Special Education Teacher

Habilitering & Hälsa offers specialized care and support to individuals with permanent disabilities; including reduced ability to communicate, see, hear, or move. The goal is to maintain and develop functional abilities, create conditions for good health, and enable active participation in society. Do you want to make a difference for individuals with disabilities? Welcome to Habilitering & Hälsa, part of Västra Götalandsregionen. Together we have the power to create change. The DeafBlind Team is a regional specialist team. The team provides services to individuals of all ages with deafblindness or combined severe vision and hearing impairments. The patient group consists of individuals with early/congenital or acquired deafblindness, of all ages - each person with unique needs. We work from a holistic perspective in a multiprofessional team consisting of a social worker, psychologist, audiologist, vision educator, communication specialist, and special education teacher. Together we plan and implement habilitation and rehabilitation services, individually or in groups. The work includes collaboration with partner care facilities and providing information about the needs of our target group. We are now seeking a special education teacher who wants to work with us and develop these services for our patients. Duties We can offer you stimulating and exciting work alongside dedicated and competent colleagues. The work is flexible with varying tasks. As a special education teacher on the team, you will work with deafblind-specific habilitation/rehabilitation with a focus on children and young people, their families, and loved ones. Our services require a high degree of individual adaptation based on each person's circumstances. Using evidence-based methods, educational interventions are designed based on the consequences of deafblindness, with special focus on communication and access to information. Patient work is performed both at the clinic and in the patient's home and local environment. To thrive with us, you need to appreciate a mobile work approach, as services are often provided in the part of Västra Götalandsregionen where the patient lives. The work also includes coordinating services, collaboration with municipal activities such as childcare and schools, and guidance regarding deafblindness. The special education teacher has a natural role in many of our group rehabilitation services. It is important that you enjoy working both individually and as part of a team, and often in collaboration with family members, staff, and/or other activities in society. Qualifications Special education teacher degree. You are fluent in sign language. Experience with and knowledge of deafblindness is meritorious, as is knowledge of socio-haptic signals and alternative communication methods. You have experience, desire, and ability to plan and carry out your work independently. You also need to enjoy teamwork and have good collaboration skills, flexibility, and the ability to build good relationships. Personal suitability is given great importance. Other Information Within Habilitering & Hälsa, we strive for equal gender distribution and view diversity as a strength, where our employees' differences enrich and develop our activities. Welcome with your application! We will begin interviewing applicants during the application period. About Västra Götalandsregionen With us, you become part of a larger whole. We are 56,000 employees in over 200 professions who make a difference in people's lives across Västra Götaland every day. You contribute to safe and equitable care and to a sustainable society where environment, culture, and good communication create quality of life. We are in the midst of digital development where you get to participate in shaping the future way of working to improve and simplify everyday life for residents and activities. As a permanent employee, you will be registered for civil defense duty as part of our shared responsibility to ensure that socially critical functions work even in times of crisis. Want to know more about us? On our website you can read more about our benefits and meet employees who make a difference and develop in their professions every day. https://www.vgregion.se/jobba-i-vgr/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-hos-oss/ Application Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you as an applicant have questions about the advertised position or for particular and special reasons cannot register your information in a public system - contact the contact person for the respective posting. To staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and to you as a job listing seller: We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing, recruitment, and employment agencies and other external actors and sellers of additional job postings. Västra Götalandsregionen has contracted agreements.

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