Vacant job

Business Description

Sjöpark School is Gällivare Municipality's only municipal middle school in the locality and is located next to Sjöparken and Isborgen, the municipality's ice arena. The school has about 410 students and approximately 55 staff. The school has recently been renovated to meet the requirements for a middle school and is modern in its design. The school works extensively to create good learning environments, collegial learning, and to develop sustainable structures to prepare students for the future. The school also has school nurses and school counselors on site. There is also a special educator, social educator, and study and career counselor. Two key educators work to develop our digital competence, and the school has substitute teachers who cover short-term absences. Lead teachers work on subject development. The school is divided into three teams, each led by a team leader. New and unqualified staff are mentored by experienced and qualified colleagues as part of their introduction and ongoing daily work with teaching. The school offers opportunities for students with needs to work in smaller teaching groups. A preparatory class for newly arrived students is available at the school.

Job Responsibilities

You will work with a small group of students who need extra support. You will teach several subjects. You will participate in the school's teams. You may also become a mentor for students.

Qualifications

We are looking for a qualified teacher in one of the core subjects. You should be responsible, clear, driven, and able to create good relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. Engagement, solution focus, innovation, interest in and ability to collaborate are qualities that the school values. We also place great emphasis on personal suitability. Under the framework of the national minority language law, Gällivare Municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli, and Finnish. Knowledge of any of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare Municipality.

A criminal record extract is required before employment.

Gällivare Municipality offers you

• Wellness benefits in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Wellness hour
• Participate in the workplace's Trivselpeng
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality's leisure association)
• Development opportunities: Get support from experienced mentors and access to continuous professional development. Opportunity for education in combination with work.
• Close to nature: Combine your career with fantastic outdoor life opportunities in beautiful Gällivare.
• Innovative working methods: We invest in modern pedagogy, collaboration, and sustainable development.

Here you can read more about what it is like to work in early childhood and primary school in Gällivare Municipality: https://gallivare.se/lararjobb (https://gallivare.se/lararjobb)

Working Hours/Duration

Full-time, permanent employment. A probationary period may apply.

Salary

Monthly salary, we apply individual salary setting – please indicate salary expectations in your application.

Start Date / Application

We would like your application to include a CV. Original documents will be provided upon request. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.

Start date: 2026-08-12 or by agreement.

Application deadline: 2026-03-04.

Inquiries

Principal Pia Aspemo, tel 0970-818 87

Assistant Principal Lena Hedman Aspebo, tel 0970-818 411

Assistant Principal Marianne Salometsä, tel 0970-818 497

Recruiter Ann-Louise Johansson, 076 137 80 78

Union Representatives

Sveriges Lärare, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Warm welcome to your application!