Mother Tongue Teacher in Vietnamese

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with 11,300 employees.

Our jobs and values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To achieve the goal of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. In the next ten years, we will hire around 1,000 employees each year. Do you want to be one of us?

We collaborate to ensure that children and young people develop and have a safe upbringing. We teach children to read, write, and count. We contribute to developing children's imagination and belief in their own abilities. We support children and young people to live an independent life. We have Sweden's most important job - our mission is to give young people hope for the future.

The Competence Center for Multilingualism works to ensure that students receive instruction in their mother tongue as well as study guidance in their strongest language. Today, there are 38 languages represented within the organization. We work both with municipal principals and privately.

Employment Type

Temporary position, part-time 20%, starting from 2025-03-10 until 2025-04-30.

Job Responsibilities

The work as a mother tongue teacher is a mobile position that is determined by the number of students. It requires the teacher to travel to different schools within the municipality - both centrally and to the municipality's outer area schools to meet the students. The following different assignments may be included in the position: Mother tongue instruction, study guidance, remote teaching, remote guidance, and support to the Reception Unit Hello Umeå as a language supporter.

Mother Tongue Instruction

The instruction is conducted with students in groups or with individual students within the municipality's school units from preschool class to grade 9. Instruction takes place outside the student's regular schedule in the afternoons. Students receive close instruction at their home school from preschool class up to grade 3. From grade 4, it may mean that the student receives their instruction at another school. We offer a bus pass for travel between schools. Remote teaching may be included in the position within the municipality's outer area schools for students from grade 2.

Your work is very independent, and as a mother tongue teacher, you will be responsible for planning, implementing, grading, and evaluating the instruction you conduct based on the Swedish curriculum. You will also be a support in the reception of newly arrived children and students, which includes, among other things, information meetings, school support, direct support, and mapping of newly arrived students' knowledge.

Qualifications

You have Vietnamese as your mother tongue, have documented language skills in this, Swedish B/Swedish 2, and demonstrated very good digital skills. You have a teaching degree, Swedish or foreign, or other pedagogical experience. If you have documented knowledge of several languages, it is an advantage.

You are creative, independent, flexible, and stress-resistant. You are curious and want to develop and grow. As a person, you find it easy to connect with both staff and children and guardians. You should have good collaboration skills, be a good listener, and be able to communicate and handle different situations constructively. You take responsibility for your tasks and are accommodating in your approach.

We would like you to attach a personal letter and CV written in Swedish. If you have a teaching license, please attach it. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Due to the law on suitability checks, an extract from the police criminal record must be presented upon employment.

About Umeå Municipality

Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the operations are divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To achieve the goal of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. In the next ten years, we will hire around a thousand employees each year. Do you want to be one of us?

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