Pupil health services in pre-school and primary schools work in teams consisting of a school nurse, a school counselor, a school psychologist, the school's special education teacher and the principal. The main role of the school health service is to promote health and prevention, at individual, group and organizational level, to support pupils in achieving their educational goals. Do you want to make a difference for students with linguistic vulnerabilities? Then this could be the position for you! The Competence Center for Language and Communication is looking for a committed special educator or special teacher who wants to be involved in developing the language support work at the students' home schools in Umeå municipality. Your work tasks You will be part of an interdisciplinary team together with other special education staff and speech therapists with the task of supporting schools in the work with linguistic accessibility. Through training and guidance to teachers and educational staff, you contribute to promoting the health and learning of students in relation to teaching and steering documents. It is a matter of course to take into account the students' perspectives and opportunities for participation and influence in their education. Part of your mission is to support schools in implementing and working with set goals for language development and accessibility, and to follow up and evaluate these efforts. When working with individual pupils, this may involve providing support in mapping language needs and proposing interventions in both regular teaching and special support. This is done in close collaboration with the teachers and student health team concerned on behalf of the principal, who leads and sets the framework for the interventions. Within your assignment, there are good opportunities for development and to be involved in designing special education initiatives. About you Degree in special education or special needs teaching, your specialization should be in language, reading and writing development. Qualification as a teacher in primary school, with experience of teaching in grades 4-6 or 7-9. Experience of working as a special needs teacher, including supervision and participation in student health work. Experience/knowledge of language disorder (DLD) and literacy difficulties linked to learning needs in different subjects. Meritorious: Competence in Swedish as a second language. Experience or competence in: Linguistic accessibility and a language supportive approach. School development and systematic quality work. Use of digital learning resources in teaching and learning Image and symbol support as a pedagogical tool We are looking for you who have a holistic perspective on children's learning and development. You find it easy to create good relationships and collaborate with other actors. You see the strength in working interprofessionally and value close collaboration with other professionals to find the best solutions for each student. Travel is included in the position so you must have a B driving license. As a result of the law on fitness checks, an extract from the police criminal record must be presented upon employment. We would like you to attach a cover letter and CV. 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? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.