Job Description

Hello! Are you our new colleague in the field of language disorders for our special education groups? With experience and training in the field of language disorders, you will work alongside the teams to give our students even better opportunities to succeed in school, and we can offer you meaningful and varied work with excellent opportunities for professional growth. We are looking for a person to work with our two special education groups.

The purpose of the special education group is to provide students with extensive special needs the opportunity to develop academically and socially in a more structured and adapted learning environment. The group is designed to create better conditions for a peaceful learning environment, clear structure, and individual support. The special education group initiative is a temporary support measure.

In Gällivare Municipality, there are a total of 9 elementary schools, both in the central town and throughout our rural villages. In addition to certified teachers, Gällivare Municipality’s elementary schools also have lead teachers, special education teachers, school counselors, school nurses, class mentors, and student assistants/resource staff. In grades 1–6, there are also class mentors at our schools, and in the urban area, there are school hosts in grades 7–9. Our two new special education groups will be located at Tallbackaskolan and Hedskolan, our two largest K–6 schools. The staff will be part of the Central Student Health Services department.

Job Responsibilities

As an employee with expertise in the field of language disorders, you will help create opportunities where all students are offered the chance to achieve their goals and where learning is experienced as meaningful, stimulating, and enjoyable. You will work with teaching students in the group at both the individual and group levels, maintain frequent contact with guardians, and coordinate the interventions needed to ensure our students have optimal conditions for development. You will also maintain close contact with the students’ mentors and other teachers who instruct the students. The speech-language pathologist will divide their time between the two special education groups and work on instruction and assessment.

Qualifications

We are looking for a qualified speech-language pathologist or someone with other training that the employer deems equivalent in the field of language disorders. You should be responsible, clear, and driven, and find it easy to build good relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. Commitment, a solution-oriented approach, innovative thinking, and an interest in and ability to collaborate are qualities we value.  We also place great emphasis on personal suitability. Under the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare Municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli, and Finnish. Knowledge of any of these languages is a plus when applying for a position with Gällivare Municipality

As a language support specialist, you must have a college degree in the field or other education/experience that the employer deems suitable for the position

A police background check is required for employment.

Gällivare Municipality offers you

• Wellness benefits in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Wellness hour
• Access to the workplace’s Well-being Allowance
• The option to trade vacation days
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality’s recreational association)

Read more here: https://gallivare.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobs-internships-and-volunteer-work-/work-as-an-educator

Working Hours/Duration

The position is fixed-term until June 30, 2027, with the possibility of extension. You will be offered a permanent position in the Municipality of Gällivare. The position as a language support specialist will include a summer replacement position.

Salary

Monthly salary, we use individual salary setting – please state your salary expectations in your application.

Start Date / Application

Please include a resume and teaching certification with your application. Original documents must be submitted upon request. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Start date: August 12, 2026, or as agreed

Application deadline: June 20, 2026.

Information

Mats Johansson Rantavaara, Director of Central Student Health Services

Phone 0970-818177

Mats.johanssonrantavaara@gallivare.se

Union representatives

Sveriges lärare, Tel: 0970–818000

Vision

Akademikerförbundet SSR

We warmly welcome your application!