Vacant job

Ref: 20261637

Job Responsibilities

We are now looking for you who want to be part of us at Apelgårdsskolan and who want to work in the important role of student assistant! We are looking for a competent and engaged student assistant who can help our students thrive and develop. Your task as a student assistant is to create clarity, structure, and security throughout the school day. You will provide support to students both individually and in groups, in both learning and care. The goal of your work is to enable students to benefit from the teaching in the best possible way. You have the ability to adapt your working method to the students' individual needs, conditions, and daily state.

You will work in a preschool class and be part of a work team consisting of class teachers, primary school teachers in after-school care, and student assistants. A small part of the position is located in the after-school care. You are involved in planning, as well as implementing and evaluating the pedagogical work individually and together with your colleagues. Contact with guardians may be included in the assignment if needed.

The assignment will include performing care measures based on the student's individual needs and any medical assistance. Care measures can, for example, involve help with personal hygiene, mobility, meals, and other daily care tasks.

The learning environment is made accessible through clear pedagogy and differentiated instruction. Visual support is used in learning situations and social contexts, as well as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), based on both individual needs and group needs.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who have a high school diploma; a background in child and youth care is meritorious. The requirement for the position is at least two years of work experience, including work with children and young people. You have good knowledge of and experience with students in need of special support, as well as students with challenging behavior, ADHD/Autism (NPF), Autism, Intellectual Disability (IF), or extensive care needs. It is important that you can work with low affectivity. You need to be able to handle students with emotional outbursts. It is important that you have the ability to interpret social interaction and signals from students. You should be accustomed to collaborating in work teams and be flexible in your working method, as well as able to make quick decisions and work independently.

You preferably have previous experience from working in a special needs school. You should have good insight and knowledge of the school's governing documents and can apply them in daily work. As a person, you take on the role of an adult role model and are secure and trust-building. You are interested in working in a multicultural environment where you see differences as assets. You are fluent in Swedish in speech and writing. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

We welcome your application!

About the Workplace

Welcome to us at Apelgårdsskolan! We are a preschool to grade 9 school with approximately 340 students in the northwestern part of Rosengård, adjacent to beautiful green areas. At Apelgårdsskolan, we place great emphasis on collaboration and have high expectations of each other. We work systematically with a goal-oriented development work where language-developing subject teaching, student participation, and reading acquisition according to the phonics model are some of our prioritized development areas. At our school, collaborative learning and collegial working methods are means to develop oneself, the collegium, and the students.

The Primary School Administration – the city's largest administration with approx. 80 schools, 6,300 employees, and 36,000 students offers a workplace for everyone. Here we want to grow, develop, and challenge ourselves in our learning together – every day. We ensure that everyone gets a good work environment and invest in leadership. Together, we all work for every student's best school!

Malmö City's operations are organized in 14 administrations. Our common mission is to create welfare and sustainable societal development. Together with the people of Malmö, we are developing an even better city to live, work, and be in; differences, life experiences, and talents make Malmö a smart city in the heart of Europe. The world's knowledge is here.

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Information about the position

Employment type: Fixed-term employment until 2026-12-22

Scope: Full-time

Number of positions: 2

Start date: 2026-08-10

Other

Please note that Malmö City has removed the personal cover letter from the application process and replaced it with selection questions, this for a more inclusive recruitment process and an efficient candidate experience for you who are applying for a job with us. Your answers will become an important part of our selection work.

According to the Education Act, a certificate of good conduct (extract from the police's criminal and suspicion register) is required upon employment within preschool, school, and school-age childcare. To protect your personal integrity, we ask you not to attach your extract from the criminal and suspicion register to your application to us. If it becomes relevant for the position you are applying for, we will request this later in the process. If you want to be prepared, the extract can be obtained here: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/

Malmö City strives for employees to represent the diversity found in our city. We therefore welcome applicants who can contribute to us as an employer meeting the needs of the people of Malmö.

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