Vacant job

Do you have experience working with students with intellectual disabilities? Do you want to work together with engaged colleagues in a beautiful, rural environment?

Then you should apply for the position of Student Assistant at the National Program of Ösby Specialized Upper Secondary School.

About the workplace

Ösby Specialized Upper Secondary School is located adjacent to Ösby Agricultural Upper Secondary School, approximately one mile outside of Sala. At Ösby, we offer the programs Forestry, Land and Animals, Property and Construction, as well as Vehicle Care and Cargo Handling. The school operates a full-scale farm with a herd of 120 cows and a smaller number of other agricultural animals. The farm also houses a variety of other animals found in zoos and animal parks, such as donkeys, goats, snakes, spiders, and fish.

There are approximately 270 students at the school, of which about 35 attend the National and Individual Programs at the Specialized Upper Secondary School. At the Specialized Upper Secondary School, we work with clear structures and continuity to provide a safe school environment, while simultaneously offering students challenges that allow them to broaden their experiences. Each student has their own study plan, and we place great emphasis on the future, work, housing, and leisure. The goal is for students to move into employment after completing their schooling.

Job Responsibilities

You will be working with a student in year 2 of the specialized upper secondary school. The role involves providing support to the student in close collaboration with the teachers. You are expected to follow the student throughout the school day, both in the classroom, changing rooms, during breaks, and wherever needed. This requires you to have experience in maintaining outdoor environments, vehicle care, and maintenance of equipment such as lawnmowers, as well as vehicles like cars and tractors.

You will maintain continuous dialogue with the student's teachers, instructors at the school, the student's guardians, and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

We are looking for you with a high school diploma, preferably as a healthcare assistant or in child and youth care, with extensive experience working with individuals with neuropsychiatric disabilities and intellectual disabilities, as well as experience working with older students/young adults. You should have knowledge of Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), conflict management, clarifying pedagogy, and low-arousal approaches.

It is of great importance to us that you have a positive attitude towards the role and good teamwork skills. You need to view situations from the student's perspective, and your empathetic abilities are very important in this position. You are good at building relationships and reading people and situations. You see opportunities, are solution-focused, and flexible. You have good structure in your work and always strive to develop both yourself and the learning environment you work in.

Personal suitability is given great weight.

Application

We warmly welcome your application by June 19, 2026. Applications are submitted via www.sala.se/ledigajobb. We do not accept applications via email. We recruit continuously, which means that positions may be filled before the final application deadline. Therefore, we appreciate it if you submit your application as soon as possible.

Terms of Employment

Fixed-term contract for the school year 2026/2027, 100%

Start date: August 11, 2026.

Probationary period will apply.

Individual salary setting.

Category B driver's license.

Requirement for a police certificate upon job offer. This is in accordance with the Act on Register Control in School, Leisure, and Preschool Activities. The Swedish Police Authority's criminal record register, RPS 442.5 (14-01-14).

Information

If you would like to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact

Principal Anna Hellström, phone 0224-74 88 00, or via email [email protected]

Deputy Principal Ingrid Lindberg, phone 0224-74 81 08, or via email [email protected]

Union contact:

Kommunal: 010-442 81 83

About Sala Municipality

Sala is a pleasant small town with a vibrant countryside and proximity to several major cities. Nearly 23,000 people live in the municipality, of which about 13,000 live in Sala town. Thanks to short distances, free public transport, and good services throughout the municipality, there is an opportunity for quality of life and a simpler daily routine. The municipality has a strong business life, a rich association life, and beautiful natural areas that invite to activity and recreation. When the longing for the big city takes over, you can easily take the train. You reach Västerås and Uppsala in about 30 minutes and Stockholm in about 75 minutes. If you are not ready to leave the big city for Sala yet, commuting is of course fine, which several of our 2,000 employees do.

Read more about Sala at http://www.sala.se/.

Welcome with your application!

Sala Municipality is looking for you who has the competence to contribute to our operations regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion or other belief, disability, and age.