The Syncentralen in Uppsala

Our 1,800 employees work with primary care and health in Uppsala County. We offer a wide range of services within primary care. Our patients meet us at Region Uppsala's own health centers or within habilitation services, and we provide advice over the phone via 1177. Education, research, and development are important to us, as we adapt our offerings based on the needs of the residents. We already offer mobile teams, video visits, and smart e-services.

The hearing and vision operations in Uppsala belong to the Disability Operations area within the Primary Care and Health administration at Region Uppsala.

Interested in an exciting job as a Vision Pedagogue in Uppsala?

Now you have the chance to work as a Vision Pedagogue or Special Educator at Syncentralen, located in Uppsala. The position is a permanent full-time employment with a start date to be agreed upon.

With us, you will become a key resource and enjoy stimulating and varied work with pleasant colleagues in a pleasant environment. You will work together with counselors, psychologists, optometrists, ICT-pedagogues (information and communication technology pedagogues), and technicians. Together, we contribute to enabling people with visual impairments to live good lives. The position is a permanent full-time role (100%). Start date is to be agreed upon. With us, you receive benefits that make a difference; read about the benefits here (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/ (https://regionuppsala.se/formaner/)).

Your Assignment

Your area of responsibility will be in the adult team. We work in interprofessional teams where you will contribute your professional competence. Your tasks include needs assessment, fitting of aids, training, education, and follow-up.

The work takes place in close collaboration with your team to provide good rehabilitation.

Our Operations

Within the Hearing and Vision operations, approximately 60 people work, distributed across three units; the Hearing Center, Syncentralen, and the Deaf and Deafblind Center. We are part of the Primary Care and Health administration at Region Uppsala and are located at Kronparksgården, in the Ulleråker area.

At Syncentralen, we work in various ways to facilitate and improve daily life for those with visual impairments or blindness through habilitation, rehabilitation, and other collaborative efforts. This can, for example, involve conversations, training, fitting, and education in the use of visual aids, as well as participation in group activities.

We work in teams, a child and youth team, and an adult team, totaling 15 employees. All teams consist of an optometrist, a vision pedagogue, and a counselor, and all teams have access to a psychologist, technicians, and an ICT-pedagogue. All three units within the Hearing and Vision operations share a waiting room and common support from administrative coordinators.

In addition to the units within the Hearing and Vision operations, we collaborate closely with other units within our administration, as well as staff in preschools, schools, and housing, and with municipal vision instructors.

Your Competence

We would like you, the applicant, to be a trained Vision Pedagogue or have relevant higher education (e.g., occupational therapist) with a focus on special education, and have experience working with people with visual impairments. It is a plus if you have an interest in IT and technology.

Experience working with people with both visual and hearing impairments is an advantage.

The work requires that you have good cooperation skills but also the ability to work independently. As a person, you are structured, creative, and open to different solutions. You are sensitive, a good listener, pedagogical, and good at motivating others. We place great emphasis on personal suitability and interest in teamwork. A driver's license is an advantage.

Want to know more?

Please contact the group manager for Syncentralen, Johan Wickman, via email: [email protected], phone: 018-611 67 27.
Trade unions can be reached via Region Uppsala's switchboard at 018-611 00 00.

Do you want to work with us?

We look forward to your application via the link below. Attach your CV, a copy of certificates proving your education, and other relevant attachments that prove your competence and experience. Do not wait to apply; interviews are conducted continuously during the application period.

Read about employment terms and salary setting within Region Uppsala here: Become our new colleague (https://regionuppsala.se/jobb-och-utbildning/bli-var-nya-kollega/)

Region Uppsala values the qualities that equal gender distribution and diversity bring to the operations and welcomes applicants of all genders and with different backgrounds, abilities, and life experiences.

Region Uppsala assigns all permanent staff for wartime service based on the needs of the total defense. This means no obligations for the individual employee in peacetime; it is solely a planning measure.

Before a decision on employment, checks of suspicion and criminal records are conducted for all job seekers who, in the applied position, may come to work within psychiatric healthcare, habilitation, care for children and youth, or compulsory care for substance abusers, areas covered by optional record extracts. This thus applies to all who will work close to patients, even if the tasks at present are not intended to mainly involve work with the aforementioned patient groups.

This recruitment is conducted entirely through Region Uppsala, and we decline phone calls from recruitment agencies and advertising salespeople.