We are looking for an engaged preschool teacher to Valåsskolan in Mölndal

In the City of Mölndal, we are proud to have Sweden's most important job, where we together create the best possible everyday life for our citizens. With knowledge, courage, and creativity, we develop our operations and contribute to making Mölndal an even better place to live and work. Welcome to make a difference in people's everyday lives every day!

At Valåsskolan, the entire operation is permeated by the keywords safety, community, and learning. We are a preschool to grade 3 school with an associated after-school center, with approximately 150 students and an engaged team of about 25 employees. Together, we create a cohesive and meaningful school day where teaching and after-school activities go hand in hand and strengthen each other. Here, students meet adults who collaborate closely, take joint responsibility, and work every day to give all students the best possible conditions to develop and succeed.

The after-school center is an important part of the students' whole day and offers a meaningful, varied, and stimulating operation where play, movement, creativity, and social learning are in focus. We actively work to strengthen the students' language, relationships, and participation, and we strive to make learning visible and accessible in both teaching and after-school activities.

We have a clear focus on movement and active recesses, where organized recess activities and student participation contribute to increased well-being and safety. Through a relational approach and close collaboration between the school's different professions, we work to ensure that every student succeeds and develops based on their conditions.

With us, you become part of an operation characterized by engagement, collegial learning, and a shared responsibility for the school's development.

In the City of Mölndal's school administration, we work every day to create the best conditions for children's and students' development and lifelong learning. With approximately 2,000 engaged employees and 12,000 children and students in our operations, we are Mölndal's largest administration - and a hub for future education. Here, you become part of a curious, courageous, and solution-focused organization where new thinking is encouraged and the child's best always comes first.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and follow up on teaching in the after-school center with a focus on language-developing approaches, play, creativity, and social learning.
• Teach physical education with a focus on joy of movement, motor development, and health, and contribute to developing the school's movement profile.
• Work actively with organized recess activities and student participation, for example through well-being leadership and movement initiatives.
• Strengthen students' social competence, interaction, and responsibility through clear and relational leadership.
• Create a safe, inclusive, and accessible learning environment where all students are given conditions to succeed.
• Collaborate closely with teachers and after-school colleagues to create a cohesive school day where teaching and after-school activities complement each other.
• Contribute actively to the school's development work, especially within language development in the after-school center and collegial learning.
• Plan, document, and follow up on the operation systematically based on students' needs and the operation's goals.
• Maintain a trusting collaboration with guardians.

Qualifications

• Licensed preschool teacher with eligibility to teach physical education.
• Experience of working in an after-school center and/or school is meritorious.
• Good knowledge of the curriculum (Lgr22) and the after-school center's mission.
• Ability to work with language development and consciously strengthen students' communication and conceptual understanding.
• Experience in planning and leading movement activities and teaching in physical education.
• Ability to create safe, inclusive, and structured learning environments.
• A clear, safe, and relational leadership style in student groups.
• Good collaboration skills and willingness to contribute to collegial learning and school development.
• Ability to work systematically with planning, documentation, and follow-up.
• Good ability to speak, read, and write Swedish.
• Good communicative skills in contact with students, colleagues, and guardians.
• We place great emphasis on personal suitability. You are a secure, engaged, and responsible educator who builds good relationships, contributes to a positive work climate, and shares our conviction that all students can and should succeed.

Employment Information

Employment Type: Fixed-term employment.
Duration: 6 months or longer.
Position: Temporary position for parental leave.

We see diversity as a strength and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds.

Do you need help applying for the position? Contact customer service at 0771-693 693.

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According to the Education Act (2010:800), anyone offered this employment must present an extract from the criminal record. This concerns all employees who work or are in premises with students under 18 years of age. The processing time for an extract is approximately two weeks, and you order it yourself via the police's website. We recommend ordering the extract at the same time as you submit your application so that you have everything ready if you are offered the position. If you already have an extract, it must not be older than one year. The extract "school or preschool" should be used. Order your extract from the criminal record at the police's website: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ (https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/)

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