School Coordinator for Placed Children – Ystad Municipality

Ystad is a small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business sector operating both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we are approximately 2,900 dedicated employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us, which is why all managers receive training in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our core values, "Better Together," characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

The Education Department is responsible for preschools, primary schools, after-school centers, upper secondary schools, adult education, as well as child and student health services. Approximately 1,100 employees work here, creating a safe and developmental school and childcare environment together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Do you want to make a real difference in the schooling of placed children? In Ystad Municipality, you now have the opportunity to take a key role in an important development project.

We have been working based on SAMS for several years – a nationally developed collaboration model to ensure continuity in schooling for placed children and young people. The model was developed in collaboration between the Swedish National Agency for Education, the National Board of Health and Welfare, and the Swedish Special Educational Needs Inspectorate, and forms an important foundation for our work.

Starting with SAMS as a baseline, we are now further developing our processes and forms of collaboration to further strengthen support for placed children and young people. The work aims to ensure that schooling is given high priority and that responsibility, coordination, and follow-up function throughout the entire placement process. Here you get the chance to help shape and influence how collaboration should work in practice, with the best interests of the children in focus.

As a School Coordinator, you are part of our SAMS group, where representatives from preschools, primary schools, upper secondary schools, social services, and central child and student health services work together. The role is central and gives you a unique opportunity to create shared understanding, build bridges, and contribute to long-term solutions.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Being a cohesive link between social services and schools
• Ensuring that the school perspective is always included in decisions concerning the child
• Coordinating and following up on the schooling of placed children and young people
• Conducting assessments and, if necessary, investigating the child's cognitive development
• Working to ensure that every child receives the right support and interventions in their learning
• Guiding school staff when needed
• Supporting foster homes in creating good conditions for schoolwork

This is a role for you who wants to work both strategically and close to the operations, with great opportunities to influence.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are a certified special needs teacher with several years of documented experience in special needs work within preschools, primary schools, and/or upper secondary schools.

It is meritorious if you have experience from central child and student health services, social services for children and young people, or have worked in a coordinating role previously.

As a person, you are secure in your assignment, have good judgment, and can make independent decisions. You are flexible, solution-focused, and have an easy time collaborating with different professions. At the same time, you have the ability to look up and see the big picture and translate this into concrete improvements that benefit the development, health, and learning of children and young people.

You have good knowledge of curricula and regulatory documents for preschools, primary schools, and upper secondary schools.

Great importance is placed on personal suitability – we are looking for you who want to contribute, develop, and make a difference!

The position involves travel and requires a B driving license.

Interviews are planned for July 22nd – we would appreciate it if you book this date now.

EMPLOYMENT TERMS

• Salary form: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
• Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2026-09-01.
• Working hours: Daytime.

In connection with a possible employment for this position, we will request that you present an extract from the criminal record. This will become relevant only at the end stage of the recruitment process and should therefore not be attached to your application. The extract should only be presented upon request from us. You order the extract yourself on the Swedish Police Authority's website, and note that there may be some processing time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken by already employed staff or persons with priority rights.

Before a possible employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health, which is why we actively work with our work environment. We offer wellness benefits and smoke-free working hours.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Also note that we only receive applications via Visma Recruit and thus not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the specified contact person.