PP advisor

Trøndelag county's PP service is seeking an engaged, skilled and development-oriented employee who has good knowledge of and experience from the PP service's areas of work. We now have a vacant temporary substitute position as PP advisor from 07.12.2026 to 31.07.2027 in a 100% position. The position will be linked to Region Nord and the office location will for the time being be at Olav Duun Upper Secondary School, Namsos.


The county PP service is responsible for follow-up of pupils in upper secondary schools and candidates/apprentices in company-based training. The service is also responsible for children of primary school age who live in child welfare institutions in the county. PPT is organised under the Department of Competence, but is to a large extent a decentralised and region-based service that works closely with the schools. PPT is interdisciplinary, composed of educators and psychologists who are affiliated with different regions and fields of work; Region Midt, Region Nord, Region Sør-Vest and BUI-Children and young people in child welfare institutions.



PPT shall contribute to that young people with various and complex difficulties receive a meaningful and satisfactory educational offer. This involves direct work with pupils and candidates/apprentices, and collaboration with staff in schools and companies. PPT is part of the school's support system when it comes to facilitation of education and prevention of dropout. As a PPT employee one must use one's competence both from an individual perspective and a system perspective. This includes, among other things, giving advice, guidance and training on how to understand and handle various learning obstacles.

Responsibilities

• Expert assessment of pupils and candidates/apprentices with a need for individually adapted education or other forms of special facilitation.
• Map, investigate, assess and propose measures.
• Talk/work with individual pupils/groups.
• Guide teachers and support staff
• Guide apprentices, candidates and companies.
• Cooperate closely with the school and other professional agencies.
• Lead and/or participate in project-oriented work and conduct preventive work.
• Contribute with courses and lectures
• Contribute to further developing PPT in accordance with central and local guidelines.

Qualifications

• Educational/psychological subjects
• College/University, master in education/psychology

Personal qualities

• Can work independently, but also show good collaboration skills in a team.
• Good written and oral presentation skills, and command of necessary computer tools.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• High work capacity, and can work in a structured and systematic way.
• Personal suitability will be emphasised.

We offer

• Varied tasks within an exciting and challenging professional field.
• An interdisciplinary and exciting working environment in a service in development.
• Flexible working hours
• Salary by agreement
• Occupational health service

Other

• Some travel is to be expected
• A valid police certificate is required upon employment. The police certificate cannot be older than 3 months. This follows from the Education Regulations § 12-15 and the Police Register Act § 39

Contact information

Andreas Dahlum, Group leader region Nord, 99294536, andda@trondelagfylke.no

Workplace

Yrkesvegen 1-3
7805 Namsos

Key information:

Employer: Trøndelag county municipality

Reference no.: 5186227941
Position percentage: 100%
temporary substitute position
Start date: 07.12.2026
End date: 31.07.2027
application deadline: 18.10.2026