Student Assistant at Kastalskolan

Description:

Kastalskolan is a school serving grades 4-9 with approximately 400 students. The school is located in Brunflo with a diverse catchment area that includes both parts of the town center and some rural areas. All activities at the school are guided by our focus on "offering a good education that stimulates students' curiosity and desire to learn." We have a well-developed student support system with a school nurse, school counselor, and school psychologist. Kastalskolan is the workplace for you if you want to be part of creating a good society for the long term. Here you have the opportunity for personal development while making a real difference for our students. We expect you to be competent, curious, and ready to take on significant responsibility. Your New Role As a student resource in a group, you support students' development both academically and socially in close collaboration with teachers and other staff. You contribute to a safe and inclusive learning environment where every student has the opportunity to succeed, and you are an important part of creating structure, study focus, and motivation in daily life. Typical Tasks As a student assistant, you work together with educators to provide support to one or more students during the school day and in all the different social situations students encounter at school. You work preventatively and set boundaries in accordance with the school's rules and procedures. You spend most of your workday with the students, in hallways and classrooms. Your role as a student assistant includes: - Supporting students in planning and carrying out their school day, including schedule adjustments - Providing support with independent work and knowledge acquisition - Being a support for students during breaks and transitions throughout the day - Supporting students in instruction, both practically and pedagogically - Contributing to creating structure, safety, and predictability in students' daily lives - Supporting students' development of social and communication skills - Working closely with teachers, the student support team, and external partners when needed - Maintaining regular and good communication with guardians - Contributing to work around safety and study focus, including handling of bullying cases according to school procedures - Work may involve both individual support and group work Your Qualifications We are looking for someone with some form of education in childhood development and education, or work experience with young people and knowledge of NPF and low-arousal de-escalation techniques. You may be trained as a recreation pedagogue, recreation leader, or have equivalent education. You are a self-driven person who takes responsibility for your tasks. You organize and manage your work independently. You have the ability to create engagement and participation. You find it easy to build relationships, are outgoing and socially active in your work. You collaborate well with others and relate to them in a responsive and flexible manner. You listen, communicate, and resolve collaboration difficulties or conflicts constructively. It is a merit if you have previous experience in pedagogical or social work and appropriate education for the position. We Are Looking for You If you have personal maturity and a genuine interest in children's and young people's development. You are calm, stable, and have a good ability to create trusting relationships. You have good collaboration skills and can work closely with educators, and you are flexible and solution-focused in everyday situations. You can set clear boundaries and create structure. Additional tasks may be included in this role, such as assisting the special education teacher in developing interventions for individualized support based on student needs, participating in development talks or other student support meetings. The school is a dynamic operation that places high demands on flexibility and innovative thinking. This position requires you as an applicant to be able to adapt and be prepared for the assignment to be evaluated and potentially change as the operation and students' needs evolve. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. We warmly welcome your application! How the Recruitment Process Works In this recruitment, we will ask you for a criminal record certificate. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis. We would like you to attach a CV and personal letter to your application. Grades/certificates do not need to be sent with your application. We will ask you to provide them if you are selected for an interview. Östersunds kommun has considered the choice of advertising channels prior to posting this announcement and therefore declines calls from recruitment firms and advertising sales representatives. What Do We Offer? Östersunds kommun offers you benefits such as paid vacation from the first year of employment, vacation conversion, wellness allowance or wellness hours. Through our benefits portal, you can access independent pension advice and a variety of discounts and offers. You can also receive quick and professional support from various specialists, such as psychologists, lawyers, and economists, through the Personnel Support service. You can read more about our benefits on our website: https://www.ostersund.se/naringsliv-och-arbete/jobba-hos-oss/sa-har-jobbar-vi/lon-och-formaner.html About the Department of Children and Education Change the world for real! Working with all of Östersund's children and young people means being part of building society and changing our world, both globally and locally. It matters. For real. Here we work with preschool, primary school, and adapted primary school.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Brunflo

Address

Kyrkvägen 7

GPS

63.083547167684, 14.82473385879copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+46761025511

Views

8

Published

8. 6. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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