School Psychologist

BODENS KOMMUN · Full-time

Kyrkgatan 24, BODEN, Sweden

At Bodens Municipality, you become part of societal development and work with solutions for a sustainable future. You will be met with support, trust, and the opportunity to grow—together with dedicated colleagues. We believe in daring to try new things and offer secure conditions as well as meaningful work, both in your professional role and as a person. Read more about what we offer at www.boden.se/jobbaiboden Welcome to the Department of Labor Market and Education at Bodens Municipality! In Bodens preschools and schools, children and young people are given courage and competence to meet the challenges of the future—this is the vision our department works toward. Knowledge, security, and good learning environments are distinctive features of our operations. As an employee in our department, you will have competent colleagues who show respect and tolerance, and whose strong commitment creates joy and pride in the workplace. Together, we focus on continuously improving our operations. Health and Learning is a separate operation within the Department of Labor Market and Education, which includes central student health services. Here, student development toward goals is at the center. The mission of Student Health is to create conditions for increased learning, greater security, and improved health by supporting preschools and schools in promoting children's and students' learning, health, and development. In the central student health services, today we have a school counselor, school psychologist, special education teacher, school nurse, and school physician. With that said, we would like to welcome you to our team! Surely you also want one of the world's most important jobs where you get the opportunity to make a difference for children and young people? 1 position(s). DUTIES The school psychologist's area of responsibility is mental health, learning, and development. Student development toward goals is at the center, where the school psychologist helps create conditions for increased learning, greater security, and improved health. The school psychologist is available to provide advice, support, consultation, and supervision to both teachers and principals, as well as to develop student health work at the organizational level. This could include, for example, problematic school absenteeism, behavior problems, and adaptations based on students' different circumstances. The school psychologist's mission also includes investigating students' right to admission to adapted primary school/adapted upper secondary school. As a school psychologist, you will have an important role within the Central Student Health Services and in the municipality's primary schools and upper secondary school. You will often work in a team with school counselors, school nurses, and special education teachers within the Central Student Health Services. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who is a licensed psychologist. Meritorious are experiences from work in student health or in other activities involving children and young people, or other types of health promotion work. Also meritorious is further education in educational psychology. You are interested in development work, have good collaboration skills, and enjoy working in a team. You have the ability to independently structure your work and make the priorities the operation requires. You have a positive view of people and actively work to create engagement and participation. You have good knowledge of the Swedish language both in terms of speaking and writing. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. For this position, a class B driver's license is required. Please attach your psychology license to your application. An extract from the criminal record must be presented before employment in preschool and primary school. Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: According to agreement. Boden is a modern small city at the heart of the green transition. Here we are building the society of the future with sustainable solutions for housing, business, and everyday life. The municipality plays an important role in the region's development, with proximity to both city, nature, and two river valleys. This is what we call proximity living. As an employee with us, you become part of a growing society. We offer an environment where you can grow in your role, where ideas are encouraged, and where you make a difference—for both the people here and for the future. When you apply for a job with us: • Use our e-recruitment system for a safe and fair process • You are covered by collective agreements and receive access to wellness allowance and wellness hours • Contact the person indicated in the announcement if you have questions • We actively work for diversity and an even gender and age distribution • We have smoke-free working hours • Our health portal offers activities and inspiration for a sustainable work life • Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for current news and inspiration In preparing for the recruitment process, Bodens Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels. We kindly but firmly decline all contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar in this recruitment.