Höglandsförbundet – Collaboration is our strength!

Höglandsförbundet is a municipal federation formed by Aneby, Eksjö, Nässjö, Sävsjö, and Vetlanda. These five municipalities, located in Småland, value collaboration and know that we are stronger together. By combining our strengths and resources, we can increase competence, better utilize resources, improve quality, and provide better service to our residents. Today, we have a range of different operations working for the benefit of the entire Höglandet.

One of the operations within Höglandsförbundet is Höglandsgymnasiet. Höglandsgymnasiet has schools in Eksjö, Nässjö, Sävsjö, and Vetlanda. In total, we have about 550 employees working to ensure that our approximately 3000 students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for the future in the workforce or for further studies.

Are you a qualified upper secondary school teacher in Swedish and English? Are you driven to create structure and a conducive learning environment in the classroom? Then you have a job to apply for!

Your new job

As a teacher at Brinellgymnasiet, you will teach Swedish, Swedish as a second language, and English. Primarily at the upper secondary level, but also at the basic level if needed. In your role as a teacher, you will create a clear structure in your teaching, lead lessons in a way that contributes to a conducive learning environment and an inclusive learning atmosphere. Of course, you will also assess and grade according to the regulations set by the Swedish National Agency for Education. You will also be expected to work with our digital tools and on our learning platform where teaching materials are shared and communication with students takes place.

At Brinellgymnasiet, we value our collegial collaboration, and you are expected to contribute to this by collaborating with colleagues, actively participating in team meetings, as well as staff meetings and organizational development.

About you

To work with us, you are expected to be a certified teacher authorized to teach at the upper secondary level in Swedish and English. If you also have authorization in Swedish as a second language, it is an advantage.

As a person, you easily adapt to different conditions based on the needs of the student group. You are clear and ensure that what you want to convey reaches the students and that they know what is expected of them. You plan and organize your own work and find it easy to prioritize among your tasks to deliver on time. You work well with others.

About our school

Brinellgymnasiet is located in Nässjö and is one of five schools within Höglandsgymnasiet. Together, we improve competence, raise quality, and provide upper secondary students with even better conditions for success.

At Brinellgymnasiet, we have about 200 employees and approximately 1100 students. We offer 14 national programs and have a national sports gymnasium for bowling, national sports education programs in bandy and basketball, as well as local sports education programs in basketball, football, and ice hockey.

Our guiding principles are respect, responsibility, knowledge, and well-being. We strive for structure in teaching, to ensure a conducive learning environment in lessons, and for our students to feel safe and thrive with us. The school has a newly renovated modern library that is an important part of the educational activities.

Good to know

The position is 100% with a start date in August 2026. The first interviews are planned for week 12.

To ensure that all new employees in our teaching positions have the right qualifications, we ask you to attach a valid teaching certificate obtained from the Swedish National Agency for Education that is no older than two months.

As a final candidate in the recruitment process, it is a requirement, in accordance with the Education Act, that you present an extract from the criminal record for work within the school. This record extract can be requested on the police's website.

If you are called for an interview, you need to be able to prove your citizenship. You do this by showing a valid passport or a personal certificate along with a valid ID. A personal certificate can, if you are a Swedish citizen, be downloaded from the tax agency under my pages. If you are a citizen of a country outside the EU/EES, you must also be able to present a valid residence and/or work permit to work in Sweden. Employment can only take place after the work permit has been verified, in accordance with the Aliens Ordinance.

Want to know more?

Welcome to contact Tobias Lindell, principal, at phone 0380-51 88 45 or email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]). If you wish to contact a union representative, please reach out to Andreas Karlsson, Sweden's teachers, at email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]).

Welcome with your application!

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