Special Education Teacher at Knappekullaskolan Adapted Primary School

Lerum Municipality is known for its beautiful natural settings with lakes and forests. The municipality has 3,200 employees and 43,000 residents but expects significant growth in the coming years. Lerum is only 20 minutes from Gothenburg and is currently facing an intensive development period with many exciting projects underway, ranging from schools to housing. The municipality works to ensure good service, high welfare, and a thriving business climate. Dagens Samhälle named Lerum the winner in the major city municipalities category (2025) - an award based on a comprehensive comparison of 290 Swedish municipalities including schools, healthcare and care services, finances, culture and recreation, attractiveness, business, and future factors such as digitalization and civil preparedness. Lerum is truly a Super Municipality! Adapted primary school in Lerum consists of three units: Knappekullaskolan (grades 1–5) Centralskolan (grades 1–5) Rydsbergsskolan (grades 6–9) Each unit is well integrated into its school and the adapted primary school is visible and participatory in the schools' development work. The operation has a well-developed systematic quality process with scientific foundation, where teaching is developed through collegial practice and elements of action research. Our prioritized goals are accessible education and a scientific approach. We are facing an exciting development phase as a new F–9 school is being built with planned occupancy in fall 2027. When the school is completed, the adapted primary school in Lerum (grades 1–9) will be consolidated on a single campus. With us, professional development is a natural part of everyday work. We work structurally with collegial learning where the entire staff participates. Our systematic quality work is well-anchored and based on the actual needs of the operation. Here you work in an environment with clear direction and common goals. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES We are seeking an engaged special education teacher for our adapted primary school at Knappekullaskolan. As a special education teacher, you have a key role in developing and assuring the quality of pedagogical activities in the adapted primary school. You work both strategically and operatively with a focus on developing accessible learning environments at the organizational, group, and individual levels. Your responsibilities: Lead and structure collegial learning and pedagogical development work Participate in the student welfare team and contribute to health promotion and preventive work Guide and support staff and students Play a central role in welcoming new students and collaboration with guardians Collaborate with external stakeholders such as Habilitation, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and social services Who are you? You are confident in your pedagogical leadership and have strong communication skills. You are flexible, solution-focused, and have a talent for creating trusting relationships with students, colleagues, guardians, and external partners. QUALIFICATIONS You are a certified primary school teacher with a special education degree or special education teacher certification in intellectual disability and have experience working as a special education teacher. Experience from adapted primary school is a plus. You have good understanding and knowledge of the target group's needs as well as knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and low-arousal approaches. We are looking for someone who: Wants to be part of developing the operation Enjoys working both independently and in teams Has strong ability to build relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues Is organized and confident in documentation and knowledge sharing Merits: Experience with assessment and mapping work Advanced knowledge of AAC Experience with mentoring and competency development Experience from adapted primary school We offer: A workplace where your leadership and expertise make a real difference. You will be part of an unpretentious and supportive team with the student's best interests in focus. There is also the possibility to further educate yourself as a special education teacher if you have a special education teacher degree. Welcome to submit your application describing your interest in the position and what you can contribute to the role. Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: Indefinite, start date: 2026-09-21. Working hours: Daytime. Development in Lerum Municipality shall be sustainable and our governance is based on the global goals in Agenda 2030. We believe that our differences enrich and positively develop the individual, the organization, and society. As an employer, Lerum Municipality actively works for equality and diversity and against all forms of discrimination and harassment. We value a good work environment where you can balance work and leisure. As an employee with us, you have access to a range of benefits, including fitness allowance and personnel wellness programs. Lerum Municipality is covered by the Main Agreement HÖK https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/huvudoverenskommelsehok.8204.html and collective agreement General Terms AB https://skr.se/kollektivavtal/allmannabestammelserab.655.html. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting and the individual salary is influenced by both the difficulty level of the position and your competence and experience. In accordance with the wage transparency directive, we have made salary statistics available on our website and you can find information about our collective agreement, our employee benefits, and applicable salary ranges for the current position here: https://lerum.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobba-hos-oss/din-lon-och-dina-formaner Neither the employer nor the job seeker is bound by this information. The information serves only as information for you as a job seeker. As an employee in Lerum Municipality, there may be requirements to use personal Bank-ID in the position for authentication in system logins or other verification. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process, we ask you to submit your application via the link provided, and not by email or paper format. Interviews and recruitment are ongoing, so do not delay submitting your application. We warmly welcome your application!

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