Vacant job

Do you want to work in a student-centered role where you provide targeted support to the students who need it most? Here you will become part of a school with a family atmosphere and a sense of belonging. Welcome to us at Elsa Brändström School!

Your responsibilities

As a full-time mentor at Elsa Brändström School, you work as targeted support for a few students who need extra support in their schooling, either pedagogically or socially. The students' support needs vary, and in your role, you are expected to base your approach on the individual student you meet and be very flexible in the support you provide, with the aim of helping the student succeed in school.

Full-time mentors have the task of relieving teaching staff of duties related to student mentoring. This includes among other things:

• Being a secure adult presence at the school.
• Having close and structured cooperation with guardians, the student health team, teachers, and external actors around the student.
• Planning and participating in mentor time, development conferences, parent meetings, etc.
• Encouraging and coaching students, as well as working with motivational interventions, goal setting, and future planning.
• Monitoring student attendance/absence and working with corrective measures.
• Helping students with study planning and study techniques.

You are part of a work group with approximately 10 colleagues who together are responsible for active safety and values-based work, for example, you plan safety-enhancing activities at the school together.

Your workplace

Elsa Brändström School is a centrally located school for grades 7–9. We have approximately 450 students across six parallel classes and about 60 employees. High quality in subject teaching, combined with job satisfaction and a sense of belonging, is associated with the school. We have a specialized curriculum that trains students in English. At Elsa Brändström School, you will be met by a dedicated and competent staff group with a forward-looking attitude and a focus on students.

Our vision:

A school for all with safety, engagement, belonging, and diversity. Good subject teaching with language at the center, building bridges for the students' future.

You who apply

It is a requirement that you have a post-secondary education in a relevant field, according to the employer's assessment. For example, you may be trained as a youth leader, leisure-time pedagogue, treatment pedagogue, or social pedagogue. Alternatively, you have many years of relevant work experience in similar tasks. It is a requirement that you have experience working with adolescents in middle school. It is meritorious if you have any of the following experiences:

• Worked with students in primary school.
• Worked with students with NPF (Neurodevelopmental Disorders) or challenging behavior.
• Worked in a resource school.
• Worked in a special education group.
• Safety-enhancing work with youth.
• Close contact with guardians.
• Youth with risky behaviors.

Since communication and documentation are a large part of the position, it is a requirement that you have good knowledge of Swedish, both orally and in writing.

As a person, you are outgoing and enjoy building professional relationships, while being able to distinguish between the personal and the professional. You have good cooperation skills, relating to and addressing the individual support needs of students and colleagues in a smooth manner. By inspiring and motivating others, you create participation and engagement. Furthermore, you communicate clearly and ensure your message gets through.

Other information

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Start date: By agreement

Employment type: Permanent position

Employment level: 100 %

Number of open positions: 1

Ref. no: 17398

No cover letter is required with this application.

Your commitment makes us better

Within Linköping Municipality, there are many opportunities, plenty of knowledge, and various areas of responsibility. We work together where your sense of responsibility is a valuable driving force. With your commitment, you contribute to making Linköping even better.