Special Education Teacher with Sign Language Competency at Ekeskolan, Örebro

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Do you want to help create the best conditions for equitable education? At the Swedish Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM), we work to ensure that all children, students, and adult learners with disabilities achieve their educational goals. We operate our own special schools in various locations throughout Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools nationwide to create learning environments that are inclusive and developmentally rich. Additionally, we distribute state grants and develop educational materials. We hope that you, with your background and competence, can contribute to increasing our diversity. You can read more about what we offer at www.spsm.se/ledigajobb All students have the right to a school that gives them the opportunity to develop according to their own capabilities. SPSM operates schools on behalf of the state. We offer our students a learning environment that provides opportunities for participation, learning, and development. We offer meaningful, stimulating, and important pedagogical work in our schools. Ekeskolan is located in Örebro and teaches students with visual impairments and additional disabilities from preschool class through grade 10. Teaching should provide good conditions for students' development and learning as well as improved academic outcomes. Our staff work extensively with form and sensory experiences for all senses. We offer residential accommodations for students who cannot commute to school daily. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES We are seeking a special education teacher/teacher for instruction in sign language/spoken Swedish according to special school and adapted primary school curricula. The majority of instruction takes place in sign language/tactile sign language. Teaching is planned, implemented, and evaluated in the five subject areas found in the adapted primary school curriculum. Much of the instruction occurs at the individual level with an educational assistant. Outdoor experiences and activities both in the local area and at other locations in Örebro County are regular components of the teaching. Instruction in adapted primary school subjects may also occur, in that case in spoken Swedish. Are you looking for an exciting workplace at a school where there is time and space to work closely with each student in small groups? Then you are one of the teachers we need in our team. Through your pedagogical work, you will support our students with severe visual impairments combined with additional disabilities in achieving their goals. Teaching, environment, and communication are adapted to each student's needs. As a special education teacher/teacher with us, you will work with instruction, pedagogical assessment, documentation, adaptation of learning environments, follow-up, and evaluation. You will be part of a teaching team and will plan and teach students in collaboration with teaching colleagues and educational assistants. The role includes mentorship for student(s). Work with us requires close collaboration with educational assistants, students' guardians, other colleagues, and other external actors important to students' health and development. You will also have support from a special education specialist, IT pedagogue, counselor, psychologist, school nurse, and physiotherapist. We offer you a varied and stimulating job where you have great opportunities to influence your own work situation through collaboration and have good opportunities for professional development. Together with your colleagues, you have a responsibility to promote a positive collaborative climate throughout the organization. QUALIFICATIONS We are seeking someone who has: • Teaching certification to teach in special school/adapted primary school • Basic knowledge of child development and various disabilities • If a student needs instruction in sign language, you must be able to teach in both sign language and spoken Swedish • Tactile sign language • Basic IT skills It is advantageous if you have: • Experience teaching students who both need and do not need sign language to participate in instruction • Experience working with students with severe visual impairments combined with other disabilities • Knowledge/experience in neurodevelopmental disorders (NPF) • Knowledge/experience with the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) • Knowledge/experience working with students with congenital deafblindness Personal Qualities: As staff at Ekeskolan, you are expected to participate in the planning, implementation, and development of the school's activities. Social interaction and communication are important in our work. You are flexible, have good collaboration skills with your colleagues, management, guardians, and other school staff. We value qualities such as being trustworthy, stable, reliable, and attentive. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. Employment Type: Fixed-term contract. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: August 10, 2026 or by agreement, end date: August 8, 2027. Special fixed-term employment for the 2026/27 school year. A clearance certificate from the criminal records register must be presented before employment. In the event of a societal crisis, you may be assigned to work in other areas of the agency's operations based on your assigned location. In preparing this recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. At this time, we decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.Do you want to help create the best conditions for equitable education? At the Swedish Agency for Special Needs Education and Schools (SPSM), we work to ensure that all children, students, and adult learners with disabilities achieve their educational goals. We operate our own special schools in various locations throughout Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools nationwide to create learning environments that are inclusive and developmentally rich. Additionally, we distribute state grants and develop educational materials. We hope that you, with your background and…

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13. 7. 2026

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30. 7. 2026

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