Social educator, Ersängsskolan Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Treatment assistant/social worker
Work model On location
Application due date 3 November 2025
Are you the one? Ersängsskolan is located in Östra Ersboda and is a multicultural F-9 school that is divided into several smaller schools.
In total, there are just over 400 pupils at the school. There is also a customized primary school focusing on subject areas and resource classes for the whole municipality. We have one of Sweden's best school libraries and nearby there is a football pitch and adventure playground. Our dedicated teachers focus on a language-developing approach with the goal that everyone should meet the knowledge requirement. Ersängsskolan is one of Umeå municipality's training schools, which means that during the academic year we receive student teachers on their practical training, VFU.
We have an operational team with the task of collaborating for safety and study peace and helping to increase student attendance at school. Read more about this here!
We are now looking for two social educators for the operational team!
Type of employment
One permanent position, full-time, starting as soon as possible by agreement.
One temporary position, part-time 80%, starting as soon as possible by agreement until 2026-07-03.
Your work tasks
As a social educator with us, you are among the students during school hours and during leisure time at Ersängsskolan. Your mission is to:
Be present and build relationships with students and staff
Notice and take early action against norm-breaking behavior
Participate in meetings with guardians
Hold thematic training / information for groups of students with a focus on, for example, value-based work or to increase confidence in society's support functions, social services and police, etc.
Provide social, emotional support to individuals and groups of pupils; e.g. support to get to school
Facilitate dialog between parents and school
Collaborate with other professions to facilitate pupils and guardians.
Promote the inclusion of pupils in different types of extracurricular activities
About you
We are looking for you who have relevant training in psychosocial work, you can e.g. be a trained social educator. You have many years of experience working in schools with students whose mother tongue is not Swedish. You also have experience of working with students in leisure activities.
To succeed in the job, you need to be a flexible and stable person who enjoys working with both children and adults in a school environment. You build good relationships with students and have good empathic skills. You will find it easy to cooperate and communicate with colleagues, guardians and other partners.
Good knowledge of Swedish in speech and writing is required for the position, in order to communicate with pupils, guardians and colleagues.
As a result of the law on suitability control, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented upon employment.
Selection and interviews are ongoing so send in your application today!
Welcome with your application!
About Umeå municipality
Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us?
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