Study and Career Counselor for Adult Education Ystad

Ystad is the small town with big opportunities. Here you will find unique nature experiences, a living history, a dynamic cultural life, and a variety of leisure activities. We also have a vibrant business community operating both locally and globally.

In Ystad Municipality, we are approximately 2,900 dedicated employees who contribute and make a difference. Together, we create a better everyday life for our residents, businesses, organizations, and visitors, now and in the future.

Leadership is important to us, which is why all managers are trained in developmental leadership. We offer you a secure employment where you make a meaningful contribution to society. Here you will also find many career opportunities in an organization that is constantly developing.

We stand firmly on our core values – Better Together – characterized by courage, trust, participation, and professionalism.

The Education Administration is responsible for preschool, primary school, after-school centers, upper secondary school, adult education, as well as child and student health services. Approximately 1,100 employees work here, together creating a secure and developmental school and childcare environment.

About the position

1 position(s).

Responsibilities

As a Study and Career Counselor at Adult Education Ystad, you work with counseling contacts with prospective and existing students on our in-house education programs.

Your duties include study counseling, information to individuals and groups, as well as individual study planning and the creation of individual study plans. Further tasks include working with educational information, monitoring individual study plans, assessing eligibility, creating priority lists, and other work related to admissions. This also includes admissions to our vocational package for care and nursing.

The work also involves collaboration with various authorities, municipalities, and other educational providers.

Additionally, you are part of a Resource Team consisting of a special education teacher and a School Counselor (SYV). As part of the Resource Team, you participate in regular student conferences, are involved in student follow-ups, and work according to the Resource Team's routines.

Qualifications

You are a trained study and career counselor and have previous experience in the role. You are accustomed to working with digital tools and various operational systems, and you easily adapt to new digital systems and resources. We currently use Edlevo.

You have high social competence and find it easy to collaborate and communicate with others. You have a strong commitment to your field of work and are driven, self-reliant, and have an eye for what needs to be done. It is important that you can communicate clearly and appropriately in different situations.

You are self-reliant, structured, have good prioritization skills, and ambition to carry out the work with quality. You are also relationship-building and receptive with a positive attitude that shows in your meetings with people.

You enjoy working in a team and are not afraid to take charge of joint tasks that the work group is responsible for when needed. Once you are settled in the role, we expect you to be proactive, identify areas for development, take initiative for changes and improvements, and dare to challenge for development based on emerging needs and requirements.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Conditions and Application

Do not wait with your application – we have ongoing selection with interviews!

• Salary: Monthly salary.
• Employment type: Permanent position.
• Duration: 6 months or longer.
• Start date: 2026-09-07.
• Working hours: Daytime.

In connection with a possible employment for this position, we will request that you present an extract from the criminal record register. This will become relevant only in the final stage of the recruitment process and should therefore not be attached to your application. The extract should only be presented upon request from us. You order the register extract yourself on the Swedish Police Authority's website, and note that there may be some processing time.

Employees are sought on the condition that the position does not have to be taken by already employed personnel or persons with priority rights.

Before a possible employment, we will check citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must be able to present a valid residence/work permit or prove that you are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.

All employees should be offered conditions for good health, which is why we work actively with our work environment. We offer wellness benefits and a smoke-free working time.

In connection with this recruitment, we decline contact from recruitment agencies and other advertisers. Please also note that we only receive applications via Visma Recruit and thus not via email or other contact channels. If you have questions about the position, please contact the specified contact person.