Welcome to Älvkarleby Municipality – a workplace with closeness and commitment
At Älvkarleby Municipality, you will find a work environment where you are close to your manager, colleagues, and decision-makers. We are just over 700 employees who together work based on our shared values of Courage, Will, Respect, and Holistic Perspective, which guide how we collaborate, develop, and meet our residents.
We believe in the power of different perspectives and actively work to ensure that our organization is characterized by diversity, equality, and respect. With us, there is room for you to grow and contribute your unique competence and personality.
Älvkarleby Municipality is located just south of Gävle, where the Dalälven River meets the sea. With Skutskär as the central town, you always have nature around the corner – river, forest, sea, and tranquility in a beautiful combination. Around 9,500 residents live here with good opportunities for a rich life, both at work and in leisure time.
Communications are excellent – with three train stations, frequent bus connections, and proximity to E4, we are an attractive commuter municipality. This also makes us a natural meeting place for people with different experiences and competencies.
To promote a healthy lifestyle, we have smoke-free work time.
Do you want to be part of a municipality with hope for the future and closeness to both people and nature? Welcome with your application!
Description
This is a project employment position for 29 months funded by resources from the European Social Fund (ESF). It is a position as project staff where you work as a special education teacher in the SAMSA project - Cooperation for Studies and Work.
The project will develop and offer interventions for individuals who are far from studies and the labor market, to promote increased attendance and reduce study dropout within upper secondary education programs, introductory programs, and various forms of adult education. Interventions to strengthen individuals' ability to begin/complete upper secondary studies within municipal adult education, folk high schools, or other forms of study. As well as outreach and motivational work to strengthen individuals' opportunities for establishing themselves in the labor market.
Job Responsibilities
Local project staff work together with sub-project leaders on operational work with participants in the municipalities. Contribute with materials for reporting on budget and operations to the regional level. Participate in the regional project group's work, all dissemination activities, training and evaluation initiatives, and all other project-related tasks. Knowledge in integrating the horizontal principles of equality, accessibility, and non-discrimination to implement these in operations. The position involves outreach and motivational work with the target group to encourage studies.
Based on expertise as a special education teacher, provide support and guidance in studies so that participants can complete their studies and achieve passing results. Together with participants, identify support needs.
Qualifications
You have a special education teacher certification and good experience in educational activities. As project staff and a teacher, you easily drive work forward, collaborate easily with people, and have strong pedagogical knowledge. You take your own initiative, have good people skills, and find it easy to build trust and relationships with others.
Other Information
Questions about the position will be answered from August 11 due to vacation periods.
Valid ID and right to work in Sweden
To work in Älvkarleby Municipality, you need to show a valid ID where your citizenship is apparent. In some cases, you also need to show a document proving that you have the right to work in Sweden. If you are offered employment, you need to show one of the following:
- Passport
- Driver's license
- SIS-marked ID card together with a personal certificate showing citizenship
- Other valid ID where citizenship is clearly stated.
If you are a citizen of a country outside Sweden, EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also show that you have the right to work in Sweden (e.g., residence or work permit).
Civil Defense Placement for Permanent Employees
As a permanent employee in Älvkarleby Municipality, you are placed on civil defense at your ordinary workplace.
E-Recruitment and Personal Data
We use e-recruitment to streamline and ensure quality in our recruitment process.
The information you provide is saved to your personal CV account, which allows you to easily log in and update your information as needed. We ask that you fill in your information carefully and thoroughly so that it provides an accurate picture of your qualifications and experience.
All information is handled and stored in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Welcome to Älvkarleby Municipality – a workplace with closeness and commitment
At Älvkarleby Municipality, you will find a work environment where you are close to your manager, colleagues, and decision-makers. We are just over 700 employees who together work based on our shared values of Courage, Will, Respect, and Holistic Perspective, which guide how we collaborate, develop, and meet our residents.
We believe in the power of different perspectives and actively work to ensure that our organization is characterized by diversity, equality, and respect. With us, there is room for you to grow…
Overview
Type
job
Status
active
Visibility
public
City
Skutskär
Address
Centralgatan 3
GPS
60.6302912, 17.4137781
Email
Views
14
Published
6. 7. 2026
Edited
5. 8. 2026
Location
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Specifications
Region
Uppsala län
Duration
6 months or longer
Employer
ÄLVKARLEBY KOMMUN
Postcode
81421
Open positions
1
Profession
Speciallärare
Salary Type
Fixed monthly, weekly or hourly pay
Scope Of Work
100–100 %
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