Vacant job

Backaskolan is currently seeking an engaged and skilled teacher in Art and Swedish as a Second Language who wishes to contribute to developing our students' expressive abilities, identity, and learning.

Backaskolan is a primary school located in the beautiful and green Sege Park. Here, the student's learning, creativity, and participation are at the center. We work in an inclusive environment where every student is given the opportunity to grow based on their own prerequisites. Our cultural profile permeates the teaching, providing ample space for aesthetic learning processes and interdisciplinary work. Backaskolan has a Reggio Emilia-inspired profile, meaning we actively work with participation, democracy, and aesthetic forms of expression. We strive for knowledge to run like a red thread across subject boundaries and for students to be included in a meaningful context. The school is an independent single-stream F-9 school with approximately 270 students. The school is run as a non-profit association with a board consisting of parents and educators.

Job Description

As an art teacher, you will teach students in grades 4–9 and be responsible for planning and conducting instruction that develops students' visual expression, creativity, and ability to interpret and analyze images in various forms.

As a teacher of Swedish as a Second Language, you will work alongside Swedish teachers in the classroom or with smaller student groups. You will support students' language development with a focus on both everyday language and academic language, contributing to creating accessible instruction for all students.

You will become part of an engaged faculty where collaboration, flexibility, and shared responsibility are central.

Your main areas of responsibility include:

• Plan and conduct art instruction for grades 4–9, constituting approximately 60% of the position
• Stimulate students' creativity and develop their ability to express themselves through various aesthetic techniques and materials
• Teach Swedish as a Second Language, both in class together with subject teachers and in smaller groups, constituting approximately 40% of the position
• Support students' language development in various subjects and contexts
• Collaborate with colleagues regarding planning, instruction, and follow-up
• Contribute to the school's cultural profile through aesthetic and interdisciplinary approaches
• Create a safe and inclusive learning environment

Qualifications and Attributes

We are looking for someone with a strong commitment to both aesthetic subjects and language development, and who sees the value in combining these perspectives in teaching.

Qualifications:

• Teaching degree with qualification in Art and Swedish as a Second Language
• Experience of teaching in primary school
• Good knowledge of language-developing working methods
• Ability to adapt instruction to students' different needs and prerequisites
• Interest in aesthetic learning processes and interdisciplinary work
• Experience of or interest in working in teams

As a person, you are creative, structured, and relationship-building. You find it easy to collaborate and view collegial learning as a natural part of your work.

Application

Submit your CV and cover letter, and please describe how you work with language development and creativity in your teaching.

Recruitment is ongoing, and the position may be filled before the final application date. Start date is August 11, 2026.