Central School Counselor (Coordinator for Placement in Adapted School)

Description:

At Upplands-Bro Municipality, we are approximately 2,000 employees working to provide our residents and visitors with the best possible service and experience of our municipality. With us, you are part of building a municipality where holistic perspective, commitment, and professionalism permeate the organization, and together we work to fulfill our shared societal mission. About the Unit Together we work to ensure that all children and students in Upplands-Bro Municipality learn, develop, and thrive. The Resource Unit is our central child and student health service and consists of school and preschool psychologists, school nurses, school physicians, an overall special education teacher, an overall speech-language pathologist, and a unit manager. The Resource Unit is also responsible for processing, decision-making, and coordination regarding, among other things, additional funding allocations, school transportation, and placement in adapted schools. Together we work with the municipality's nine primary schools, adapted primary and secondary schools, one upper secondary school, and one resource school. The workplace is centrally located in Kungsängen, a two-minute walk from commuter trains, buses, car parking, and public services. Job Description The position is 50% and is placed within the school form team at the Resource Unit. The school form team is responsible for placement in adapted primary and secondary schools and has a central function in ensuring a legally sound and well-coordinated process. The school form team consists of coordinators, a special education teacher, a school counselor, a school psychologist, a school nurse, and a unit manager, who is the decision-maker in cases regarding placement in adapted schools. Your Responsibilities Your role includes: Being the coordinator for the school form team Serving as the school form team's school counselor When needed, conducting social assessments, primarily of preschool children as part of school form evaluations Performing school counselor duties within the Education Office The main assignment is to coordinate the school form team's work. This means responsibility for driving and quality-assuring processes related to the adapted school forms at the home municipality level, for both adapted primary schools and adapted secondary schools. The assignment includes preparing and coordinating school form team meetings, managing documentation in ProRenata, and serving as a central contact person and collaboration partner for school management and guardians. We Are Looking for You If You: have a degree in social work have experience working with social assessments as part of placement in adapted schools have knowledge of and interest in processing and coordinating school form evaluations (public authority duties), adapted schools, and intellectual disabilities it is meritorious if you have experience in processing and coordinating school form evaluations We are looking for someone who is organized and thorough with very strong administrative abilities, as this work places high demands on documentation, legally sound processing, and coordination between multiple parties. You are a skilled relationship builder who builds trust with principals and other collaboration partners, while meeting guardians with attentiveness and professionalism. The role requires you to be flexible, communicative, and comfortable in a coordinating function where you are the hub of the work. What We Offer Upplands-Bro Municipality has the advantages of a small municipality with, among other things, short decision-making processes and great opportunities to be involved in developing the work. The basis for our assignments is the shared workplace, where we together develop operations and create conditions for collaboration. We have systems that enable remote work by agreement with your manager and when operations permit. The municipality actively works to increase equality and diversity in the workplace, so we are pleased to see applicants who contribute to this. Read more about the municipality as an employer here. About the Position This is a permanent employment at 50%. A trial period may be applied. Start date by agreement. About the Recruitment Process We look forward to receiving your application by June 28, 2026. You apply simply by attaching your CV, but without a cover letter. Instead, answer our selection questions. Candidates who meet all mandatory requirements (education, knowledge, and experience) will be contacted for the next step in the process. Selection and interviews take place continuously during the advertising period, so do not delay in submitting your application. All offers of advertising and assistance in the recruitment process are declined. We warmly welcome your application! In Upplands-Bro, we strive to create a school that is accessible to all and promotes lifelong learning with knowledge and academic focus. We prioritize high quality, equivalence, and individualized development from preschool through upper secondary school, and we actively work to connect education to the needs of working life. Our goal is to give all students the best conditions for a successful future with increased security and improved mental health. Upplands-Bro Municipality is one of Sweden's most expansive municipalities where development is at the center. We welcome you to a workplace where the guiding principles of our work and approach are Holistic Perspective, Commitment, and Professionalism.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Bro

Address

Brohuset, Bro Centrum 1, Bro Centrum

GPS

59.516411066276, 17.640070755416copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+46858169007

Views

6

Published

2. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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