Öland Folk High School is looking for a teacher with course responsibility for the Distance Writing School

Öland Folk High School is seeking a teacher with course responsibility for the Distance Writing School, a project course where participants work on a larger prose project (usually a novel or short story collection) full-time.

Teaching is primarily conducted through text discussions about the participants' own texts and writing processes. The focus is on helping participants develop their own working methods and artistic expressions, as well as practicing analyzing and commenting on others' texts. The course has three mandatory meetings (in August, January, and May). Other teaching takes place remotely.

The Writing School's team consists of three teachers, two of whom have course responsibility. As a teacher with course responsibility, you will have shared responsibility for teaching, participants, and the course. You and your colleagues plan the course in consultation with each other, giving you great freedom to shape content and methods together. You are also responsible for recruiting and admitting new participants. As the course responsible, you will also participate in the school's development work together with other colleagues at Öland Folk High School.

For us, it is important that you can balance your employment with us with your own active authorship, and teaching is therefore organized in blocks where you work full-time for a period and then have a completely free period. The employment is 40% during the first academic year, with the possibility of extending to 50% thereafter.

About you

You who are applying have an active authorship in Swedish fiction prose. You have good experience and documented experience in mentoring literary writing. The course accepts literary projects in several different genres, and the teachers' task is to engage with them all regardless of their own personal taste. Therefore, we would like you to have a broad outlook on the literary field and a wide network in the area. You also need to be accustomed to holding and leading online meetings/lessons.

We believe that you have an education in literature, language, writing, or similar. Pedagogical training is an asset but not a requirement. What is important is that you have a pedagogical will and an idea of how you want to convey your knowledge.

With us, you will meet people of different ages with diverse backgrounds, life situations, and conditions. Therefore, we envision that you are attentive, clear, and skilled in communication, and have a humanistic and positive view of people. You embrace the folk high school's values where the participant's development and experiences are at the center. We also place great value on your own life experiences and perspectives and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Since both the course and the position are primarily remote, it is especially important that you can structure your work, plan your time, and communicate responsibly with participants and colleagues.

Your future workplace

At Öland Folk High School, people from all backgrounds gain the education, training, self-awareness, and self-esteem needed to shape their lives, participate in societal development, and contribute to the narrative of what it means to be human today.

We work with folk education that places great importance on artistic expression, sustainability, and a holistic view of health. We strive to meet each person where they are with a curious, inclusive pedagogy, and create a space characterized by safety, courageous conversations, and the creative process.

We are a dynamic workplace with 57 permanent employees, of which 38 are teachers. We also engage around 90 guest teachers. In addition to general courses (which provide high school competence) and the Writing School, we run profile courses in art, design, documentary film, performing arts, building preservation, senior courses, and a wide range of summer courses.

In the education administration area, there are five basic units, library development, and the four folk high schools: Gamleby Folk High School, Kalmar Folk High School, Vimmerby Folk High School, and Öland Folk High School. The folk high schools offer a wide range of educational programs that contribute to raising the educational level in the region. Library development initiates, leads, and coordinates the region's joint development work in the library field. We are part of the regional development administration that works together on growth and development issues in Kalmar County.

Region Kalmar County is responsible for health care, dental care, folk high schools, culture, public transport, and regional development. We have over 7,000 employees who all work together for a healthier, safer, and richer life for the region's residents. With us, you will receive many benefits and one of Sweden's best collective agreements. We meet people at all stages of life and have meaningful and developing work – every day.

Region Kalmar County offers all employees a 100% employment. If you work part-time but wish to work full-time, an extension of the position can be offered at another workplace.

We ask that you attach your CV, cover letter, and relevant educational certificates to your application. To ensure the quality of the recruitment process in Region Kalmar County, we ask that you apply for the position in our recruitment system and not via email or in paper format.

We welcome calls from those interested in the job but decline calls from those selling ads and recruitment services.