Music Teacher Wanted in Övertorneå Municipality

According to surveys, Övertorneå municipality's schools are among the best in the country, offering education of the highest quality - from preschool to adult education. One of the explanations highlighted is small classes with high teacher density and experienced teachers, allowing for more individual attention for each student. We place great importance on IT competence among both students and staff, where computers/iPads are used as teaching is enhanced by this. We have high expectations for both students and staff. We are now looking for a music teacher for a position shared between Svarträvens School (primary school) and Gränsälvsgymnasiet.

About You

We are looking for someone qualified to teach music. You should have good pedagogical skills and a positive attitude towards our students. You are flexible, open, meticulous, and have good collaboration skills. We value your commitment, responsibility, and professional competence highly and expect you to actively work for collaboration with other teachers in our operations.

As we are an administrative municipality for Finnish and Meänkieli, it is advantageous if you can speak one of these languages.

To work with children in school, you must provide a criminal record extract before employment. You can request this yourself from the police, and you can find the application form at www.polisen.se (https://www.polisen.se).

Job Responsibilities

Mainly classroom teaching in music.

Scope

Full-time, 100% starting 2026-08-12

Other

We have a tobacco-free work environment, and all employees have access to wellness hours or wellness grants.

We kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

Inquiries

Principal Ann-Sofie Esperi, phone 070-601 07 19, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Union Representatives

Sveriges lärare phone 070-5730926

Application

Welcome with your application by February 27, 2026! You will receive a confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not receive such a confirmation, please contact us via email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We strive for a gender-equal workplace where we see diversity as a strength. Therefore, we welcome applicants who contribute to this.

More About Övertorneå

Övertorneå's community services and geographical location provide the opportunity to engage in what you want, not what you must. We offer a beautiful and nature-close living environment with good opportunities for outdoor activities and recreation, a strong community and closeness between people, as well as excellent social services and very good school quality, which has made Övertorneå designated as Sweden's best school municipality several years in a row, and has been named this year's e-health municipality. In addition, the municipality offers a high presence of entrepreneurship and an openness to welcome new residents, as well as a unique cultural and historical heritage and location at the Finnish border. We believe the conditions for you to thrive here are very good. Interested in moving here?

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