Vacant job

One thing is for sure. 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 close. 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.

We are now looking for someone who is proactive, independent, and enjoys working in a team to achieve common goals. With a focus on students' development and learning, you will create an inspiring and positive environment together with us.

This is a joint advertisement for teachers for grades 4–9 at Högalidskolan in Kiruna Municipality for the autumn term of 2026.

We offer:

• an extra monthly salary for certified teachers paid after 12 months of employment
• the opportunity to rent apartments in the mountains
• free training at various fitness facilities up to 5000 SEK/year
• The Kiruna Card, which is a bus card that allows travel and commuting throughout the municipality for a favorable annual fee
• the opportunity for a rich leisure time

We look forward to hearing from you!

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

You will work as a teacher at Högalidskolan in Kiruna.

As a teacher, you will work closely with your work team, student health team, and other educators at the school. You will be responsible for planning, implementing, and following up on educational work based on the school's governing documents and the needs of the students. You will create good collaboration with guardians and actively participate in the school's development work.

We are looking for teachers in the following subjects, please indicate in your application what you are interested in and in which subjects you are qualified.

• Math/Science/Technology
• Social Studies
• Swedish
• English
• German
• Finnish
• North Sámi
• Art
• Music
• Home Economics

QUALIFICATIONS

Your personal qualities are important to us, and we would like you to:

• work well in collaboration with students and colleagues
• be independent, proactive, and goal-oriented
• see collegial learning as a prerequisite for student development
• look forward to working together in a team, towards common goals with a focus on the students

Requirements:

• teacher certification

We ask that you attach your teacher certification and qualification list, or degree certificate, to your application along with any other information you consider important. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

As a result of the law on suitability checks, 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 so via the link here (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623).

OTHER

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

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

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

We strive for a balanced gender distribution and see diversity as a strength; we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to make our workplaces accessible to all. Kiruna Municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage 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 medieval for this recruitment and therefore asks us to refrain from contacting advertisers or other sellers of recruitment services.