Student Assistant at Olshammarskolan Adapted Primary School

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Full-time

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Sweden

Description Do you have a commitment to every student's right to positive development at school and during leisure time? Do you have experience working as a student assistant in an adapted primary school with a subject area focus? Do you have upper secondary education in support services, children and leisure, nursing assistant, or similar? Do you also have knowledge in the field of (AAC)? Then this might be the right opportunity for you! Olshammarskolan is an adapted primary school, grades 1-9, where students follow the curriculum for adapted primary school with a subject area focus. Teaching is individually adapted based on the student's interests, needs, and the school's subject areas. The school also includes an after-school program and services for students who need short-term placement according to LSS. The school is organized in classes with close and good cooperation between student assistants, classroom teachers, and special education teachers. Job Responsibilities As a student assistant, you participate in both pedagogical and social contexts around students at school and in the after-school program. Together with your colleagues, you create a meaningful, enjoyable, and varied school and leisure time with pedagogical quality and students in focus. You are an active and important part in shaping and developing our learning environments. The work is based on the student's needs and includes support in teaching situations, care, and self-care. Students need different forms of communication. The assignment involves working with a low-affect approach with great focus on interaction, attitude, and explicit pedagogy. With us, you will have varied work where no two days are the same. We apply rotation work, which means you work with different students throughout the day. We want to develop together. The Primary School Administration offers basic and advanced training for student assistants. Olshammarskolan also conducts continuous professional development with both internal and external partners. Qualifications We are looking for someone with three years of upper secondary education with a pedagogical focus and commitment and the ability to see each student's potential. You have a professional approach toward students, parents, and colleagues and reflect on ethics and values questions. You have great patience and are persistent and creative in working with students. You are comfortable performing tasks both independently and in a group. It is advantageous for the position if you have education in support services, such as support assistant or support teacher. Good experience with alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) such as sign language support is also advantageous. It is also advantageous if you have experience and knowledge of explicit pedagogy and what a low-affect approach means. It is important for the students that you have extensive experience and knowledge of diagnoses within autism spectrum conditions and intellectual disabilities. You can express yourself clearly in speech and writing, including in communication books between home and school. Since you will meet all students and staff in all classes, you are expected to be comfortable in a flexible role where cooperation is central. It is also important that you have a talent for creating and maintaining trusting relationships. We are looking for committed personnel with a strong ability to see each student, their potential, and needs. To motivate, inspire, and challenge students, you need to show humility, warmth, and the ability to set boundaries. You see diversity as an asset and are curious about finding solutions for difficulties students may encounter in the learning environment. If you are also flexible toward all daily and long-term changes that are part of the work, we believe you would be a good fit for the role. If you want to be part of developing the school's activities, we look forward to your application! Interviews may begin before the application deadline ends. The position is filled subject to it not being needed for internal reasons. Other Göteborg Stad applies individual and differentiated salary setting. You can find more information about salary statistics here: Lön, ersättningar och förmåner - Göteborgs Stad As an employee in our administration, you are offered, among other things, wellness benefits, a cycling allowance, and employee support. According to the Education Act, a certificate from the police criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed in preschool activities, school, and school childcare. You can order this from the Police website. Regarding this recruitment, we have made decisions about recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of skills mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance. We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. About Us We are creating the future in Göteborg – one lesson at a time Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them we shape the future of Göteborg. In the Primary School Administration, we are 10,000 committed employees working together to ensure all students succeed and thrive, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equitable school with high quality, where you both develop and advance the operations. You build knowledge, community, and hope for the future together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a real difference. Göteborg's Primary School Administration is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from preschool class to grade 9, adapted primary school, after-school programs, and cultural school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Göteborg.