Student Assistant at Polhemsskolan, Gävle

Do you want to help make Gävle even better with us? At Gävle Municipality, we work diligently together to offer our residents a safe and inspiring environment. We offer you a workplace built on trust where you can develop professionally and grow as a person. We welcome your application!

Polhemsskolan is Gävle's largest upper secondary school with approximately 1,600 students. The school offers 10 national programs, including one preparatory program and nine vocational programs. The adapted upper secondary school section comprises 4 national programs and one individual program. At Polhemsskolan, we have well-developed work teams and extensive quality work aimed at increasing student goal achievement.

1 position(s).

Job Responsibilities

Do you want to make a real difference for students every day?

We are looking for an engaged and confident student assistant who wants to help create the best conditions for our students in the adapted upper secondary school. Here, you will work closely with the students, support their development, and contribute to a safe and inclusive school environment where every individual can grow based on their own prerequisites.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Personal care, e.g., tube feeding/mealtimes, diaper changes/hygiene, dressing and undressing, and medication administration.
• Supervision and student focus.
• Pedagogical work both indoors and outdoors.
• Handling challenging behavior.
• Collaboration with colleagues, guardians, and other authorities and agencies.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A completed upper secondary education.
• Knowledge of and experience with working with digital tools.
• Strong ability to express yourself well in Swedish, both orally and in writing.
• Experience working in adapted schools or similar operations, such as residential care, short-term supervision, or daily activities with individuals within our target group (LSS).

Merits for the position:

• Previous experience working with the target group of neuropsychiatric disabilities (NPD) and intellectual disabilities (ID).
• Experience and knowledge in low-arousal approaches.
• Knowledge and experience in AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and PECS/TAKK.

To succeed as a student assistant:

• You inspire trust and create confidence. You have the ability to spread calm and stability.
• You have an egalitarian approach in your collaboration with colleagues, students, and guardians.
• You adapt to different situations and have the ability to change your perspective and approach. You see opportunities in change.
• You have the ability to lead, motivate, and inspire students, helping them develop and feel good. You are skilled at creating open dialogue and adapting your actions based on the current situation. You build trusting relationships and make others feel safe at school.

To be considered for the position, you must be able to provide a certificate from the Swedish Police Authority regarding your criminal record for work within the school sector.

Conditions and Employment

Interviews: Will take place during weeks 25–26.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.
Working hours: Daytime.

We offer you

You are important to us! As an employee at Gävle Municipality, you have:

• Generous holiday conditions, and as a new employee, you are entitled to paid leave already during your first year of employment.
• Subsidy for health and fitness activities when employed for more than three months.
• Various insurances through our collective agreements, including health insurance and work injury insurance.

Read more about our benefits here: https://www.gavle.se/formaner (https://www.gavle.se/formaner)

Our Values

Quality, treatment, and collaboration are the most important success factors for carrying out our mission in the best way. To do the right things and act wisely in our daily lives, it is important that we base our actions on our jointly stated values.

Read more about us as an employer and what it is like to work at Gävle Municipality here:
https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs (https://www.gavle.se/jobbahososs)

Here you can read more about our organization:
https://www.gavle.se/organisation (https://www.gavle.se/organisation)

Gävle Municipality is part of the Finnish-speaking administrative area. Therefore, if you speak Finnish in addition to our other competency requirements, it may be an asset.

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