Mother Tongue Teacher Wanted at the Mother Tongue Unit in Helsingborg City

Are you multilingual and passionate about strengthening children's language development? Apply for the position of mother tongue teacher at the Mother Tongue Unit in Helsingborg City!

About the Workplace

The schools in Helsingborg City are a resourceful and value-driven organization. Here, you as an employee become an important part of our shared vision to create the best school for every child and student.

The Mother Tongue Unit in Helsingborg City is a dynamic and multicultural workplace where 70 dedicated teachers together teach approximately 3600 students in over 40 different languages. The unit is responsible for organizing and planning mother tongue instruction and study guidance for multilingual students in the city's schools. As a teacher at the Mother Tongue Unit, you will teach in both municipal and independent primary and secondary schools throughout the city and have the opportunity to meet students of various ages. In addition to teaching, you will participate every Wednesday in professional development from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, where you will have the opportunity to develop your pedagogical skills and collaborate with colleagues.

Job Responsibilities

As a mother tongue teacher in Helsingborg, you often combine two important roles; being a mother tongue teacher and a study guide.

In your role as a mother tongue teacher, you are responsible for teaching students according to the syllabus in the subject of mother tongue, which means you plan lessons and adapt teaching based on each student's language level, needs, and age. You continuously assess students' development, make evaluations, and assign grades based on given grading criteria. Mother tongue instruction in primary school includes 60 minutes per week, while instruction in secondary school is 100 minutes per week. This may mean that working hours in some cases extend to 6:00 PM. All teaching is conducted in schools in Helsingborg.

As a study guide, you support students in understanding and assimilating content in various subjects in their mother tongue or strongest language. This often occurs parallel to instruction, and your role is to support the student's language and knowledge development in different school subjects.

We are looking for someone with Somali as their mother tongue. You also need to be able to work on Wednesdays when you work with us.

Digital interviews will be conducted continuously during the recruitment period.

What We Offer

We offer you a varied, responsible, and stimulating job with opportunities for personal development. The workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious. As an employee, you will receive a wellness allowance of 3000 SEK per year.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has a Swedish teaching license in the subject of mother tongue or other pedagogical education. We are looking for someone with Somali as their mother tongue. You should have good knowledge of Swedish and have completed Swedish 3 at the upper secondary level. Furthermore, you are expected to work goal-oriented and have a deep understanding of the national and municipal governing documents that guide the school's operations. Your ability to plan, implement, and evaluate teaching in accordance with these governing documents is crucial to ensuring high quality and goal fulfillment.

In the role of mother tongue teacher and study guide, it is also important that you are comfortable using digital tools both in teaching and for administrative purposes. You should be able to plan and conduct lessons with the support of digital tools and use IT systems to document and follow up on students' knowledge development. The job requires that you are self-sufficient and can organize your work independently, while also carefully handling administrative tasks such as grading, assessment, and student documentation. The ability to balance the pedagogical and administrative aspects of the job is a central part of the position.

Working in Helsingborg City

Do you want to help create a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in Helsingborg City. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and businesses. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow.

Here you can read more about what it's like to work in the city.

Other Information

Application deadline: 2025-12-22

Employment type: Fixed-term employment. Seasonal employment

Scope: 25-30%

Start date: January 2026

Duration: By agreement

Number of positions: 1

In Helsingborg City, we appreciate diversity. We strive for our employees to reflect our residents and value the contributions that gender balance and diversity bring to our operations.

The position will be filled on the condition that it is not needed for already permanently employed staff.

If you are offered a position in preschool and school or open leisure activities, you must present a valid extract from the police's criminal record.

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