Mother Tongue Teacher in Boden Municipality

Do you want to contribute to the efforts surrounding the greatest challenges of our time and be able to influence and leave something for future generations to further develop? Then Boden Municipality is an employer for you!

Boden is located in the coastal region of Norrbotten, just 30 km from the sea between two river valleys. Approximately 28,000 people live here. Boden is a modern small town with proximity to most things, creating a rewarding work and leisure life, what we call a life of proximity.

Boden is at the heart of an establishment-intensive region and is an important part of the green global societal transformation. Here, a growing community is being created, equipped to meet the green new industrialization, with smart and sustainable solutions for collaboration, housing, transportation, everyday life, and modern entrepreneurship.

With strong support from competent colleagues and managers, you will have the courage to try. With us, you will have great trust in a fantastic environment, where there is an opportunity to develop yourself and others.

Would you like to know more about what it is like to work in Boden Municipality? You can read more here: www.boden.se/jobbaiboden (http://www.boden.se/jobbaiboden)

Welcome to the Labor Market and Education Administration in Boden Municipality!

In Boden's preschools and schools, children and young people are given the courage and skills to meet the challenges of the future – that is the vision our administration works towards. Knowledge, safety, and good learning environments are characteristic of our operations. As an employee in our administration, you will have competent colleagues who show respect and tolerance, and whose great commitment creates joy and pride at work. Together, we focus on continuously improving the operations.

The School Development Center consists of the areas of operational development, student health, and the learning of newly arrived individuals. Together, we focus on continuously improving the operations.

The Central Reception for Newly Arrived Individuals, CMN, has the task of receiving and conducting an initial assessment of the learning of newly arrived children and students. CMN also has coordination responsibility for mother tongue instruction and study guidance.

That said, we welcome you to our team! For surely you also want one of the world's most important jobs?

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will work as a mother tongue teacher in primary school. Your workplace will be various school units and different school forms where children and students are present. Your teaching will take place in the form of in-person instruction. Alternatively, remote teaching may be an option.

Upon employment, you will receive an introduction regarding your job responsibilities. You will receive ongoing support in your professional role through various support functions at the workplace. As our employee, we expect you to follow Boden Municipality's values, work consciously with quality work, collegial learning, and professional development.

Travel between schools occurs.

Meänkieli 5%
Northern Sámi 5%
Southern Sámi 5%
Lule Sámi 5%

QUALIFICATIONS

We prefer that you are a certified teacher with a Swedish teaching degree, or that you have a documented foreign teaching education. If you lack teaching education but can demonstrate that you have another suitable university education, it may suffice. You have very good knowledge of Swedish equivalent to Swedish 3/Swedish as a second language 3 or Swedish B/Swedish as a second language B.

It is advantageous if you have work experience from the Swedish school and are familiar with the Education Act and curricula for the different school forms. Therefore, we expect you to share that value base and be able to realize it in word and deed. You can adapt and vary your teaching. You are a good leader in the classroom and can create trusting relationships with students, colleagues, and management.

It is also advantageous if you have digital skills and abilities so that you can conduct mother tongue instruction via remote means. Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. You are flexible, collaborative, and independent. You are open to new ideas and working methods and want to continuously develop your teaching with learning in focus.

The work as a mother tongue teacher/study guide will give you rich opportunities to meet newly arrived and multilingual children and youth, and your contribution makes a difference.

The employment is temporary during the spring term of 2025. We apply a vacation service of 40 hours/week with flexible hours.

OTHER

Please attach your teaching certification or diploma. A criminal record extract must be presented before employment in preschool and primary school.

We value a balanced age and gender distribution as well as diversity in all professional areas.

We have a smoke-free working time and offer a wellness hour each week and a wellness allowance.

Through our health portal, you as an employee can book various wellness activities such as massage, trial training, lectures, etc.

When you apply for a job with us, we ask that you use our e-recruitment system. This way, the handling of your application will be efficient, quick, and secure.

In preparation for the recruitment work, Boden Municipality has taken a position on recruitment channels. We kindly but firmly decline all contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, or similar in this recruitment.