We are looking for a Finnish teacher for Svanstein School Diamanten

Permanent position 40%. The position can be combined with other positions available within the education administration.

About you

We are looking for a qualified language teacher in Finnish. You should have good pedagogical skills and a positive attitude towards our students. You are flexible, open, meticulous, and have good collaboration skills. We place great value on your commitment, responsibility, and professional competence. As we are the administrative municipality for Finnish and Meänkieli, it is an advantage if you speak one of these languages.

To work with children in school, you are required to provide a criminal record extract before employment. You request the extract yourself from the police, and you can find the application form at www.polisen.se (http://www.polisen.se).

Job responsibilities

Teaching Finnish for grades F-9, modern languages, and mother tongue instruction.

Scope

20-40% permanent position starting August 13, 2025.

Other

We have a tobacco-free working time. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

Inquiries

Sanna Vähäkangas, principal, 0761034442, sanna.vahakangas@utb.overtornea.se (mailto:sanna.vahakangas@utb.overtornea.se)

Union representatives

Sveriges Lärare Övertorneå, phone 070-573 09 26

Application:

Welcome with your application by April 16, 2025. You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not receive such confirmation, please contact us at kommun@overtornea.se (mailto:kommun@overtornea.se).

We are the administrative municipality for Finnish and Meänkieli, and it is therefore positive if you speak one of these languages.

As we are a total defense authority, the position may involve military placement.

More about Övertorneå

Övertorneå's community service and geographical location provide the opportunity to engage in what you want, not what you have to. Just to mention a few advantages of our municipality, we have a single roundabout on 250,000 hectares. Public transport is almost free, and we were named Sweden's best school municipality in 2020 and 2021, as well as the e-health municipality of the year 2024!

We believe that the conditions for you to thrive are very good! Interested in moving here? Check out Hej Hemby (http://www.hejhemby.se). Through this project, those who want to move to Övertorneå can get help realizing their dream.

We strive for an equal workplace where we see diversity as a strength. Therefore, we welcome applicants who contribute to this.