Student Assistant at Myrsjö Adapted Primary and Secondary School, Nacka Municipality

Nacka kommun · plný úvazek

Granitvägen 13-17, Nacka, Švédsko

Are you interested in working with students with autism and intellectual disabilities? Do you want to help continue developing the activities together with our engaged, competent and proud educators? Here you will get a meaningful role that both challenges and develops you, while making a real difference for our students. Apply for the position of student assistant at Myrsjö Adapted Primary and Secondary School today! Your Assignment In the role of student assistant, you work with students in an adapted primary and secondary school. You support students with autism and moderate to severe intellectual disabilities who are studying subject areas. You work closely with teachers, special educators and student assistants/teaching assistants in your work team. Together you are responsible for the students' entire school day, which includes teaching, breaks, lunch and transitions. You meet regularly to collaborate on students, planning and pedagogical development work. As a student assistant, you follow and support students throughout the school day, during field trips and other activities outside school, as well as in leisure activities/short-term supervision in the afternoon. You support students individually, in small groups and in the classroom. The teacher is responsible for planning and teaching materials, while you are an important part in carrying out the teaching. You support students in their basic needs, such as meals and hygiene, and contribute to creating security, well-being and good conditions for students' social and academic development. You build trusting relationships with students, guardians and colleagues. Your Experience For this position, you must have: upper secondary education experience working with children/young people with autism and/or intellectual disabilities good ability to express yourself well in Swedish in speech and writing. It is meritorious if you also have: experience working in adapted schools experience working in schools, preschools or care and social services, for example as a personal assistant, support assistant or support educator in short-term housing, group homes, day activities or in other activities where you have supported people in need of support upper secondary education with a focus on children and leisure or care and social services relevant education or courses in autism spectrum and/or intellectual disabilities knowledge of sign communication or other alternative communication methods, such as visual support. Are You the Right Fit? To succeed in this role, you need both the interest and ability to collaborate, communicate and build good relationships with students, guardians, colleagues and school management. You are receptive and open to colleagues' thoughts and ideas and value strong and supportive teamwork. You are flexible and solution-focused with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, always with the students' and the organization's best interests in mind. At the same time, you are proactive and self-driven. You see what needs to be done and are confident in acting in unexpected situations, while actively seeking information or support when you are unsure how to act. It is important that you listen and adapt to the organization's working methods, routines, culture and expectations, and that you protect students' integrity by handling information responsibly. To thrive in this role, you need to be persistent, stay calm and have a composed demeanor even in stressful, demanding and unexpected situations. You have both the willingness and ability to work with students who may display challenging behaviors. You have an understanding of the complexity of the assignment and that the work requires patience and genuine commitment to the target group. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. What We Offer Myrsjö Adapted Primary and Secondary School is a welcoming, well-functioning and pleasant workplace in a fantastic environment. The school has approximately 30 students with autism and moderate to severe intellectual disabilities studying subject areas according to adapted curricula. We are located in Saltsjö-Boo, approximately 20 minutes from Slussen, close to Orminge centrum with good connections to Nacka, Värmdö and central Stockholm. We have our own grounds, good access to free parking and close to forest, water and nature. The organization has good results, secure students and satisfied guardians. Read more here Working with us is meaningful, developing and at times truly challenging. You get the opportunity to make a real difference for our students while gaining valuable experience and knowledge that develops you both personally and in your professional role. With us you will meet professional, engaged and proud colleagues and school leaders with high competence and experience. We have close and unpretentious collaboration and actively work for a good work environment. As an employee with us, you get to influence, contribute ideas and develop the organization. As an employee in Nacka Municipality, you also have access to benefits such as wellness allowance of 3,000 kr per year, purchase of SL card via net salary deduction, benefit bicycle and diverse internal support functions. Interested? We recruit without a personal letter and evaluate applications based on your CV and your answers to questions that you will answer in connection with the application. Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. Submit your application by 2026-09-30! Background checks may be applied. The position is filled on the condition that it does not need to be used for internal redeployment. Please visit Nacka's municipal schools and preschools career page here Nacka is one of Sweden's most attractive and well-renowned municipalities. With a focus on goals, results, sustainable employee engagement and continuous development, Nacka strives to be the best at being a municipality. Nacka Municipality is the employer for you who, with great freedom, innovates and makes a difference.