Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions

We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for you who want to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm.

About us

In the City of Stockholm, there are over 140 primary schools and nearly 30 secondary schools with various specializations.

In our schools, every student should have the opportunity to reach the peak of their potential. To achieve this, we need the very best teachers. Therefore, all our teachers should:

• Take responsibility for and have insight into students' results, which means being attentive to each student's conditions and needs
• Have high expectations for students and their ability to develop
• Capture and stimulate students' curiosity, interest, and learning
• Take responsibility for relevant professional development to grow and evolve in their profession

Workplace description

Language Center is a unit within the department for support around learning and student health. Language Center offers mother tongue instruction and study guidance in the mother tongue in about 70 different languages for students in Stockholm's municipal schools. We currently have about 400 employees.

The mission of Language Center is to maintain and develop children's and young people's multilingualism and contribute to increased goal fulfillment for students with a mother tongue other than Swedish. As a teacher at Language Center, you will be mobile and have your workplace at several schools in the municipality.

Job responsibilities

The work consists of mother tongue instruction and study guidance in the mother tongue for students in Stockholm's schools. The teaching is primarily in grades F-9 of primary school, but it is desirable to also teach at the secondary level. You will collaborate with colleagues and have teaching assignments at several schools.

Qualifications

We see mother tongue instruction and study guidance as a very important part of the student's language development and goal fulfillment. Language-developing methods in all subjects are therefore highly prioritized. We expect you to have a holistic view of students' learning and be curious about developing your profession with us. You have:

• current teaching language as your mother tongue
• good knowledge of Swedish in both spoken and written form
• good computer skills

Strongly meritorious with:

• teacher education with qualification in the relevant language
• experience as a teacher
• previous experience from Language Center in the City of Stockholm

Other

Upon employment, a criminal record extract will need to be presented, form 442.5. Read more here (https://polisen.se/Service/Belastningsregistret-begar-utdrag/).

Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Only qualified teachers can obtain a permanent position.

The position is a temporary contract and extends over two terms.

Interviews are conducted continuously, and the position may be filled before the application deadline.

The position is subject to the condition that the need remains. Employment may be utilized in case of potential redundancy.

The City of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's competencies and thus counteracting discrimination.