have already taken a stand regarding recruitment channels and marketing and do not wish to have contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.