Job Description

We are looking for a study support tutor for our team at the Language and Competence Centre in Växjö Municipality. At our workplace, no two working days are the same. Sometimes we handle the small things, and sometimes the really big ones. Regardless, it means a working day that truly matters. We are over 7,000 employees working together to create a good day, every day.

Here, you have the opportunity to make a difference while growing and developing yourself. There is a wide range of professions and career opportunities, all of which build and shape our future Växjö. Do you want to share our working day?

Work for a good day. Every day.

About the Position

There is 1 vacancy available. The position is located at a primary school (Grades 1-6) and is a part-time position at 30% with the possibility of extension.

Your Responsibilities

As a study support tutor, you support students in their language and knowledge development using their mother tongue, acting as a cultural and linguistic bridge. You do this, among other things, through close collaboration with the student's mentor and teaching teachers at the primary schools.

Study support can take place before, during, and after lessons based on the student's and subject's needs. This means you will work both in the classroom and individually with students in consultation with subject teachers. You will also work with students of different ages. The work involves collaboration with students, guardians, and school staff.

Qualifications

We prefer that you have post-secondary education, preferably pedagogical, and experience in study support. Skills such as teamwork and flexibility are important in this role since your work involves close collaboration with others.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has very good knowledge of the study support language in both speech and writing.
• Has at least a passing grade in Swedish or Swedish as a Second Language 2 at the upper secondary level.
• Has good knowledge of Swedish culture and the Swedish school system.
• Is accustomed to taking significant personal responsibility and can work independently.

Employment Terms

Type of Employment: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 3–6 months.
Start Date: 2026-08-17 or by agreement.
End Date: 2026-12-31.

The position will be filled subject to necessary decisions being made. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Welcome to Växjö Municipality

The Language and Competence Centre (SKC) is responsible for the reception of newly arrived students, mother tongue instruction, and study support in Växjö Municipality. The unit also has a competence mandate regarding reception, mapping, and study support. SKC is part of the Resource Centre within the Education Administration.

The employees of Växjö Municipality should reflect the diversity found in the municipality. We welcome applicants regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity. As a permanent employee, you will typically be assigned to wartime duties within our organization.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted exclusively via the Public Jobs recruitment tool (www.offentligajobb.se (https://www.offentligajobb.se)).

Please bring educational certificates and any professional licenses to the interview. To be considered for employment, you must show two extracts from the criminal record registry before being hired. Extracts from the criminal record registry can be ordered at the Police website (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/), and you must use the options titled Work in School or Preschool (442.5) and Check Own Data in the Criminal Record Registry (442.3).

For internal candidates, a different start date may be applicable. For more information, see the decision regarding the timing of unit changes when recruiting internal candidates within the Education Administration on the intranet.

To staffing and recruitment agencies or sales representatives: We kindly but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment agencies as well as salespersons offering additional advertisements.