Special Education Teacher with Specialization in Intellectual Disabilities

Eda kommun · Vollzeit

Box 66, CHARLOTTENBERG, Schweden

Welcome to a municipality with positive team spirit and boundless future prospects! Eda is a municipality with approximately 1000 employees who all work in some way to provide services to our citizens, employees and visitors. The Education Administration is responsible for all children's, youth's and adults' education in Eda Municipality. Together with our 270 employees, we educate our residents and work based on the principal's vision "everyone shall succeed". The Education Administration is responsible for all school/activity forms from preschool, elementary school, cultural school to secondary and adult education in Eda Municipality. The Education Administration operates on behalf of the Education Committee based on our 10 mutual expectations about how we are expected to act, be perceived and conduct ourselves in daily meetings and dialogue between employees, children, students and guardians. "Everyone shall succeed" constitutes a common approach/working method that requires active leadership/employee participation and mutual responsibility for our systematic quality and work environment efforts toward goal fulfillment and a good work environment in all our activities. For everyone to succeed and develop as far as possible, everyone works with a holistic perspective based on the key words knowledge, security, support, language and future. These indicate the activities' goals, mission and direction for the work. 1 position(s). WORK DUTIES Adapted Elementary School, Gunnarsbyskolan Do you want to be part of creating the best conditions for students with intellectual disabilities to develop, learn and succeed based on their individual circumstances? We are looking for someone who wants to make a real difference for students in adapted elementary school by creating accessible, inclusive and developmental learning environments. As a Special Education Teacher with specialization in intellectual disabilities, you have a key role in supporting students' knowledge development, independence and participation in the school's social and educational contexts. As a Special Education Teacher with specialization in intellectual disabilities, you work to create the best possible conditions for students' learning, development and participation based on their individual needs and circumstances. The assignment involves using a scientific and special education approach to identify, analyze and remove obstacles in the school environment and develop instruction and learning environments that promote students' development toward the goals of education. You are responsible for planning, implementing and following up on instruction for students admitted to adapted elementary school. You work with individually adapted approaches and support structures that strengthen students' communication, knowledge development, independence and opportunities for active participation in the school's activities. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who: • holds teaching certification with qualification for the relevant school form • has a special education teacher degree with specialization in intellectual disabilities • alternatively is completing education in the special education teacher program with this specialization • has experience teaching and working with children and students in need of special support • has good knowledge of the governing documents for adapted elementary school • has the ability to independently conduct pedagogical analyses, assessments and evaluations • has good knowledge of accessible learning environments, special education approaches and adapted instruction • has good ability to document, follow up and evaluate support measures • expresses yourself well in Swedish in speech and writing Competence Profile To succeed in this assignment, you have a strong commitment to students' development and an inclusive perspective where each student's strengths and possibilities are at the center. You: • have a professional, reflective and scientific approach • are secure, responsive and relationship-building • have good empathetic ability and understanding of students' different needs • work in a structured, independent and solution-focused manner • have good collaboration skills and contribute to a positive work climate • are a clear pedagogical leader with the ability to create security, motivation and trust • can analyze complex pedagogical situations and translate analysis into concrete measures • see collaboration between school, home and other actors as a central success factor • actively contribute to the development of activities by engaging with and implementing current research and proven experience in practice Great weight will be placed on personal suitability. Employment form: Permanent position. Duration: Start date: 2026-11-02. Our activities are based on the vision of being a positive border municipality where people meet characterized by collaboration, strong business and with the ambition to develop. We actively work with gender equality and value diversity both as a municipality and as a workplace. We offer happy work teams, positive workplaces and good employee benefits for you as an employee!