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Full-time Mentor

Are you our next star?

We are looking for an engaged full-time mentor for Lillerudsgymnasiet!

Do you want to work at one of Sweden's most beautiful workplaces where the future green business sector is being shaped? Do you have a heart that beats for youth development and the ability to create security in a fast-paced environment? Then we are looking for you!

About Us

Lillerudsgymnasiet is a natural resource high school with a strong focus on community, sustainability, and practical learning. Here, students with interests in agriculture, horse keeping, and animals meet. We are more than just a school; we are a place where dreams grow and where the relationship between humans, animals, and nature is at the center.

The Role of Mentor

As a mentor with us, you have one of the school's most important assignments. You are the fixed point in the students' daily lives and the bridge between school, home, and leisure. Your main task is to support the students in their personal and academic development.

Your main areas of responsibility:

• Follow up on students' study plans, attendance, and goal achievement.
• Conduct regular mentor meetings and development talks.
• Create good relationships with guardians and act as their contact person.
• Work preventively on safety and study environment in close cooperation with student health services and teachers.
• Be a present adult who supports students in their social interactions at school.
• Work actively preventively and promotively regarding relationships and core values at both group and individual levels.

Who are you?

We are looking for you who are a secure and responsive leader. You have a natural ability to build trust and can balance between being a support and setting demands. Since we are a natural resource high school, we would like you to enjoy our environment, but your main expertise lies in pedagogical and social work.

Qualifications:

• Experience working with young people, preferably within school or similar educational activities.
• You have good knowledge of and practical experience working with young people with diagnoses such as autism spectrum or ADHD/ADD.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Structured and administratively competent (for documentation and follow-up).
• Relevant education (e.g., teacher, social worker, behavioral scientist).
• Personal suitability is highly valued.

About Lillerudsgymnasiet

At Lillerud, approximately 270 students study and we have 80 employees. Here, high school education is offered within the Natural Resource Program with specializations in: horse keeping, animal care, agriculture, and natural sciences. Lillerudsgymnasiet has national intake, and the majority of students live in the school's student dormitory. This creates a lovely family feeling at the school.

Lillerudsgymnasiet is beautifully located 15 km west of Karlstad. On the school grounds, there is a large farm with crop cultivation, cows, pigs, and sheep. We also have a complete horse facility with stables, two riding halls, a riding arena, and driving tracks. Companion animals of many different kinds are gathered in the animal house. The school also has its own veterinary clinic and dog daycare.

Contact Person

Principal Anders Westlund, [email protected], 070-386 67 40

Union Representatives:

Jan Länsberg, [email protected] (Sveriges Lärare), 054-84 08 00
Christoffer Bergsten, [email protected] (Sveriges Lärare), 054-84 08 00