We are looking for a Study and Career Counselor in Uppvidinge Municipality

Through our core values of courage, tolerance, and creativity, we work at Uppvidinge Municipality to provide good service and develop socially important functions for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Uppvidinge Municipality is the largest employer in the municipality with approximately 800 employees. Here, we want our employees to feel a strong sense of involvement, and there should be room for flexibility and development.

We offer meaningful work where we together have the opportunity to truly make a difference for the municipality's residents. Apply now and welcome to a municipality with a thriving business life, a rich association life, and proximity to nature!

About the Position

We are looking for a Study and Career Counselor for our Central Child and Student Health Service in Uppvidinge Municipality. We are an interdisciplinary team consisting of counselors, school nurses, psychologists, speech therapists, and special educators. The Central Child and Student Health Service supports the local child and student health work in preschools and schools regarding the development of student health work on a broader level. We also coordinate further education and competence development for staff in preschools and schools. Our focus is on preventive and health-promoting child and student health work based on equal education, increased goal achievement, as well as security and study environment.

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Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a Study and Career Counselor who wants to help develop our work for our students in primary school and on the introductory program.

The Central Child and Student Health Service works primarily with promotion and prevention. In the role of Study and Career Counselor, you will be active and involved in the students' schooling at Uppvidinge Municipality's primary schools and introductory programs. You will have contact with students, guardians, teachers, and other school staff, as well as representatives from working life and the education sector. In working with young people, individually and in groups, you will guide and motivate students during their studies and in preparation for their continued education. You have a genuine interest in students' development and their role in future society, and you organize students' practical work life orientation, such as internships (PRADO).

Qualifications

We are looking for you with a degree in Study and Career Counseling.

You are receptive and can adapt your guidance and counseling methods based on the needs and goals of different students and student groups. You are well-versed in current regulatory documents and ethical guidelines and actively contribute to the school's development and our goal achievement. You collaborate closely with school leadership and are part of the schools' local student health teams.

A driver's license is required.

Employment Terms

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent position.
• Duration: Start date according to agreement.
• Working hours: Daytime.

Selection and interviews take place continuously, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

If you become a candidate for employment, the employer will request an extract from the criminal record. The Municipal Executive Board has decided that all new hires must present a criminal record extract before employment. The extract required is for work in schools or preschools.

To ensure quality in the recruitment process at Uppvidinge Municipality and to enable good communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application digitally and not via email or paper format.

Regarding recruitment channels and marketing, Uppvidinge Municipality has taken a stance. We therefore expressly decline contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.