Application: Senior Teacher – Subject Network Leader at the Department of Culture and Education

One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who helps little brothers read their first words and the leisure-time staff who create laughter after the school day ends. We are childcare workers who help someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature close. Together, we fight for knowledge, for meaning-making, and for a fun everyday life for children and young people. There is something beautiful about that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna Municipality? Come and become part of the community at the Department of Culture and Education.

Focus and Purpose

The focus of the senior teacher assignment is to serve as a subject network leader. The purpose is to create conditions for teachers to develop the quality of teaching, strengthen equity, increase goal fulfillment, and develop common guidelines.

There are 16 subject networks in the comprehensive school, and since some subjects lack subject network leaders, we are looking for 5 senior teachers for the following stages and subjects:

• Lower Secondary (Grades 1-3): Swedish/Swedish as a Second Language (SvA)
• Lower Secondary (Grades 4-6): Swedish, English
• Upper Secondary (Grades 6-9): Natural Sciences/Technology (NO/Teknik)
• Grades 1-9: Art (Bild)

Responsibilities

In addition to teaching and other usual teacher duties, the senior teacher's assignment includes:

• Develop and follow relevant research within the subject area and present this to the subject network.
• Lead network meetings where teachers exchange knowledge and experiences, engage with research, and jointly develop new ideas and methods to test in teaching.
• Lead collegial discussions on subject development from the curriculum to assessment and grading.
• Lead collegial learning regarding equitable assessment.

Although many tasks may be local to one or several units, the senior teacher is a municipality-wide resource in a learning organization, where collaboration and knowledge dissemination are central.

The content of the assignment is planned and specified together with the principal and the group of senior teachers.

Conditions for the Assignment

• The senior teacher assignment is part of the position and averages 2 hours per week.
• More time may be allocated if needed, for example in connection with K/A days (planning and administrative days).
• The position is full-time and follows the teacher's working year (40 hours regulated + 5 hours unregulated) to ensure the senior teacher is available for principals and colleagues.
• At least 50 percent of the position must consist of teaching and teaching-related tasks. The regular distribution of duties is not reduced.
• A salary supplement of 5,000 SEK/month is paid for the assignment during the appointment.
• The appointment is time-limited to 2 years, with the possibility of extension if the need persists.
• If the senior teacher changes school units during the appointment, the appointment ceases to apply.

Start Date: 2026-08-13. Time-limited appointment with a permanent position as a teacher as the base.

Qualifications and Merits

A senior teacher should:

• Hold a teaching license issued by the Swedish National Agency for Education at the latest upon start.
• Be able to demonstrate, through documentation, at least four years of well-regarded work with teaching within the school system (unlicensed service, work at leisure-time centers, or part-time work can be counted).
• Have shown a particularly good ability to improve students' academic results.
• Have a strong interest in developing teaching.
• Have been assessed by the employer as particularly qualified for teaching and teaching-related tasks.

Meritorious: Leadership training such as "Leading for the Development of Teachers' Leadership" (LULL) or other training in classroom leadership.

We are looking for you who are professional, knowledgeable, courageous, and driving. A role model and leader for your colleagues.

How to Apply

In your application, please specify:

• Which school and stage you currently work at. (If you do not work within Kiruna Municipality: state which stage you are qualified to teach within.)
• Which subject you wish to be the network leader for.
• Answer the question: What are your thoughts on what you can contribute in your work as a subject network leader?

If you do not work within Kiruna Municipality, we ask that you attach your degree certificate and license to your application, as well as any other information you consider important.

Criminal Record Check

In accordance with the Act on Suitability Checks, you must be able to present an extract from the police's criminal record register upon employment. Order one directly when you submit your application via the link: polisen.se/belastningsregistret (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623).

Employment Type and Duration

Employment Type: Permanent.
Duration: Permanent.

About Kiruna Municipality

To work with us, you must share Kiruna Municipality's common value base where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are key words.

We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating tasks, and as an employee, you will enjoy a good balance between work and leisure.

We offer various benefits where you, as an employee, can train for free at various fitness facilities up to 5,000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the possibility to exchange salary for free days.

We strive for equal gender distribution and see diversity as a strength; we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna Municipality views full-time work as a right and part-time work as an opportunity. It is meritorious if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami, and/or Meänkieli, as Kiruna Municipality is an administrative area for these languages.

Kiruna Municipality has made a mid-age selection for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.