Vacant job

One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who helps little brother read his first words and the after-school staff who create laughter after school hours. We are childcare workers who help someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature closer. Together, we fight for knowledge, for meaning-making, and for a fun everyday life for children and youth. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna municipality? Come and be part of the community at the Culture and Education Administration.

The Teacher Education Program at Umeå University, in collaboration with seven municipal school authorities in the northern region, will launch the second round of work-integrated teacher education for grades 4-6 in the fall of 2026. The program is aimed at those who want to work 50 percent with students in a school while simultaneously training to become a qualified primary school teacher for grades 4-6.

The Primary Teacher Program for grades 4-6 consists of 240 higher education credits and spans over 5 years, including two summer courses. The education is offered remotely with a study pace of 75 percent. Two days a week (Thursdays and Fridays) are designated for scheduled studies, while three days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) are available for scheduled work. The program includes some physical meetings each term, which usually take place at Umeå University.

Kiruna municipality is one of the municipalities that has created positions for those who want to study to become teachers for grades 4-6 while working at the same time.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will teach as an unqualified teacher for grades 4-6. The assignment involves planning, implementing, and following up on teaching together with colleagues and work teams. Contact and collaboration with guardians are an important part of the work. You will have a mentor to support you in your work at the school.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for someone who is interested in working and studying to become a teacher for grades 4-6. Previous experience working with children/youth is an advantage. In your role as a teacher, it is important that you build good relationships with your students and can be a clear leader. You have good communication skills and collaborate well with colleagues and other contacts. Combining work with studies requires you to be structured, self-driven, and persistent.

A prerequisite for employment is that you have applied and been accepted to the work-integrated education at the Teacher Education Program, Umeå University.

Travel to the workplace and to meetings in the education program will occur.

Please attach your CV and cover letter with your application, along with your confirmation from antagning.se that you have applied for the program.

Due to the law on suitability control, you must be able to present an extract from the police criminal record upon employment. Order one directly when you submit your application, you can do this via the link https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623 (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623)

Questions about the program can be answered by the Teacher Education Program at Umeå University. Information about the program and application, as well as contact information for the Teacher Education Program, can be found here: https://www.umu.se/utbildning/program/grundlararprogrammet---grundskolans-ak-4-6/arbetsintegrerad-utbildning-id1685139/ (https://www.umu.se/utbildning/program/grundlararprogrammet---grundskolans-ak-4-6/arbetsintegrerad-utbildning-id1685139/)

OTHER

To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and cooperation are the guiding principles.

We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, ensuring that you as an employee achieve a good balance between work and leisure.

We have many different benefits where you as an employee can train for free at various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the possibility to convert salary into vacation days.

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength; we welcome employees from different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to all. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is advantageous if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages.

Kiruna municipality has made a media call for this recruitment and therefore asks not to be contacted by advertising sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.