Special Education Teacher, Grades F-3 at Sigfridsborg School, Nacka Municipality

Nacka kommun · Full-time

Granitvägen 13-17, Nacka, Sweden

Are you passionate about supporting students who need special education services? Would you like to be part of an engaged and professional special education team while being integrated into a well-functioning student welfare team? We are looking for you—someone with a strong commitment to students' right to learning and development, who thrives by combining independent work with close team collaboration. Apply for the position of Special Education Teacher at Sigfridsborg School today! Your Assignment As a Special Education Teacher, you will work with students in grades F-3 who need special support in mathematics, language, writing, and reading development. You will be part of the school's student welfare team and a special education team consisting of three special education teachers and one special education specialist. Together with teachers, students, and guardians, you will create the best conditions for student learning through support measures, adaptations, and strong relationships. Another special education teacher works with grades F-3 at the school. You will be grade-level coordinators and each responsible for two grade levels, where you support and serve as a sounding board in special education work. You will also have special responsibility for supporting one student and maintaining ongoing contact with that student's guardians. As a Special Education Teacher, you will actively engage in teaching and support students through individualized interventions in the classroom, in small groups, and one-on-one. You are responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction based on the curriculum and school law. With confidence and commitment, you will guide and support colleagues and work teams, and contribute special education expertise regarding adaptations, teaching strategies, and learning environments. You stay current with special education research and share your theoretical knowledge and pedagogical expertise. You observe, document, follow up, write action plans, apply for additional funding, and create intervention programs and pedagogical assessments of students' special education needs. You also conduct and analyze screenings and other assessments. Work occurs in close collaboration with the special education team, teachers, school leadership, and the student welfare team. Together, you work across professions on intervention, promotion, and prevention efforts based on student needs. You lead meetings with students and guardians to inform about and discuss chosen measures, and you collaborate regarding student needs with other actors, both within and outside the school. Your Experience For this position, you must have: teacher certification with the right to teach grades F-3 a special education teacher degree experience working as a teacher where you actively supported students needing special education and extra adaptations good digital literacy and experience using digital educational tools strong ability to communicate well in Swedish, both orally and in writing It is advantageous if you also have: experience working as a special education teacher knowledge of and experience assessing needs and documenting support measures, such as pedagogical assessments and intervention programs experience mentoring teachers subject certification in Swedish as a Second Language Is This You? To succeed in this role, you must be able to collaborate, communicate, and build strong relationships with students, guardians, colleagues, and school leadership. You recognize the value of close collaboration with the school's student welfare team and educators for student development and learning. You are a self-directed, confident, and proactive person who takes responsibility for your tasks and moves your work forward. You plan, implement, and follow up on your tasks and teaching in a structured and clear manner. At the same time, you are flexible, solution-focused, and able to adapt to student needs and changing circumstances. With a strong sense of perspective, you consider the bigger picture in your actions and decisions, always with student and organizational success in focus. We place great importance on personal suitability. What We Offer Sigfridsborg School is an F-6 school with approximately 740 students, located in the beautiful natural setting of Älta. Our relatively new school has excellent facilities and a fantastic outdoor grounds. We serve well-prepared restaurant-quality meals to both students and staff. We are a phone-free and well-organized school with clear procedures and good access to modern digital tools. Here you will meet wonderful and pleasant students and colleagues who enjoy their work and stay long-term. You will work with competent, engaged, and development-minded colleagues who value teamwork and collaborative learning. As a new employee, you will receive mentoring, a warm welcome, and clear structure that provides excellent conditions for your start. We also offer good opportunities for free parking. Read more about us here and watch a film about the Älta rector's area here. As a Special Education Teacher, you will become part of a professional and engaged special education team and the school's well-functioning student welfare team. Here you will find strong student focus, great interest in development, and pride in the mission, while all professions are valued as equally important. You will collaborate with purposeful and competent colleagues who always do their best to provide each student with the best conditions to succeed. You will also receive support from the central Child and Student Health services in the form of specialist knowledge, systems, equipment, mentoring, and training. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate, exchange ideas, and share experiences with special education specialists and special education teachers in the Älta special education network across the rector's area. As an employee of Nacka Municipality, you have access to benefits including a wellness allowance of 3,000 kr per year, the option to purchase an SL card through net pay deduction, a benefits bike program, and a diverse internal support function. Interested? We recruit without a personal letter and will assess your application based on your CV and your answers to questions that you will respond to as part of the application. Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. We welcome your application by September 13, 2026!