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As an employee of Götene Municipality, you become part of a whole where commitment and cross-boundary collaboration are second nature. Here, we value courage and innovation in everything we do, and we strive for workplaces that stimulate creativity, initiative, and responsibility. With us, you have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful and socially beneficial efforts that make a difference in people's daily lives.

We have a clear vision – we want to become Sweden's best rural municipality. Götene Municipality is a place where everyone, young or old, or anywhere in between, feels safe and has the conditions to develop. Children are at the center here. We nurture every young individual's drive and creativity by offering top-class education, a rich cultural life, and meaningful leisure activities that give children and young people the opportunity to develop into their best selves. The calm, community spirit, and simplicity here, combined with the pulse of the surrounding cities, provide the conditions for a rich life, regardless of where you are in life. Around the corner, Lake Vänern and Kinnekulle await with outdoor activities that many can only dream of.

Do you want to help shape Sweden's best rural municipality? Read more about Götene Municipality at www.gotene.se (https://www.gotene.se), and about life in Skaraborg at livetiskaraborg.se (https://www.livetiskaraborg.se/kommuner/gotene).

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Description

Special Educator with a Broad Mandate

We are looking for an engaged and knowledgeable special educator who wants to work in both preschool and school, contributing to the creation of accessible, safe, and developmental learning environments for children and students aged 1–12. The position is shared between our operations, giving you the opportunity to follow the development of children and students over time and work with the entirety of their learning.

Your main responsibilities

• Conduct observations, assessments, and pedagogical investigations in both preschool and school.
• Guide and support educators in work with leadership and stimulation, extra adjustments, special support, and accessible learning environments.
• Contribute to the interdisciplinary student health team and in the preschool's support processes.
• Follow up and evaluate interventions together with educators and management.
• Work preventively and promotively with a focus on early interventions.

We are looking for you who

Have a special education degree and experience working in preschool, school, or both. You are confident in guiding and collaborating with different professions. You have good analytical skills and work structuredly both independently and together with others. You thrive in a role where you get to switch between strategic and practical work.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We offer

• A position where you get to work across operational boundaries and contribute to a red thread in the development of children and students.
• Opportunity to work with development issues within both school and preschool.
• Close collaboration and good opportunities to influence.
• A workplace that values development, collaboration, and an inclusive approach.

Conditions

Permanent employment, 100% engagement. Start date as agreed, preferably at the start of the autumn term 2026. In the event of an interview, the candidate must be able to identify themselves with a passport or international ID card (driver's license is not valid). Prior to any employment, an extract from the criminal record must be presented, and we recommend applying for this well in advance. Interviews may take place continuously during the application period, so apply today and no later than June 15.

We only accept applications electronically via our website. Staffing and recruitment agencies as well as sellers of job advertisements are declined. Götene Municipality applies smoke-free working hours. Götene Municipality strives for gender equality and diversity in our operations and therefore actively works for an even gender distribution and ethnic and cultural diversity.