Development Pedagogue for After-School Centers – Drive Development and Quality in Ulricehamn Municipality

Ulricehamn Municipality is in an exciting growth phase – we are growing while preserving our small-scale character. As the largest employer with over 2,200 employees in 100 different professional roles, we offer a meaningful working life where development, community, and public benefit meet. With Vision 2040 – "Together towards the future" – we shape an innovative and sustainable everyday life, together. Here, you make a real difference every day in a culture characterized by courage, engagement, and opportunities to grow, both professionally and personally.

The Learning Sector works for cohesive and inclusive learning for everyone – from the youngest to adults. Together, we create a culture where participation, security, and high expectations are at the center. Through collaboration, language, and presence, we lay the foundation for goal achievement and lifelong learning.

Do you want to drive development in after-school centers and contribute to long-term quality in education?

We are looking for an engaged and driven Development Pedagogue who wants to strengthen the operations of after-school centers through networking, further education, and systematic quality work based on relevant and current research. The assignment involves creating sustainable structures for development, supporting and supervising pedagogues in the development of after-school centers, and contributing to competence development through workshops and further education initiatives. The assignment is initially time-limited to two years but may be extended depending on necessary decisions.

The position is organizationally placed in the Timmele school area with the responsible principal as the direct supervisor. The assignment is municipal-wide, meaning you, on behalf of the operations, collaborate with all after-school centers in the municipality. We look forward to receiving your application and learning more about how you wish to contribute to the development of after-school center operations.

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

In this assignment, you work both strategically and operationally with development initiatives in after-school centers. You collaborate with principals, work teams, development leaders, networks, and external actors to develop operations and create conditions for collegial learning. You drive and support systematic quality work (SQW) in after-school centers by, for example, creating annual plans and structures for long-term development work. Together with the responsible principal and development leader, you plan, lead, and develop network meetings for after-school center staff.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a pedagogical university degree and experience working in after-school centers.
• Has good knowledge of the mission, governing documents, and systematic quality work of after-school centers.
• Has experience in school development and leading development processes.
• Is accustomed to leading networks, processes, or competence development initiatives.
• Has strong analytical skills and can translate results and analyses into concrete development initiatives.
• Is confident in leading pedagogical discussions, workshops, and collegial learning.
• Has very good communication skills in speech and writing.
• Works independently while having good collaboration skills and thriving in a role with many contact surfaces.
• Is structured, proactive, and capable of long-term planning.
• Hold a valid B-class driver's license.

Merits

The following are considered merits:

• Experience of collaboration between different operations or municipal-wide networks.
• Experience working in adapted schools.
• Experience working with students in need of special support or with disabilities.
• Experience planning and conducting further education initiatives or supervising colleagues.

What We Offer

We offer a developmental and varied assignment where you have great opportunities to influence and lead the development of the municipality's after-school centers. Here, you will work both strategically and close to the operations in collaboration with engaged colleagues, principals, development leaders, and external actors. The position gives you the opportunity to combine pedagogy, analysis, supervision, and development work to contribute to long-term and sustainable quality development of after-school center operations.

Employment type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent, start date: As agreed.
After the assignment is completed, the position will transition to a permanent teacher position with a focus on after-school centers in the municipality.

We appreciate it if you attach your degree certificate and professional license to your application.
Requirement for an extract from the criminal record upon job offer according to the Education Act (2010:800, Chapter 2, Sections 31-33).
Employment is subject to necessary decisions being made.

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