Job Advertisement: Course Coordinator for Beekeeping Education

Västra Götalandsregionen, the largest folk high school authority in Sweden, manages six folk high schools: Billströmska, Dalsland, Fristad, Grebbestad, Göteborg, and Vara.

We conduct education and folk education by allowing participants to take general courses to gain qualifications for higher studies or profile courses where they can deepen their knowledge in a special area. There are about thirty longer courses to choose from. At most of our schools and at the administrative level, we also run various projects in a range of areas. The administration also includes Validering Väst and the VIA assignment, which supports individuals who are further from the labor market. We aim to create opportunities for individuals and for society by working for security, participation, and hope for the future. Many say that their year at folk high school was the best year of their lives. Folk high schools make a difference and help people find their future.

Fristad Folk High School, with about 130 students, offers general courses at the upper secondary level, gardening education, nursing education, weaving courses, and Växa - a course for individuals with functional variations on-site in Fristad. An additional 60 students study general courses, professional beekeeping, or weaving remotely. The school's boarding facility accommodates about 40 participants. The school also has conference activities. In total, we have just over 40 employees working in teaching and service.

Description

The beekeeping education program is part-time and semi-distance, consisting of 10 school-based meetings during the beekeeping season with digital lessons in the weeks in between.

In addition to the course coordinator, a number of experts in their special fields teach – some digitally, some on-site. Based on folk high school pedagogy, the focus is on collective learning and collaboration. Practical exercises in the apiary, theory, group work, and study visits are alternated. As a teacher, it is important to see, value, and utilize each participant's unique experiences.

Responsibilities

We are now looking for a course coordinator who will integrate the various parts of the course and create a cohesive thread for both participants and external experts. The role includes admissions, scheduling, coordination of digital lessons, on-site meetings (including study visits), and examinations, as well as contact with the Craft Council regarding the journeyman certificates. It is a plus if you can also teach food handling. The course coordinator also manages necessary tasks in the school's apiary during the weeks when participants are not on-site and should be able to respond if something happens in the apiary.

Qualifications

You have a professional beekeeping degree and experience running your own beekeeping business. You are or have been engaged in an association and have a good network within professional beekeeping.

Experience in teaching or pedagogical activities is an advantage. Having worked at or attended a folk high school is also a plus.

You need to live within a reasonable distance from the school to manage the apiary.

Conditions

The position starts in January 2027 but is advertised now to create good conditions for handover & training during the ongoing course in 2026. The person who gets the position will have the opportunity to work with the current course coordinator on certain aspects. Compensation for this will be on an hourly basis.

Who thrives with us?

The folk high school is a free form of education where learning and the personal development of participants are the focus.

We are looking for someone with good organizational skills who is structured and self-driven. Additionally, you should have an easy time collaborating with colleagues, participants, and school management. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Other

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength, where our employees' differences enrich and develop the organization. Some travel is included in the work as meetings and collaborations with other folk high schools within Västra Götaland's folk high schools occur.

About Västra Götalandsregionen

Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good healthcare for all. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland.

Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should have basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and have the motivation to participate in development to learn new things.

Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a state of readiness.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link here (https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion). You can also read more in the presentation here (https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate).

Application

Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for specific reasons cannot register your information in a public system - please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.

To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies and to you as a seller: We kindly but firmly decline direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Västra Götalandsregionen has contracted agreements.