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Do you want to make a difference for children and young people on their path to a high school diploma? The Department of Student Health and Coordination is now looking for a counselor who wants to work specifically with children and young people in social care, focusing on creating conditions for uninterrupted schooling. This is a project position for the upcoming academic year, with the possibility of extension.

In Malmö Municipality, we work based on the SAMS model, a national collaboration model aimed at ensuring that children and young people in social care complete their education. In this role, you will collaborate closely with students, guardians, high schools, and several departments, with the goal of helping more students achieve a high school diploma. Completing one's education is one of the most important health-promoting factors for doing well in life, both in the short and long term. Work with us and contribute to the future of society and the people of Malmö!

Responsibilities

In this assignment, you are responsible for coordinating the work regarding students in social care, with a focus on mapping needs, planning, and coordinating a functioning schooling process. You will meet students placed in various types of institutions, such as SIS homes, detention centers, and LVU placements, where you work to ensure their education follows as cohesive and sustainable a structure as possible. You will also shape the work based on changing societal conditions, such as the government's planned lowering of the age of criminal responsibility. This change may affect children's and young people's health, well-being, and schooling in relation to longer detention periods, requiring close and effective cooperation with schools, guardians, and social services. Your main tasks include:

• You will have a coordination responsibility for the overall process regarding placed children and young people, in collaboration with representatives from the primary school administration and the employment administration with similar assignments.
• You will have an operational role in establishing a good workflow so that the administration has an overview of the children and young people who become subject to schooling under various forms of social institutions.
• You will work operationally at the individual level before, during, and after placement in close cooperation with internal and external actors.
• You will have an advisory function to employees within the high school and adult education administration, the employment and social administration, social institutions, guardians, and not least to the student themselves.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University degree in Social Work (210 ECTS credits)
• Several years of experience from social work with a focus on children and young people
• Experience working with children and young people within social services
• Experience working as a school counselor
• Good understanding of school goals and regulatory documents
• Good digital competence
• Good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Merits:

• Training in motivational interviewing
• Experience working within high schools
• Experience working with children and young people placed in social care
• Good habit of cooperating with other authorities and participating in various networks.

The role of counselor requires that you are confident in your professional role and have the ability to take initiative to achieve results. You adapt easily to changed conditions, absorb new information, and see opportunities in new situations. You take responsibility for your task, find solutions, and drive your work independently and systematically. Furthermore, you build trust in meetings with students, guardians, and colleagues. You collaborate well with other professions and work relationally, with respect and sensitivity. Additionally, you value differences and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect oneself and others.

About the Workplace

Do you want to be part of the work for an accessible high school for all students? At the Department of Student Health and Coordination, several professions work to support, develop, ensure quality, and coordinate student health work in our high schools in various ways. The operations work based on assignments from schools, administration management, and the board. The goal of the operations is to contribute to removing obstacles for our students' learning and to ensure that students feel well, develop positively based on their conditions, with the aim of achieving the educational goals.

The High School and Adult Education Administration is one of three school administrations in Malmö Municipality. We are responsible for the development and implementation of high school and adult education. Today, we have approximately 1,800 employees, and we are located throughout Malmö. We work to ensure that young people and adults reach their educational goals and become active in our society. We exist to create the best possible conditions for the people of Malmö to grow through lifelong learning.

Malmö Municipality's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our joint mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the people of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

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Information about the position

Employment type: Fixed-term employment

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start date: August 2026

Other

As a candidate, you are recommended to check your spam folder during the application period to ensure you do not miss reply emails from Malmö Municipality. According to the Education Act, a certificate of good conduct from the police is required before employment in high school and adapted high school. You order the certificate via the Police website at https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623)

Note that we in Malmö Municipality have removed the personal cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you who are applying for a job with us. Your answers will become an important part of our selection work.

Malmö Municipality strives for employees to represent the diversity found in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the people of Malmö.