Vacant job

In Hallsberg Municipality, everyone is welcome, regardless of who you are, where you come from, or where you are going. Hallsberg offers excellent transport connections, nature-friendly housing, good preschools and primary schools, as well as a gymnasium. Hallsberg is in an expansive position with new housing production and the establishment of new companies. The municipality has approximately 16,000 residents.

We are looking for a special needs educator with a shared position between the schools in Vretstorp and Östansjö. The schools are part of the same principal's area, where leadership, student health services, and some teaching positions are shared, while other positions are divided per school. Are you a special needs educator who is secure and driven in your role, with good collaboration skills and the ability to create safety and good conditions for learning? Then we are sure that our schools can be the right workplace for you!

About Fredriksberg School

Fredriksberg School is located in Vretstorp, about 20 km outside Hallsberg's urban area, with a population of around 900. The school is centrally located in the community but close to forests and other green areas. It is a preschool-grade 6 (F-6) school with approximately 165 students and an after-school center with two units, Biet (The Bee) and Blomman (The Flower).

Fredriksberg School is a school where all students get to shine. Fredriksberg School and the school's after-school center have three common development areas during the 2025/2026 school year:

• SOL – Be yourself and shine!
• Study Environment – Students' experience of a good study environment should increase.
• Care – Increased perceived safety and well-being. At Fredriksberg School, we show care for each other, ourselves, and our school environment.
• Reading – Getting all students to read books, making reading a part of students' daily lives, and helping them find a love for reading.

About Östansjö School

Östansjö School is a small school with approximately 110 students located in the middle of the community of Östansjö, about 8 km outside Hallsberg. It is a school where all students are included, seen, and where there are good conditions for building good relationships. The educators collaborate closely within and between work teams, which provides flexibility in the school's daily routine. We count all students as everyone's! The operations are characterized by a shared vision and clear leadership. Trusting collaboration between home, school, and after-school center is significant for creating a holistic view of each student's development. At Östansjö School, everyone has the prerequisites to succeed! Our goal is to create a good environment for education, thinking, and knowledge development. We do this by meeting every individual with respect for their person and their work, as well as providing a safe environment and positive hope for the future.

In both our operations, the ambition is that all students with us should feel joy in being and working in our operations; they should feel involved, safe, and inspired. We take advantage of students' interests and let their natural search for knowledge lead us on new discoveries in accordance with the national guidelines formulated in our governing curricula. We work according to good pedagogical structures, a culture that everyone is responsible for, and good leadership in our operations. The school and after-school center work based on "Bråka smartare" (Make noise smarter), a value-based material for collaboration and conflict management.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of special needs educator, you work both independently and in close collaboration with the principal and deputy principal. We constantly strive to develop teaching and further strengthen goal fulfillment, working to develop a safe, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment for all our students. In your role as a special needs educator, you will become a key person in the work of driving and developing teaching processes related to the special needs field.

You are part of a student health team together with the principal, deputy principal, counselor, school nurse, and school psychologist. Your tasks will consist of creating a holistic view through preventive and health-promoting measures together with the school's other staff to strengthen our students' opportunities to achieve the goals in school. This also includes collaboration with special needs teachers and other support functions.

To thrive in the role of special needs educator with us, you need to be secure in working actively with a clear student focus when supporting mentors and educators, conducting pedagogical assessments, and contributing actively to our systematic quality work. You are expected to collaborate with guardians as well as external actors such as Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (BUP), habilitation services, SPSM, Social Services, or other similar actors.

Qualifications

• Degree in Special Needs Education, or alternatively a Special Needs Teacher education.
• Teaching license with eligibility to teach in primary school.

You have an attentive and empathetic approach in meetings with both students and colleagues, which contributes to creating safe and trusting relationships. With good knowledge of the Swedish language, both spoken and written, you communicate clearly with students, guardians, and other staff, and document what the operation requires.

Furthermore, you have a desire to develop and contribute to a school where student health is a clear and integrated part of teaching and the learning environment, in close collaboration with colleagues. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Merits

• Experience working as a special needs educator in primary school F-6.
• Experience with documentation in Proreana.
• Experience coordinating work around special education groups.

About the Position

The employment is a permanent position, starting autumn term 2026 or according to agreement.

Employment rate 100%.

Hallsberg Municipality offers a wellness allowance as well as the opportunity for a benefit bicycle and holiday exchange.

Application

The last day for applications is 2026-06-08. Selection is made on an ongoing basis. We warmly welcome you to apply for the position!

In this recruitment, an extract from the criminal record will be requested. The extract is ordered from www.polisen.se and must apply to work within preschool and school. Please attach degree, license, and eligibility list directly in the application.

We decline all contact from advertising or recruitment agencies in connection with this advertisement. Union representatives can be reached via the municipality's contact center: Hallsberg Municipality, 0582-685000.