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Description

The Child and Youth Administration is seeking lead teachers/lecturers for grades 4-6.

Do you want to help develop teaching and inspire both students and colleagues? We are looking for committed and experienced teachers who want to take the step to become lead teachers or who are already lead teachers/lecturers but want to change schools.

In this advertisement, we are looking for lead teachers/lecturers for grades 4-6 at:

• Fredricelund School: Mathematics* and Swedish as a second language*
• Hultsberg School: Mathematics
• Kroppkärr School: English*
• Kvarnberg School: Mathematics
• Norrstrand School: Swedish
• Resursskolan: Mathematics
• Stockfallet School: Mathematics
• Stodenes School: Mathematics*
• Vallargärdet School: Mathematics
• Vålberg School: English** and Science**

* grades 1-6

** grades 4-9

You will apply for the subject you are interested in becoming a lead teacher/lecturer in. Here you can read about career opportunities with us and see what each principal says about their needs related to the lead teacher assignment: link (https://karlstad.se/nyheter/forskola-skola-och-utbildning/grundskola/2026-01-26-nu-soker-vi-57-engagerade-forstelarare).

In the selection process, your qualifications and competencies will be matched against the school and needs. The assignments come with a salary supplement of 5,000 SEK, 7,500 SEK, or 10,000 SEK for lead teachers depending on the unit. If you are a lecturer, an additional salary supplement of 5,000 SEK will apply.

Job Responsibilities

In the role of lead teacher/lecturer, your primary task is teaching. As a lead teacher/lecturer with us, you are expected to have solid subject knowledge and the ability to motivate and inspire students in teaching. You will work to improve students' academic results, analyze teaching, and work with evidence-based teaching methods. You will also contribute to school development by leading and supporting collegial learning through mentorship, observations, and pedagogical discussions.

Your assignment as a lead teacher/lecturer lasts for three years at a time and is linked to a specific school. After three years, there may be an opportunity for extension. You have a permanent employment as a teacher that remains even if the lead teacher/lecturer assignment is not extended after three years. In some cases, leave of absence may be granted to try the lead teacher assignment at another school.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with a teaching license and at least 4 years of documented experience in teaching. You have demonstrated a particularly good ability to improve students' academic results and have a strong interest in developing teaching. To become a lecturer, a doctoral degree (licentiate or doctoral degree) is also required.

In the assessment for the lead teacher assignment, we particularly look at your teaching skills, your pedagogical leadership, and your didactic as well as subject-specific competence. We also value your ability to collaborate and mentor colleagues, as well as your professional ethics and grounding in the school's values. As a person, you take initiative and drive development in a safe and solution-focused manner. With your analytical ability, you see the whole picture and find ways forward that benefit both students and colleagues. You collaborate well with others and contribute to an open and supportive work climate. You are happy to share your expertise and are keen to create a learning environment where everyone can grow.

With us, you will have the opportunity to develop in your profession and be part of a school where we collectively strive to create the best education for our students.

Does this sound like something for you? Submit your application today!

Qualification Process for Lead Teachers

To be considered for a position as a lead teacher, you need to undergo a Qualification Process. If you have not completed this process before, a work sample will be sent to you as part of the selection.

If you are already working as a lead teacher in Karlstad municipality, you do not need to undergo the qualification process.

We Offer

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work in Karlstad municipality at link (https://karlstad.varbi.com/center/tool/position/891371/edit/tab:2/karlstad.se/jobbahososs).

Warm welcome with your application!

About Karlstad Municipality

The Child and Youth Administration is responsible for preschool and school for about 13,200 children and students and is the municipality's largest administration with over 2,400 employees. We have preschools, family day homes, open preschools, preschool classes, primary schools, adapted primary schools, leisure homes, and cultural schools, and we also work with child and student health issues. We prepare children for the future.

Do you want to help create the future of Karlstad? With us in the Karlstad municipality group, you can make a real difference. Here, every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A better life in the Sun City". Come and grow with us!

Other Information

To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask you to submit your application via our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system and also not send them via email. Instead, contact the municipality's switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further handling.