Midgårdskolan is an upper secondary school that offers three university preparatory programs, introductory programs and adapted upper secondary school. Approximately 800 students attend the school and their ability to achieve good results in a safe and creative environment are important guiding principles for everyone who works at the school. At our adapted upper secondary school there are two programs; Trade & Service and Hotel, Restaurant and Bakery. Midgårdskolan is a place of knowledge and culture and our key words are dare, create, grow. Here you can read more about us! Now we are looking for a safe student assistant! Your tasks You are an educational resource that clarifies and adapts tasks for the students and is both during lessons and breaks. The work includes physically supporting students during the school day in, for example, activities, eating situations and social interaction. You will also support students with mental health problems. The service involves close cooperation with vocational and theory teachers. You will use sign language to support pupils with hearing impairments and to clarify communication. Heavy lifting may be involved. About you We are looking for you who: Are a trained childcare worker Have knowledge of sign language Have previous experience of working with young people with an intellectual disability As the person will follow the vocational program Hotel, Restaurant and Bakery, it is meritorious to have previous experience of being in a kitchen. You are a confident adult and a good role model. You also have an ability to connect with students. You see each individual and create a safe environment in the school and collaborate with others to achieve set goals. As a person, you are flexible, clear and structured. You enjoy working with children with special needs as you are a very important part of their school day. You have good interpersonal skills, are responsive and find it easy to communicate and interact with pupils and other key professionals. You have a good ability to cooperate and have a professional approach to the children, relatives and other actors around the students. You are committed and have a willingness to share our values and work towards set goals and to work on continuous improvement. We attach great importance to personal suitability. As a result of the law on suitability checks, an extract from the police criminal record must be presented upon recruitment. 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.