School Psychologist at Child and Student Health Services, Sölvesborg Municipality

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The Department of Children and Education has overall responsibility for preschool, school, and upper secondary school. In total, we have approximately 600 employees working together on education and development for the age group 1–19 years. Our way of working is characterized by high and positive expectations that people grow through meeting other people.

Location: Child and Student Health Services

Within the Child and Student Health Services in Sölvesborg, there is 1 coordinator, 2 psychologists, and 2 special education teachers. The school psychologists are also part of the department's development group. In recent years, Sölvesborg Municipality has worked to shift the municipality's work towards a largely promoting and preventive approach across all professions.

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

As a school psychologist, your role involves participating continuously in the schools' student health meetings as part of health-promoting and preventive work (approx. once a month). You will be available for principals, teachers, and special education teachers for consultation, supervision, lectures, and guidance by offering available appointment times. The assignment also includes being active in the operations to contribute to children's and students' learning and well-being by promoting protective factors and removing risk factors at the individual, group, and organizational levels.

At the individual level, this includes investigating school forms and, to some extent, mapping students' difficulties in meeting knowledge requirements.

The school psychologist also works together with the preschool's special education teacher to remove obstacles in the learning environments at the preschool.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a degree in psychology and experience working with children and young people. Experience working as a school psychologist is meritorious.

We are looking for you who find it easy to build relationships, collaborate, and are humble. A person who shares their knowledge but is open to the perspectives of other professions. You enjoy collaborating and working to create good, accessible learning environments for all students. You have a salutogenic approach and work based on the principle of responsibility and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In your work, you are secure, structured, show good judgment, and have good ability to communicate your assignment. Personal suitability is given great importance.

You have good command of Swedish in speech and writing, as well as experience documenting digitally, both in statements and in journals. A Class B driver's license is required.

Employment Terms

• Type of Employment: Permanent position.
• Duration: Permanent.
• Start Date: To be agreed upon.

At Sölvesborg Municipality, our 1,500 employees work according to the guiding principles of warmth, proximity, and engagement. Our core values permeate all operations, and we work together to make Sölvesborg a place where opportunities are created for those who live, work, or visit here.

We offer you a dynamic and responsive workplace where we are positive towards new ideas, and good atmosphere and well-being are high priorities. As an employer, we care about all our employees and therefore offer many benefits. Read more at www.solvesborg.se/jobb (http://www.solvesborg.se/jobb).

Sölvesborg is located on the coast of Blekinge with good commuting options from both Karlskrona and Malmö.

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