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About Fyra Elementen Preschools

Fyra Elementen Preschools is a small preschool provider with three locations in Stockholm: one in Norra Hammarbyhamnen and two in Bromma. We work focused on language, democracy, gender, and sustainable development – our four elements.

Read more about us and how we work on our website: www.fyraelementen.se (http://www.fyraelementen.se).

Personal Qualities

We are looking for you who work from a child's perspective and believe it is important to create more opportunities for all children in the preschool. We value a clear gender-aware approach that is inclusive and norm-creative.

The personal qualities we seek in our future colleague are:

• That you are positive and curious.
• That you have the ambition to work close to research within pedagogical didactics and methodology.
• That you are a good role model and have the ability to inspire colleagues, children, and guardians.
• That you have experience with and a willingness to work in mixed-age groups, and therefore can adapt your leadership for all children regardless of age, gender, or other conditions.
• That you have a strong belief in the competent child.

It is very important to us that you can handle the daily tasks and situations involved in preschool work. This may include conflict resolution between children, interventions and adjustments for children in need of special support, as well as cooperation between the preschool and home.

We are looking for someone who is accustomed to following established routines and the proven structure of the day and week. You should be able to follow the planning and independently lead gatherings, conduct teaching with clear goals linked to all areas of the curriculum, and participate in our project work.

You should want to and be able to participate in children's play and learning, both outside in the forest next to the preschool, on full-day excursions, and longer adventures, as well as inside our learning environments. We have developed a learning environment plan where all knowledge areas are stimulated. With us, you will independently conduct teaching for all children in language, mathematics, natural sciences, and technology, music, singing, dance, drama, and all creative techniques in the ateliers, through a norm-creative and inclusive approach.

We also appreciate that you use AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) and have good knowledge of working with multilingualism, and that you can support children in developing their mother tongue(s) and Swedish.

Vision

The vision is to create conditions for all children attending the preschool to become responsible global citizens who can develop and bloom as individuals.

The Position

The preschool assistant position is full-time (100%). You need to have a preschool assistant education and very good ability and experience in preschool work. In the role with us, you will have significant responsibility as a pedagogue in accordance with the curriculum and the Education Act. At Fyra Elementen Preschools, high demands are placed on all employees in our pedagogical teams.

We have a hugely important mission to carry out together with the children. You will be offered opportunities to, together with the principal and management, strengthen and quality-assure our Reggio Emilia-inspired approach and our ambitious work regarding a chemical-free preschool. Through systematic quality work and in planned and spontaneous teaching, you, together with colleagues, will plan, follow up, and evaluate that our goals are met, that our routines, plans, and policies are adhered to, and that we together develop our preschool so that all children receive the support and stimulation they need in their growth.

At Fyra Elementen Grävlingen, we work in a low-level environment adapted for children, with a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach. We believe in the competent child and take the best from most traditional pedagogical directions. In all our pedagogical rooms and environments, learning with a clear purpose is happening everywhere. We strive to develop our approach towards a more chemical-smart and chemical-free learning environment to reduce our footprint on the planet and our environment. The interests of the children create themes and projects around, based on the Curriculum, our education plan, Agenda 2030, Green Flag, and other local, national, and international guidelines. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is an important guiding document for us in our democratic work.

Fyra Elementen Grävlingen has a fantastic yard that provides incredible pedagogical conditions for the children and education. With the forest and proximity to transport links right next door, there is endless inspiration for children and educators to learn in nature and cultural life.

Do you feel you are the right person, preschool assistant, and pedagogue for this position? Contact us at 4E Grävlingen.