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Valdemarsro Gymnasium is seeking a Special Needs Teacher specializing in intellectual disabilities to teach on individual programs within the adapted upper secondary school. The position is located at our newly opened school unit, Valdemarsro Segepark. Join us and help shape the future of Malmö's residents and society!

Job Responsibilities

As a Special Needs Teacher at Valdemarsro Segepark, our newly opened school unit affiliated with Valdemarsro Gymnasium, you will work closely with a small group of students on the individual program within the adapted upper secondary school.

In your role, you lead the pedagogical work and collaborate closely with the school's student assistants. You design instruction based on the students' individual needs and plan and implement pedagogical activities in accordance with current guidelines for adapted upper secondary schools. Your duties also include mentoring a group of students, where you are responsible for both the group's and the individual student's development.

Together with your colleagues, you work to ensure that every student achieves the best possible development, both academically and socially. The role may also involve care and self-care tasks, including physical activities. The work is carried out in close collaboration with other professions and in good cooperation with guardians and external partners. In your role, you actively contribute to the development of the operations by engaging with and applying pedagogical research to strengthen student learning.

Since Valdemarsro Segepark is a newly opened school unit, we are in an exciting phase of establishment. This means you need to be flexible and thrive in a changing environment, where you, together with colleagues, help shape working methods and structures over time.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Pre-school teacher, teacher, or youth pedagogical degree, plus additional training as a Special Needs Teacher specializing in intellectual disabilities
• Experience working with children and young people with disabilities
• Experience teaching students with neuropsychiatric disabilities
• Experience with external contacts and collaboration with staff, students, guardians, habilitation services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (BUP), Individual and Family Care, and LSS functions
• Experience using digital tools in educational contexts
• Good understanding of school goals and guidelines
• Good proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written.

Merits:

• Experience teaching in adapted school forms or with students in need of special support
• Experience working with students exhibiting challenging behavior
• Experience working with clarifying pedagogy
• Knowledge and experience in Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and sign language
• Good habit of collaborating with other authorities and participating in various networks.

As a Special Needs Teacher, you handle complex pedagogical issues and find solutions that support students' learning and development. You have a deep understanding of how people acquire knowledge and adapt instruction to individual needs and conditions. Furthermore, you are flexible, see opportunities in change, and use new information to develop teaching and working methods. Through a relational and inclusive approach, you collaborate closely with students, colleagues, and other professionals to create good learning environments. You value differences and understand how background, culture, and group affiliation affect oneself and others.

About the Workplace

Valdemarsro Gymnasium is an adapted school that strives to be a role model for creating accessible learning environments based on the diverse conditions of all students. Here, space for learning and development is created daily in a warm and inclusive environment. The school offers education within individual and national programs with a wide range of subjects; health, care and nursing, commerce and service, aesthetic activities, as well as property and construction. As an employee, you will have engaged colleagues in one of Sweden's largest operations for adapted schools. We work to ensure our students become independent individuals with the opportunity to express themselves, make active choices, and engage in meaningful activities.

In August 2026, we will open our new school unit, Valdemarsro Segepark, part of Valdemarsro Gymnasium. Education is conducted here within the individual program in the adapted upper secondary school. The school is located in newly renovated premises near Beijers Park.

Want to know more about us? Visit: https://malmo.se/Ditt-gymnasieval/Valdemarsro-gymnasium.html (https://malmo.se/Ditt-gymnasieval/Valdemarsro-gymnasium.html)

The Upper Secondary and Adult Education Department is one of three school departments in the City of Malmö. We are responsible for the development and implementation of upper secondary and adult education. Today, we have approximately 1,800 employees and are located throughout Malmö. We work to ensure that young people and adults achieve their educational goals and become active in our society. We exist to create the best possible conditions for Malmö's residents to grow through lifelong learning.

The City of Malmö's operations are organized into 14 departments. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with Malmö's residents, 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 the City of Malmö as an employer here https://malmo.se/jobb (https://malmo.se/jobb)

Information about the position

Employment type: Permanent

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 1

Start date: August 2026, or as agreed.

This recruitment uses rolling selection, but the appointment will be made only after the last application deadline.

Other

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

Please note that the City of Malmö has removed the 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.

The City of Malmö strives for employees to represent the diversity found in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us, as employers, meeting the needs of Malmö's residents.