Alvesta Municipality is looking for a teacher in modern languages/German

Alvesta Municipality, with approximately 20,000 inhabitants — the center of southern Sweden — integrates local living with global opportunities. A position based on high-quality municipal services, a successful business community, and a good mix of urban and rural areas. Add to this a strong infrastructure with railways, airports, and a well-developed road network, and you will understand why Alvesta Municipality is the right choice.

Big enough for ideas to be born and developed
Small enough for everyone to be seen and appreciated, with short decision-making paths

In the Alvesta municipal group, we have about 2,000 employees in various professions who work every day to make a difference for our residents. Our common value base is “Together we create a better everyday life for our residents and ourselves as employees. We develop through good meetings and open dialogue. We achieve this through our value base built on “Participation, Engagement, and Trust.” Our focus is to create the best possible municipal service for those we are here for; residents, entrepreneurs, and visitors. Alvesta Municipality operates based on a governance model that emphasizes trust-based leadership and management with a focus on Agenda 2030. Do you want to be part of our exciting journey aimed at sustainable community development?

Vislanda is close to larger towns such as Växjö, Alvesta, and Ljungby, and you can easily reach it by train or bus via public transport. Centrally located in the area is Vislandaskolan, a F-9 school with about 400 students. We also have after-school care and are divided into two parallel classes.

At the school, we work both practically and with digital tools, and from grade 5, all students have their own Chromebook. We use tools like SchoolSoft for communication with guardians and various Google tools in teaching. Here, you will meet a united staff working together for the best of our students and ensuring their success in school. We have a large combined student health team that works across the F-9 and collaborates with other staff for the well-being of the students.

Do you want to become one of us? Welcome with your application!

RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning, implementation, and evaluation of teaching in modern languages/German for grades 6-9. You will have close collaboration with subject teachers in modern languages and other subject colleagues in the work team. Mentorship at the high school level may be included in the position.

QUALIFICATIONS

Teaching certification and qualifications in the relevant subjects. Good IT skills. Previous experience is an advantage. We also place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Teaching certification is a requirement for permanent employment.