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In the nature-rich city of Karlskoga, exciting things are happening right now. In our city, you are always close to both beautiful nature and high-tech industry. We offer you a welcoming workplace where people and innovations can grow. Welcome to meaningful work where you can truly make a difference!

Karlskoga Municipality works with competence-based recruitment aimed at recognizing everyone's skills and thereby combating discrimination.

Today, there are 27 preschools spread geographically across the city. Within the preschool sector, it is important to us to develop together with the children in a creative environment that creates opportunities for learning and development. We value our colleagues, trust each other, and work together towards common goals. Welcome to meaningful work where you can truly make a difference!

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a special needs educator, you will be part of a work team with three colleagues with similar roles. Organizationally, the special needs educators, together with the preschool principals, report to the Operations Manager for Preschool.

The role involves working promotively, preventively, and remedially by mapping needs and providing specific support to create the best possible conditions for children's learning and development.

This includes, among other things, the special needs educators:

• carrying out preventive work at the organizational, group, and individual levels
• collaborating closely with principals
• conducting mappings, observations, as well as documentation and follow-ups
• providing consultative support and supervision to individual educators and work teams
• participating in conversations with guardians when necessary
• serving as the preschool's representative in the Child Health Team
• collaborating internally and externally through team, steering group, and network meetings

Currently, special needs educators are conducting training in ADHD/Autism (NPF), Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), ICDP, and Special Play Groups. It is important that you stay updated on research and monitor developments in the field.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who are educated or nearing the end of your education as a special needs educator with a focus on preschool, and who have a good understanding of the preschool's mission.

We place great emphasis on responsibility, flexibility, teamwork skills, and the ability to work independently. You work with many work teams and therefore need to have good skills in planning and structuring your work. You have an inclusive and solution-focused approach, see opportunities, and adapt easily to changing circumstances. You have good skills in expressing yourself clearly in speech and writing.

A valid driver's license (Category B) is required.

We would appreciate if you have experience and knowledge in working with a multicultural approach and how to work interculturally and inclusively with multicultural groups.

Merits: experience in supervising work teams, knowledge in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), ADHD/Autism (NPF), and ICDP (trainer).

Employment type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.
Start date: To be agreed upon.
End date: 2027-06-30.

Background Check

To work in preschools, schools, and youth/recreation activities, you must, according to the Register Control Act, provide a certificate of good conduct from the police. You must request this certificate yourself from the Swedish Police Authority using the form "Extract from the Criminal Record Register" available in the form archive on the police website.

Probationary employment may apply.

If you have protected personal data, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system. Instead, contact PA Support (HR Department) at tel: +46 586-610 55 for further handling.

Karlskoga Municipality is part of a Swedish-speaking administrative area and therefore has a responsibility to safeguard the status of the Swedish language. This includes, among other things, offering preschool activities and elderly care in Swedish.

We decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.