Vacant job

Business Description

Maria Preschool is located in central Gällivare, close to the library, swimming pool, and museum.

Maria Preschool has organized its activities into age-divided groups. The preschool consists of 2 buildings with separate yards. In one building, there are 3 departments for children aged 1–2 years. In the other building, there are 5 departments for children in age-divided groups aged 3–5 years. At Maria Preschool, we work in 3, 4, and 5-year groups, which means that the teams collaborate across departments and provide children with opportunities to explore and discover different learning environments.

Job Responsibilities

The work as a childcare worker means that you, together with the team, design a safe and developing education for the children in the preschool department. The guidelines of the curriculum describe the responsibility you have in the team regarding developing, following up, and evaluating the activities and education.

As a childcare worker, you are part of a team and participate in planning, implementing, and evaluating the teaching offered to the children. In collaboration with the team, the children should be given new challenges and receive support and stimulation in their social development.

Qualifications

Qualified childcare worker or other experience deemed equivalent by the employer.

It is important:

• that you are familiar with our governing document, the Curriculum for Preschool (Lpfö18),
• that you are a confident and clear leader, have an easy time taking initiatives, are positive, and have faith in the children's various competencies,
• that you are interested in developing learning environments,
• that you care about building trusting relationships with children and guardians and have good collaboration skills,
• that you use pedagogical conversations and pedagogical documentation in your work,

Within 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 asset when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality.

You need to provide an extract from the police criminal record for work within schools and childcare upon employment.

Other

We would like you to include a CV with your application. Original documents will be provided upon request.

Interviews may take place continuously.

Appointment will occur provided that the position does not need to be claimed by existing staff due to redundancy or other reasons. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities.

Gällivare municipality offers you:

• Wellness benefits in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Wellness hour
• Access to the workplace's Trivselpeng
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality's Recreation Association)
• Opportunity to exchange vacation days for days off

Do you want to know more about what it is like to work, live, and reside in Gällivare municipality? Then you can read more here: www.gallivare.se/lararjobb (http://www.gallivare.se/lararjobb)

Working Hours/Duration

Full-time, temporary position until spring 2026, with the possibility of extension next school year.

Salary

Monthly salary. We apply individual salary setting – please indicate your salary expectations in the application.

Start Date / Application

Start date: By agreement

Application deadline: 2026-04-12

Information

Principal, Britta Parfa,

Phone: 0970-81 89 74

Email: [email protected]

Union Representatives

Kommunal, tel: 010-4429919, [email protected]

Warm welcome with your application!