Special education teacher for Torpgärdsskolan Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Special education teachers
Work model On location
Application due date 1 December 2024
Are you the one? Do you want to be part of the efforts to address the greatest challenges of our time, and be able to influence and leave something for future generations to develop? Then Boden Municipality is an employer for you!
Boden is located in Norrbotten's coastal region, only 3 miles from the sea between two river valleys. Around 28,000 people live here. Boden is a modern small town close to most things, which creates a rewarding working and leisure life, what we call local life.
Boden is located in the heart of an establishment-intensive region and is an important part of the green global social transition. A growing society is being created here, equipped to meet the green new industrialization, with smart and sustainable solutions for collaboration, housing, transport, everyday life and modern business.
With strong support from competent colleagues and managers, you will have the courage to try. With us, you will be given great confidence in a fantastic environment, where there is the opportunity to develop yourself and others.
Do you want to know more about what it is like to work in Boden municipality? Then you can read more here: www.boden.se/jobbaiboden
Welcome to the Employment and Education Administration in Boden municipality!
In Boden's preschools and schools, children and young people are given the courage and skills to meet the challenges of the future - this is the vision our administration works for. Knowledge, security and good learning environments are characteristic of our activities. As an employee in our administration, you will have competent colleagues who show respect and tolerance and whose great commitment creates job satisfaction and pride. Together, we focus on constantly improving our operations.
Torpgärdsskolan is located in a residential area about 5 km from the center of Boden, with its main catchment area Bodsvedjan, Norrbyarna, Norra Svartbyn, Södra Svartbyn and Torpgärdan. The school has about 300 pupils from preschool class to year 6. We have the International School of Boden (PYP) for children aged 6-12 years. Torpgärdsskolan has a large schoolyard with both forest and grass areas that give the children space to play. The proximity to nature contributes to the school's good opportunities for outdoor activities, skiing and skating.
The school's profile is Health and Lifestyle and with "Torpis in motion" we encourage movement and a healthy lifestyle. During the school day, we encourage brain breaks and movement challenges to give students the best conditions for acquiring new knowledge and good social skills. At Torpgärdsskolan, we think knowledge is cool and want students to have confidence in their own ability to learn and succeed. We work with collegial learning at the school to constantly develop our activities and are based on current research and development in that work.
With that said, we want to welcome you to our team!
Because don't you want one of the most important jobs in the world?
JOB DUTIES
Do you want to be involved in leading the further development of student health work at the school? Do you want to develop in your role as a special education teacher together with us? We are looking for you who want to work as a special educator or special teacher at Torpgärdsskolan.
The mission is to create the best possible conditions for all students to achieve the goals in collaboration with school management, student health team and teachers. You are also expected to lead various development efforts at the school within your area of expertise, individually and in collaboration with other special needs teachers and special educators in the principal's area. You will act as a spider in the web for students in need of special support, hold meetings and work closely with guardians, social services and BUP. You are available to support teachers in their work to develop adaptations in the classroom environment, as well as in small groups and individual work. You collaborate with all professional roles in the school, parents and authorities to create the best possible conditions for each student. Your work includes taking stock of the needs of the team and supervising teachers/educators/teams based on the different needs of pupils. You identify which interventions should be implemented, and work preventively to identify and remove obstacles in the students' various learning environments.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you who are a licensed special educator or special teacher with training and experience of students in need of special support. You express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish and are used to working in digital environments where you naturally use digital tools and platforms in your work.
You can prioritize, motivate and lead others in student health work. You both want and can work independently as well as in teams and we want you to have a great interest in school development, value-based work and preferably an innovative approach to educational areas. You are confident in yourself; like people; have an easy time building relationships and enjoy working in teams. We expect you to contribute with a high level of commitment, a professional approach and that you take the initiative to constantly develop yourself and the business.
Work experience in the field is an advantage.
OTHER INFORMATION
Please attach a teaching certificate or diploma. An extract from the criminal record must be presented before employment in preschool and primary school.
We value age and gender balance and diversity in all professional areas.
We have non-smoking working hours and we offer one hour of wellness per week and a wellness allowance.
Via our health portal, you as an employee can book yourself in for various wellness activities such as massages, trial training, lectures, etc.
When you apply for a job with us, we want you to use our e-recruitment system. This way, the processing of your application will be efficient, fast and secure.
Prior to the recruitment process, the municipality of Boden has taken a position on recruitment channels. We kindly but firmly decline any contact with media salespeople, recruitment sites or similar in this recruitment.