Vacant job

Ref: 20261423

Job Description

We are now looking for you who want to be part of us at Munkhätteskolan and who want to work in the important role of a student assistant in our adapted primary school. Your main placement is in our adapted primary school, but the position may also involve working in other parts of the school depending on needs.

In the adapted primary school, you work with children in groups throughout the day. You have a student-support function and assist teaching teachers in conducting lessons at school and in the leisure center. You provide pedagogical, social, and physical support to the students.

You support the students with ADL – Activities of Daily Living. This means you help the students with, among other things:

• Eating and drinking – breakfast, lunch, and snacks
• Dressing and undressing
• Personal hygiene – showering, changing diapers or sanitary pads if necessary
• Toilet visits and body care

The role also includes performing self-care tasks, such as medication administration for ADHD or epilepsy. The role of a student assistant involves varied tasks based on the needs of the students, the group, and the school.

In our adapted primary school, you work in close collaboration with the responsible special needs teacher/special educator/teacher and other student assistants, but you also cooperate with other professional groups and functions at the school. Your main tasks are to help students follow the lessons by motivating, supporting, and adapting the teaching, as well as helping the student(s) create a good balance between rest and work.

In addition, your tasks will include supporting students in developing various school social skills and being a support for the student(s) throughout the school day, during lesson time as well as leisure center time. This includes a supervisory responsibility that is particularly important since our students have intellectual disabilities and therefore have more or less limited consequential thinking.

You treat all students with a low-affective approach in all situations, even in cases of aggressive behavior.

Qualifications

You who apply have completed upper secondary education. If it is focused on care, we consider this an advantage. Alternatively, you have equivalent knowledge through at least two years of experience working with children and young people with disabilities/intellectual disabilities. Education regarding ID (Intellectual Disability) or NPD (Neurodevelopmental Disorders) is an advantage. Experience working with various physical and intellectual disabilities is also an advantage. You have knowledge of different diagnoses and disabilities and how to interact with them. You have experience working in an adapted primary school. Knowledge of alternative communication methods and low-affective interaction is also an advantage.

You have a stable physique as there are outdoor activities in all weather conditions, and you will need to be a physical support for students, for example, lifting is included. You need to be able to express yourself clearly in Swedish, both verbally and in writing, as the work involves contact with guardians and some documentation.

You see others' strengths and differences as an asset. You have a good ability to meet all students based on their needs and daily condition. You are proactive, flexible, and can easily adapt to what the school requires. Working with children for their best interests is an active choice. You are engaged, interested, and have the drive to develop yourself and be developed.

We would appreciate it if you have a good understanding of chapters 1 and 2 of the school curriculum and have the willingness and interest to familiarize yourself with other parts of the school's governing documents. We also expect you to have knowledge of how different disabilities affect the student's learning and how to best compensate for these.

We welcome your application!

About the Workplace

Munkhätteskolan is an inclusive F–9 school (grades 1–9) with approximately 650 students, of whom approximately 30 belong to our Adapted Primary School. We are approximately 150 employees and proud of the diversity and broad competence that the school possesses. Our teaching is characterized by innovation and curiosity, and we actively work with ASL (Writing to Read), SKUA (Language and Knowledge-Promoting Approaches), and the Singapore Model in mathematics. The school has a well-staffed student health team that, together with the school's employees, works preventively and health-promoting based on the Student Health Meeting Model (EHM). The working model enables a rewarding collaboration where everyone's competence and profession are utilized. The work environment at Munkhätteskolan is usually perceived as very welcoming and helpful. Everyone who visits or starts working at our school usually expresses this.

The Primary School Administration – the city's largest administration with approximately 80 schools, 6,300 employees, and 36,000 students – offers a workplace for everyone. Here we want to grow, develop, and challenge ourselves in our learning together – every day.

Malmö City's operations are organized into 14 administrations. Our common 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.

Read about Malmö City as an employer here: malmo.se/jobb (https://malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the position

Employment type: Fixed-term until 2026-12-31

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 3–4

Start date: 2026-08-10

Other

Please note that Malmö City has 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 as a job seeker. Your answers will become an important part of our selection work.

According to the Education Act, a certificate of no objection from the Police Register is required upon employment in preschool, school, and school-age childcare. The form to order the extract can be found at: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/)

Malmö City 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.

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