Special Education Teacher to Develop and Strengthen Adapted Primary School

Kumla kommun · Full-time

Stadshuset, Torget 1, Kumla, Sweden

Do you want to drive special education at the forefront? With us, high ambitions meet deep humanism. We are now expanding our team with a special education teacher for our adapted primary school grades 1–9 in Kumla! We are looking for you who are a licensed special education teacher, confident in your role, and who together with us want to challenge traditional working methods, create adaptations beyond the ordinary, and give each student the conditions to reach their full potential. We are a growing school with great openness to change, a passionate drive, and a vision of being at the forefront of pedagogical development. With us, the individual, relationship building, and knowledge development always take center stage. Our adapted primary school (grades 1–9) is a proud and central part of Kumlaby School. With proximity to nature as a pedagogical arena and a catchment area spanning the entire southern part of the county, we have the privilege of meeting approximately 85 fantastic students. Each student carries a unique potential, and it is our mission to build learning environments where everyone succeeds. With us, there is a strong culture of collegial learning, collaboration, and shared responsibility. We meet difficult pedagogical and social challenges with curiosity instead of frustrated demands. We stand firm in the principles of low-arousal interaction and the view that children do well if they can. With students' entire life perspective in focus, we create safety, independence, and lifelong skills. 1 position(s). WORK TASKS To meet future needs, we are now expanding our team! Together with two experienced special education colleagues, you will become a key person in our student support team and in the school's strategic development work. You work broadly across grades 1–9, with a role that spans from close student work to overarching organizational development. As a special education teacher with us, you work closely with school leadership and contribute strategically to the development of operations. You are responsible for driving and ensuring the quality of special education work through assessments, pedagogical investigations, and intervention programs, and ensure that teaching is adapted and challenges students based on their conditions. A central part of the role is to create a clear thread between school, after-school care, and short-term supervision (KTS) for students over 12 years old. Together with the services, you develop structures, clear working methods, and low-arousal approaches that contribute to safety, participation, and continuity throughout the student's day. You mentor and support teachers, student assistants, and other staff in meeting complex needs, from intellectual disabilities and NPF to unusual diagnoses and rare health conditions. You are also responsible for establishing and maintaining good collaboration with guardians, BUP, BUH, and other external actors to ensure the best possible conditions for each student's development. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who are trained as a special education teacher and want to be part of developing an adapted primary school where students' learning and development are in focus. You are a confident and engaged educator with the ability to combine special education expertise with a warm and unpretentious approach. You create structure in complex situations, feel confident in difficult conversations, and have a genuine interest in supporting both students and colleagues. For this position, you must have: • degree and license as a special education teacher • documented experience working with students with intellectual disabilities, NPF, and other complex needs • experience mentoring and developing pedagogical staff, both individually and in groups • good knowledge of the school's governing documents and the ability to translate research and proven experience into practice It is advantageous if you have: • experience leading processes around accessible learning environments, assessments, pedagogical investigations, and intervention programs • experience collaborating with guardians, BUP, BUH, and other actors in health care As a person, you are organized, communicative, and confident in your professional role. You easily build trusting relationships, collaborate well with both colleagues and school leadership, and see opportunities where others see obstacles. You are driven to create learning environments where both students and employees can develop and reach their full potential. Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Do you want to be part of our journey? With us, you get a unique opportunity to combine a strategic, forward-looking, and developmental role with close human interaction. Together, we make a real difference every day. Warm welcome with your application! Employment form: Permanent employment. Duration: Permanent, start date: Start date by agreement. Work hours: Daytime. You apply for the position via the Public Jobs electronic application form. The filling of the position will be based on the information you provide, so it is of utmost importance that you are careful when filling in your application. In your application, you must indicate your citizenship. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must also be able to prove that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement for a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of work permit, which is required according to the Aliens Ordinance. Do you have protected personal information? Contact the HR department directly at phone 019-588 000 and we will help you with a secure application. Before employment, you must show valid identification and, if required by the position, a valid extract from the criminal record register. We decline contact from recruiters and staffing and recruitment companies. Kumla Municipality is a growing municipality centrally located in Örebro County with just over 22,600 inhabitants. The municipality has successful businesses, a rich cultural and leisure offering, good municipal services, and excellent communications. Kumla's Vision 2040 means Kumla is a safe, family-friendly place where people feel a sense of belonging and context. The flourishing and green small town has housing, but also the jobs, services, and offerings needed for a complete daily life.