Student Assistant at Ljungsbroskolan Grades 7-9

Linköpings kommun · Vollzeit

Linköpings kommun, Utbildningsförvaltningen, Linköping, Schweden

Would you like a meaningful and varied role where your approach makes a direct difference in students' sense of security and development? As a student assistant with us, you'll be a trusted presence and an important enabler in the school day for students who need special support! Welcome to us! Your responsibilities As a student assistant at Ljungsbroskolan, you support students within the autism spectrum. You provide adaptive and structured support in the classroom and throughout the school day. The role as student assistant requires a high degree of flexibility, as you work where the need is greatest for the day, which means you support different students and student groups. As a student assistant, you are responsible for contributing to the realization of the curriculum's goals and intentions in the activity. Together with the work team, you plan, carry out, and document the pedagogical work at school and at the after-school program. Your duties as a student assistant include: Provide targeted and adapted support to individual students and to smaller student groups throughout the school day. Adapt your working method and pedagogical tools based on each student's unique conditions, strengths, and challenges. Work preventively with low-arousal interactions, clarifying pedagogy, and structure to create an orderly and secure learning environment. Collaborate closely with teachers and other colleagues regarding student support. Be a flexible support in the school's various environments and quickly adjust based on where needs arise during the day. Your workplace Ljungsbro School is a grades 7-9 school located in central Ljungsbro, just over 10 km from Linköping's center. Our vision is that through challenges, curiosity, and good relationships, we want to learn more. The school has over 300 students in grades 7-9 with approximately 20 students in each class. The school's approximately 50 employees continually work to develop instruction to maximize student learning. Student wellbeing is always the focus, and the activity is characterized by engagement, creativity, dynamism, and joy. There is a well-developed student health team here, and we are a mobile phone-free school. We also have a resource school for students within the autism spectrum where we have 18 student places in grades 7-9. As an employee with us, you get helpful colleagues who gladly go the extra mile to enjoy working together—for example, we had a shared breakfast together on Lucia Day. We enable our strong collaboration through clear structures and forums where colleagues meet. Among other things, we have a joint conference once a month where the entire school meets and addresses common issues, as well as collaboration time in everyone's calendars once a week. We have a trusting environment where you are encouraged to try new things and experiment in your professional role, whether you have experience or are new to your role. About you It is a requirement that you have a qualification as a childcare worker/student assistant from adult education or have completed the Children and Leisure Program at secondary school. It is also a requirement that you have experience working with students in curriculum-based activities as an employee, through internship, or voluntarily. It is meritorious if you have experience with students with neurodevelopmental conditions or other needs for special support. It is also meritorious if you have experience working in a special instruction group or at a resource school. You have good communication skills in speech and writing in the Swedish language. This is so that according to the curriculum (Lgr22), you organize and carry out the work so that the student receives support in their language and communication development, and you are responsible for ensuring that each student can use the Swedish language in a rich and nuanced way. In your role as a student assistant, you are aware of the goals and quality standards for the activity. You have a good understanding of people's differences and relate to them in a responsive and flexible way in instruction and school life. In your role, you are expected to create good relationships and collaborate well with the contacts that occur. You take initiative and lead work with students through motivation, engagement, and participation. You also contribute to students' learning by bringing enthusiasm, energy, and a love of the work. In this recruitment process, we use personality tests in the selection. Other information In this application, you do not submit a personal letter. You apply with e-ID. Do you not have e-ID? Contact the responsible HR consultant or manager, and we will help you. Start date: As soon as possible Employment type: Fixed-term employment until 2027-06-10 Employment level: 100% Number of open positions: 1 Ref. no: 17843 Please visit https://www.linkoping.se/arbete-och-lediga-jobb/jobba-hos-oss to learn about employee stories, benefits, collective agreements, and salary statistics. We make it possible for you to succeed With your contribution, we can achieve greater success together. Therefore, as an employer, we want you to enjoy working here and have the best conditions to succeed in your role within Linköping Municipality. We want you to be able to develop and reach your full potential!