Teaching Assistants at Uddevalla Upper Secondary School (3 positions)

Uddevalla – a place for life Welcome to become part of our growing municipality - and together with us work to provide our residents with even better service. We offer an attractive workplace that gives you great opportunities to develop in your professional role. Our goal is for everyone to thrive and grow - throughout an entire career. We also want to develop as an employer and actively work to best utilize your knowledge and commitment. We appreciate and encourage co-creation from everyone. Uddevalla Municipality is a beautiful place by the sea in the heart of Bohuslän. We believe in open and positive interaction between municipality, education, business, and culture. We hope you will thrive with us! About the job As a teaching assistant at Uddevalla Upper Secondary School, you will have the opportunity to play a crucial role in our students' lives. You will work closely with our teachers to create a stimulating and safe environment where each student can reach their potential. You will support students in their studies and help them build important social relationships, which contributes to a positive learning environment. We are looking for someone who has: Personal maturity and stability to handle different situations with insight and empathy. Ability to work independently and be flexible in your work. A desire to build meaningful relationships with students. As part of Uddevalla Municipality, you become part of a growing and dynamic workplace that values employee development and participation. Together we work to provide our young people with a safe and stimulating school experience. Work tasks As a teaching assistant at Uddevalla Upper Secondary School, you will play a crucial role in supporting our students in their learning and personal development. You will work closely with students alongside teachers and other staff to create a positive and safe learning environment. Your work tasks will include: Provide direct support to students with special needs. Create safety for the student and other students. Support students in social interactions and offer guidance and support in conflict situations. Anticipate and redirect difficult situations. We are looking for someone who is confident as a person and acts with low affectivity in challenging situations. The assignments are directed toward vocational programs and are conducted mostly in workshop environments where students receive instruction. You have a genuine interest in supporting young people and contributing to their development. If you are ready for a challenging and rewarding role where you can really make a difference, we look forward to your application! Who are we looking for? Are you a stable and brave person who wants to support young people in their learning and development? Then you are who we are looking for! We are looking for three teaching assistants at Uddevalla Upper Secondary School who have a good ability to build relationships and establish trust with students. You are both confident and flexible when circumstances change. You are proactive and have a good ability to redirect situations that become too challenging for students. Having experience working with young people who have difficulties in school for various reasons is an advantage. Since students need support in a workshop environment, good knowledge of the Swedish language is required to understand the teacher's instructions and help students progress in their work. Qualifications We are looking for someone who has post-secondary education such as social pedagogue or other education that the employer deems equivalent experience working with upper secondary students in difficulties, where safety is in focus As a person you have good personal maturity ability to maintain stability even in changing situations good collaboration skills and can build relationships with both students and colleagues We look forward to your application and to you becoming part of our student support team at Uddevalla Upper Secondary School! Employment is conditional on required decisions being made. For positions where the work involves direct and regular contact with children and young people, as well as for activities under the LSS, care, healthcare, psychiatric care, and substance abuse care, a valid extract from the police's criminal record register must be presented or submitted before employment. Remember that it may take time to obtain the extract, so order it in good time so the recruitment process is not delayed. When you apply for a job with us, your application is saved. This is because we are a public activity. Your application becomes a public document when we have received it. This means that application documents and information about who applied for a position can be requested by anyone who wishes. If you have a protected identity, you should not submit your application digitally but contact the person listed as the contact person in the advertisement. For those who are not citizens of the EU/EES area, a work permit is required; this does not apply to you if you have a permanent residence permit. The work permit must be presented at the interview. The link below contains collected information about the most important benefits that exist in the collective agreement that we have in Uddevalla Municipality. 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