School Counselor 100% - Central Children and Student Health Services

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– A job with room for growth Do you want to make a difference for children and youth by contributing to safe learning environments, good health, and increased goal achievement? We are now looking for a school counselor who wants to be part of the school's student health work and, together with students, guardians, and colleagues, create good conditions for learning, development, and well-being. Welcome to us! As a school counselor in Krokom Municipality, you will become part of the Central Children and Student Health Services – an operation with approximately 25 employees from different professions who work together for children's learning, development, and health. With us, you will have the opportunity to work with individual students as well as groups and the school's development work. Together with school management, educators, and student health professionals, you contribute to the school's promotion, prevention, and intervention efforts for increased attendance, safety, and goal achievement. We offer a workplace where collaboration, collegial learning, and professional development are a natural part of everyday work. Through our cross-professional approach, you gain access to a broad network of expertise and the opportunity to make a real difference for children and youth throughout the municipality. The Department of Children and Education has approximately 800 employees. The department's operations span the entire municipality and include preschool, primary school grades F–9, adapted primary school, after-school care, food and facilities management, mother tongue instruction, and library services. A day as a school counselor in Krokom Municipality As a school counselor, you work to promote student health, well-being, and opportunities to achieve educational goals. You contribute knowledge about the social and psychosocial factors that affect student learning and development and are an important part of creating safe and inclusive learning environments. You are organizationally placed within the Central Children and Student Health Services and are simultaneously part of local student health teams in the schools. The work is carried out in close collaboration with the principal, educators, guardians, and other student health professionals. Your duties include: • conducting support, motivation, and counseling conversations with students • contributing social and psychosocial expertise to student health work • providing consultation and supervision to school staff • collaborating with guardians and external partners • working in a promoting, preventive, and intervention-oriented manner at the individual, group, and organizational level • contributing to the school's values-based work and development of student health efforts The position involves varied work where you combine direct student-focused work with development work at the organizational level. We offer meaningful work where you have the opportunity to make a difference for children and youth while becoming part of an engaged, competent, and development-oriented organization. Your qualifications Requirements for the position • Bachelor's degree in Social Work • Experience working with children and youth • Strong ability to express yourself in Swedish, both orally and in writing • Good knowledge of legislation governing school operations, confidentiality, and public administration • Driver's license (category B) and access to a car Personal qualities As a person, you are calm, confident, and responsible. You have an inclusive approach and a strong ability to build trusting relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. You are confident in your role as a conversation leader and can meet people with warmth and attentiveness while guiding conversations forward in a structured and professional manner. You have an analytical approach and the ability to see both the big picture and the details. You translate analysis into action and contribute to organizational development. You have good collaboration skills and enjoy working both independently and with others. Meriting factors • Experience working as a school counselor • Experience in student health work in schools • Experience in supervision, consultation, or development work • Experience in collaboration with social services, health care, or other external partners Other information Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability. Additional information The position is a permanent employment at 100% with a start date by agreement. We apply individual and differentiated salary setting. In connection with our recruitment work, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and marketing. We therefore decline contact from sales representatives. Greeting from your future supervisor As head of student health services, it is important to me that we have a workplace where people feel welcome, respected, and valued. I believe in the power of good relationships, professional collaboration, and a work climate where we support each other and make use of different experiences and perspectives. As a school counselor, you meet people in different situations and contexts. Therefore, I value the ability to create safety, build trusting relationships, and contribute to the school's shared development. With us, you become part of an engaged and competent team where we work together to give children and youth the best conditions for learning, development, and well-being. I look forward to welcoming a new colleague who wants to contribute their knowledge, commitment, and professional perspective to our shared work. Warmly welcome with your application! Anna Hallberg, Head of Student Health Services Trade union representatives can be reached through the municipality's customer center, 0640-161 00. Welcome with your application! Welcome to Krokom Municipality – a place for growth, development, and hope for the future. Krokom, the municipality in the heart of Jämtland Krokom Municipality's boundaries extend from the shores of Lake Storsjö in the south to the vast and wild mountains in the north, and in the east the large forests of the North Swedish interior begin. Here live just over 15,700 inhabitants, in the heart of Jämtland County, with good access to communications with the rest of Sweden. Here you will find fantastic opportunities for a rich cultural and outdoor life. People move here and want to stay, because here life itself has room to flourish. The municipality is part of a Sámi administrative area, which means we work to strengthen the Sámi language, make the culture visible, and give the Sámi people influence.

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Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Krokom

GPS

63.3310041, 14.4361466copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

Phone

+4664016841

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Published

8. 6. 2026

Edited

22. 6. 2026

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