Do you want to help create the best conditions for equitable education? At the Swedish Agency for Special Education, SPSM, we work to ensure that all children, students, and adult learners with disabilities reach the goals of their education. We operate our own special schools in various locations throughout Sweden. We also provide support to preschools and schools nationwide to create learning environments that are developmental and accessible. Additionally, we distribute government grants and develop educational materials.
We hope that you, with your background and expertise, can help increase our diversity. You can read more about what we offer at www.spsm.se/ledigajobb
All students have the right to a school that gives them the opportunity to develop based on their own prerequisites. SPSM operates schools on behalf of the state. We offer our students a learning environment that provides opportunities for participation, learning, and development. We provide meaningful, stimulating, and important educational work at our schools.
Manillaskolan in Stockholm offers bilingual education in a sign language environment for students from preschool through grade 10. Our students receive instruction in both Swedish Sign Language and written Swedish.
1 position(s).
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a speech-language pathologist at Manillaskolan, you work in a sign language and visually accessible learning environment alongside multiple professions. The school's students have Swedish Sign Language as their first language, often in combination with Swedish and/or other languages.
In your role, you work with language and communication development from perspectives including deafness, hearing loss, multilingualism, and multimodal communication.
Your main job duties include:
• Work in health promotion, prevention, and intervention to support student development toward learning goals
• Monitor and promote student language development through language and knowledge development methods
• Participate in screenings of reading, writing, and language development
• Conduct assessments and provide guidance and training to staff in language and communication
• Work closely with the student welfare team, especially in collaboration with the school's special education specialist
• Contribute to school development in language, accessibility, and learning environments
• Provide advice and guidance to educators regarding adjustments in instruction and communication
• Collaborate with guardians and external partners as needed
• Participate in the school's overall development work
You are part of the school's student welfare team, led by the principal and consisting of a school nurse, school psychologist, school counselor, speech-language pathologist, school physician, and special education specialist.
Travel may occur as part of the position.
You also participate in a national network of speech-language pathologists within special education. There we work systematically with quality development and professional development, both within your respective profession and across professions.
QUALIFICATIONS
You are a licensed speech-language pathologist and should have:
• Experience with speech-language pathology work in schools with children of various ages
• Experience with language assessments
• Good knowledge of and ability to communicate independently in Swedish Sign Language
• Good knowledge of the Swedish language in speech and writing
• Good knowledge of neurodevelopmental disabilities
• Good knowledge of multilingualism
• Experience with documenting and testing students for language assessment
It is meritorious if you have experience with:
• Work with deaf and hard of hearing children and students
• AAC (augmentative and alternative communication)
• Assistive technology
• Cross-professional collaboration and operations development
• Close collaboration with educators
• Guidance and training
We are looking for someone who is:
• Communicative and clear
• Collaboration-oriented
• Flexible and solution-focused
• Attentive to both the student's and the environment's needs
• Inclusive and thrives in cross-professional settings
We place great emphasis on personal suitability.
Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start: At the beginning of spring term 2027 or by agreement, and the position is 50%. Currently placed at Manillaskolan.
A 6-month probationary period applies.
An extract from the criminal record register must be presented before employment.
In case of societal crisis, you may be reassigned between the agency's operational areas based on your placement location.
In preparation for the recruitment process, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We decline any offers of advertising and recruitment assistance at this time.