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Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago with a unique combination of the tranquil beauty of nature and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one but many: schools, real estate, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care, and many more. We strive to ensure that all residents of Värmdö can live a rich and free life. We want to be the ones who enable the dream of a vibrant and secure environment for homes, families, and businesses.

To fully succeed in this, we need many and extensive competencies and work together for a common and trusting work culture, built on brave, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.

Our operations

Every day, about 7,000 children and young people go to a school in Värmdö.

The education office includes all employees and management responsible for everything related to Värmdö municipality's educational activities. This requires a well-functioning interaction between the different parts and processes of the organization. Those who choose to work with us are also part of driving community development in Värmdö. Through your knowledge, engagement, and interest, you can influence and develop operations and working methods so that together we make Värmdö an even better municipality to live in. All tasks are important and have great significance for our residents.

Värmdö municipality strives to become a leading school municipality by systematically developing teaching and learning environments to improve school results and create equal conditions for all students to reach their full potential. The focus is on early interventions, high quality, and a cohesive school operation that promotes lifelong learning from preschool to adult education.

Within the department for Governance and Quality, all central functions working with education are gathered. The department's mission includes regulatory activities within the education sector, forecasting and needs assessments, as well as management and operational support to municipal operations. The department works to offer the best possible service, knowledge, and competence with effective working methods and processes.

Your mission

In the role of investigator responsible for supervision, you will primarily work with the supervision of independent preschools, including owner and management assessments, management of process descriptions and routines, as well as preparation of cases for the board. Work with oversight of independent primary and secondary schools may also be included in the work. The position also includes working with the preparation of other cases for the board, consultation responses, and contributing to follow-up, analysis, and development work within the framework of the municipality's systematic quality work.

Your experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• a social science, legal, educational, or equivalent university degree that the employer deems relevant.
• good knowledge of the education system and the governing documents for preschools and schools, as well as different forms of governance.
• good investigative skills and the ability to quickly understand various issues.
• very good ability to express yourself in writing as well as orally in Swedish.
• good knowledge and experience of digital tools within the Office suite and case management systems such as Public 360 or similar.
• good understanding of what it means to work in a politically governed organization.

Knowledge of economics and experience from similar work in a municipality or a state school authority is an advantage. Furthermore, experience in preparing cases for the board within the education sector is also an advantage.

You have good analytical skills, take responsibility for a good result, and are careful to deliver on time. You find it easy to understand national governing documents as well as to work flexibly and with diverse tasks. As a person, you are self-driven, unpretentious, meticulous, and structured. You have good social skills and enjoy working both in teams and individually. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Your personal qualities

• Integrity
• Collaboration skills
• Structured
• Quality-conscious

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

For this position, presenting a valid extract from the police criminal record is a prerequisite for employment. You will order this yourself and bring it to a possible interview.

Värmdö municipality offers wellness grants, SL cards against net salary deductions, and vacation exchange for extra days off. We also actively work to create health-promoting workplaces with a good working environment and apply smoke-free working hours.

We value the qualities that diversity brings to the organization and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds, life experiences, and gender identities for the position.

If you would like to know more, please feel free to contact us, see contact person below.

Contact details for employee organizations can be found at https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer (https://www.varmdo.se/fackligaorganisationer) or via Service Center, 08-570 470 00. We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.