Vacant job

Blombackaskolan is looking for a MA/NO teacher with the possibility of a lead teacher position

About the job

Blombackaskolan is a two-parallel F–9 school with over 500 students and 70 employees. The school is located near Torekällberget with convenient public transport, centrally in Södertälje, featuring a fantastic nature-oriented schoolyard. We work in a pleasant, experienced faculty where there is a clear sense of well-being among both students and staff. The school has a stable foundational structure with teams as units for pedagogical development and a teaching-oriented school leadership. There is a pride in being part of Blombackaskolan. Blombackaskolan is a multicultural school where we see the strength in different languages and cultures, and we value a pedagogy that is based on the students' backgrounds in a way that strengthens differences. Creativity, curiosity, and humility are beneficial in a multicultural environment, while structure, clarity, and leadership skills are essential competencies in the teaching profession to enhance good teaching. At Blombackaskolan, it is natural for us all to work to be the best school for every student.

Your responsibilities

You will teach our students in grades 7-9 in mathematics and science. As a teacher at Blombackaskolan, you are responsible for planning, implementing, and following up on your teaching. You have the ability to create a positive learning environment with accessible teaching that fosters a desire to learn and where students develop as far as possible based on their conditions. In the classroom, you are a clear leader who has high expectations of the students while also giving them the responsibility to work both in groups and individually. Your clear leadership and varied teaching both promote and maintain safety and study peace in the classroom. Blombackaskolan's teaching is characterized by a language and knowledge-developing approach that emphasizes student participation, clear learning objectives that are evaluated and followed up. Your lessons therefore have a clear progression, and the lesson content is explained and placed in context for the students.

As a teacher at Blombackaskolan, you belong to a subject team and a work team where collegial learning is constantly ongoing, all to develop the quality of teaching to help our students succeed as far as possible based on their conditions. The position also means that you contribute to Blombackaskolan's development work from an F-9 perspective.

Who are you?

You are genuinely interested in teaching, school development, and seeking new ways to provide students with the best possible education. You see yourself as an obvious part of creating good conditions for students' development, and you have a good ability to consider each student's individual needs. You are professional and secure in your professional role and collaborate well with other colleagues. You have the ability to listen and communicate with others in a clear and solution-focused way with the goal of achieving results.

Personal qualities:
- You find it easy to create good relationships and collaborate with students, guardians, colleagues, the school's student health team, and school management.
- You work for a sustainable organization where you spread knowledge, take responsibility, and support your colleagues, and you also work to keep the values alive every school day.
- You have a good ability to follow and assess the student's knowledge development in a varied way in collaboration with the student, just as you have a good ability for analysis and reflection and continuously develop your professional role and the school's work.

Requirements:
- You have a degree with a teaching license for grades 7-9 in math and science.
- You are well acquainted with the school's governing documents and have the ability to maintain a formative approach to your teaching.
- You are a clear leader in the classroom and have the ability to adapt your teaching to the student group you meet.

Meritorious:
- You have a teaching license in an additional subject.
- You have competence and experience working with a language and knowledge-developing approach with good results.
- You have experience and skill in using digital tools, and these tools are used consciously to strengthen students' learning.

We place great importance on your personal qualities.

We offer you

We offer you a permanent position at Blombackaskolan as a teacher in mathematics and science for grades 7-9 with the possibility of a one-year fixed-term appointment as a lead teacher. The position also includes shared mentorship. Every day, about 6,000 people go to work in Södertälje municipality. We have many different roles and want to offer you a meaningful job where you can contribute to society while feeling joy. As an employee with us, you will have the opportunity to develop and make a real impact.
As an employee of Södertälje municipality, you are offered, among other things, secure employment conditions, a generous wellness allowance, and the opportunity to exchange vacation day supplements for extra days off. In certain areas, there is also the possibility of some flexibility regarding working hours and working methods. We have a wide range of training and competence-enhancing initiatives for you as an employee. For more detailed information about our benefits, please visit our external website: https://www.sodertalje.se/formaner (https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/)

Welcome to us!

Other

Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period.
Södertälje municipality works with a competence-based recruitment methodology aimed at counteracting discrimination and promoting diversity in the workplace.
An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security review with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before a hiring decision. For some of our tasks in the security class, Swedish citizenship is required.
We welcome inquiries from those interested in the job, but we decline calls from those selling advertisements and recruitment services.

Warm welcome with your application.

Best regards,
Eva Pettersson, Principal of Blombackaskolan