Coordinator for Students in the Autism Spectrum – Sofiedal Principal Area

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We are looking for a coordinator for students within the autism spectrum for the Sofiedal principal area. This is a fixed-term appointment in the form of a project for one year, from 2026-08-12 to 2027-08-12, with the possibility of extension for another year. The goal of the project is to create an accessible, predictable, and safe learning environment for students with autism in grades F–9. By combining knowledge enhancement among staff with targeted interventions for the students, the project aims to contribute to improved school attendance, increased participation, and higher goal achievement. To achieve this, we need to improve school attendance among students in the autism spectrum and increase safety and well-being in the school environment.

In this role, you will work at all schools within the Sofiedal principal area: Hagaström School, Forsbacka School, Alborga School, Ludvigsberg School, and Sofiedal School.

The schools are located in an area close to a sports center and with excellent opportunities for outdoor activities. Here, you will encounter an environment characterized by well-being, engagement, and a forward-looking spirit. There are good transport connections with local traffic, making it easy to commute to both Gävle and Sandviken.

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Job Description

Do you want to make a real difference for students within the autism spectrum? In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to contribute to a more inclusive, accessible, and successful school environment where every student is given the best possible conditions to succeed.

As a coordinator, you play a central role in our preventive and health-promoting work. You collaborate closely with teachers and school leaders and share your expertise to strengthen the work regarding students in need of support. Through your work, you contribute to creating better conditions for increased school attendance and goal achievement in school subjects for students within the autism spectrum.

You work on behalf of the area's school leaders and have close and continuous collaboration with the area's special education teachers, where you together drive development forward.

In the role, you will among other things:

• Be responsible for mapping, observations, classroom observations (auscultations), and guidance for teachers.
• Implement structured and sustainable adjustments in the physical, social, and pedagogical learning environment.
• Enhance the competence of all staff through training regarding students within the Autism Spectrum.
• Create routines and methods to identify needs early and implement adjustments throughout the school years.
• Coordinate cooperation between school, home, and other actors such as Social Services, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP), Child and Youth Rehabilitation (BUS), and Child and Youth Health Care (BUH).

Your workplace consists of different school units, and the assignment assumes that you are comfortable working in different units and contexts.

Qualifications

• We are looking for you who have a university degree, for example as a special education teacher, psychologist, social worker, behavioral scientist, occupational therapist, or other education that the employer deems relevant for the position.
• You have the ability to express yourself well in both English and Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• You have knowledge of, and experience with, working with digital tools.
• You have experience working with children within the autism spectrum area, within schools and/or within child and adolescent rehabilitation and/or child and adolescent psychiatry, or other experience that the employer deems equivalent for the position.

To succeed in the role, you have:

• The ability to plan and organize your work. You are good at setting goals, organizing resources, as well as following up and closing activities.
• A creative mindset and the ability to think outside the box, are curious, and open to trying new solutions.
• The ability to create trust in your professional relationships and make others feel safe, and you take initiative in social contexts.
• A non-hierarchical approach in your collaboration with students, colleagues, guardians, and other actors.
• The ability to lead, motivate, and inspire others; you enable them to develop and feel good, create open dialogue, and adapt your actions based on the current situation.

You must be able to produce a police certificate of good conduct for work in schools or preschools. This is checked at the final candidate stage and should not be attached to the application.

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.

We offer you

You are important to us! As an employee in Gävle Municipality, you have:

• Generous holiday conditions, and as a new employee, you also have the right to paid vacation already during your first year of employment.
• Compensation for fitness and exercise when you have been employed for more than three months.
• Various insurances through our collective agreements, for example, sick leave insurance and work accident insurance are included.

Read more about our benefits here: https://www.gavle.se/formaner (https://www.gavle.se/formaner)

Our Values

Quality, treatment, and collaboration are the most important success factors for solving our mission in the best way. To do the right things and act wisely in our daily lives, it is important that we base ourselves on our jointly stated values.

Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work in Gävle Municipality here:
https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs (https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs)

Here you can read more about our organization:
https://www.gavle.se/organisation (https://www.gavle.se/organisation)

Gävle Municipality belongs to the Swedish-speaking administrative area of Finland (Note: The original text says "finskt förvaltningsområde" which usually implies the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland, but in the context of Gävle, Sweden, it might be a typo for "svenska" or referring to a specific bilingual context. However, translating literally: "Gävle Municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area." Given Gävle is in Sweden, this is likely a specific local context or a typo in the source for "Swedish-speaking" or similar. I will translate literally but note the oddity. Actually, Gävle is not in Finland. It is highly likely a typo for "svensk" or referring to the Swedish-speaking population in Finland if they are recruiting there, but the text says "Gävle kommun hör till...". I will translate it literally as "Finnish administrative area" but it is very strange. Let's look closer. "Gävle kommun hör till finskt förvaltningsområde". This is factually incorrect for Sweden. It is likely a copy-paste error from a Finnish municipality's job ad. However, as a translator, I must translate what is there. I will translate it as "Finnish administrative area" but keep the structure. Wait, maybe it means the municipality has a Finnish-speaking minority? No, it says "hör till" (belongs to). I will translate literally: "Gävle Municipality belongs to the Finnish administrative area." This is weird but faithful to the source text provided.)

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