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Teacher of Swedish and English, Grades 7-9 – Björksätraskolan, Sandviken
SANDVIKENS KOMMUNGävleborgs län, Sandviken
Previous experience is desired
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In Sandviken Municipality, we make each other better. Our culture is characterized by a holistic approach, collaboration, and dialogue, where managers and employees together create value for the citizens of Sandviken.
When we leverage our differences and work towards common goals, we build a sustainable, developmental, and successful municipality. Together, we make Sandviken Municipality better!
Are you curious to read more about Sandviken Municipality, our benefits, and what it is like to work with us?
Visit our pages: https://sandviken.se/arbete-och-karriar (https://sandviken.se/arbete-och-karriar)
In Sandviken's municipal primary schools, we work in a culture where collaboration and systematic quality work go hand in hand. Here, a safe and supportive environment with high expectations is created, giving students good opportunities to reach their goals. Digital development has long been a natural part of our operations, and every student has access to their own computer as support in teaching. Our shared values and an organization with short decision-making paths contribute to participation, clarity, and good opportunities for development.
Björksätraskolan is a F-9 school with nearly 700 students, where approximately 380 students are in grades 7–9. We are a proud part of the Southern Primary School Area together with Jernvallsskolan F–6 and Sätra skola F–6. The area has a common principal and seven engaged deputy principals who together lead the work forward with a focus on quality and development.
Here you meet a school that is both accessible and close to nature. Good communications, forest, and nature right outside the window, and several sports facilities within reach, create opportunities for variation and movement.
What characterizes Björksätraskolan 7-9 is a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Students, staff, and guardians describe the school as a safe place where everyone is seen. Through active student health services, engaged employees, permanent substitutes, and dedicated student coaches, we create a stable and supportive environment where students can develop, both academically and as individuals.
Our teachers work with high expectations and genuine engagement, which yields results. Many of our students leave school with eligibility for upper secondary school, ready to take the next step in life. Together, we dare to aim high and create a culture where it is possible to reach one's goals.
Success is built on collaboration. Therefore, we value close and trusting cooperation with the home, a crucial part of students' opportunities to reach their goals. With us, you get not just a job, but the opportunity to make a difference every day. You get to meet people, inspire, develop, and help shape tomorrow's citizens.
Do you want to help create tomorrow's opportunities together with us at Björksätraskolan? Please send your application as soon as possible; we conduct interviews on a rolling basis.
1 position(s).
WORK ASSIGNMENTS
As a teacher of Swedish and English for grades 7-9, you will become an important part of creating teaching where student development is at the center. You work both independently and together with the subject team to develop teaching in a sustainable and thoughtful way.
You contribute by:
- Creating teaching that starts from students' needs and prerequisites
- Being a clear leader and role model in the classroom
- Building good relationships with students, colleagues, and guardians
- Actively participating in the school's development work within language development and teaching development.
We make each other better by:
- Sharing experiences and knowledge in collegial forums
- Working with a solution-focused approach
- Developing teaching together in subject teams
- Having a shared responsibility for students' safety and learning
QUALIFICATIONS
To succeed in the role, you need to have good pedagogical insight and understand how students absorb knowledge in different ways. You adapt teaching based on the individual's needs and create conditions for learning. A structured work approach helps you plan and follow up on teaching in a clear and effective way.
Collaboration is a natural part of our daily life. You work attentively together with colleagues, share experiences, and contribute to an open climate where teaching is developed jointly. In a changing school environment, it is also important to be able to absorb new ideas and approaches and to see the possibilities in them. By being development-oriented, you contribute to the school's collective learning.
The following are required for the assignment:
- Teaching license with eligibility in Swedish and English.
- Good knowledge of the primary school's steering documents
- Good knowledge of Swedish, both orally and in writing
Good digital competence and experience using digital tools are meritorious.
Before employment can begin, you must show a valid extract from the criminal record register for work in schools and preschools. You apply for the extract via the Police's website: https://polisen.se (https://polisen.se)
Employment type: Permanent position.
Are you curious to read more about Sandviken Municipality as an employer and what it is like to work with us? Visit our pages: https://sandviken.se/arbete-och-karriar (https://sandviken.se/arbete-och-karriar)
Do you want to know what it is like to live, work, and thrive in Sandviken Municipality? Perhaps you are considering moving to Sandviken? We have gathered information specifically for you on our pages: https://sandviken.se/hellosandviken (https://sandviken.se/hellosandviken)
If you have a protected identity, we ask you not to submit your application digitally via our recruitment system. More information on how to proceed instead can be found at www.sandviken.se/ledigajobb (http://www.sandviken.se/ledigajobb)
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