15 Vacancies for Teachers in Västerås Municipality

Västerås Municipality aims to become a leading city for education. To achieve this, we need the best teachers!

Current Needs

Bjurhovda School https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/bjurhovdaskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/bjurhovdaskolan)

• Class Teacher, Year 5. Permanent position starting April 2026.
• Class Teacher, Years 4-6. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Blåsboskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/blasboskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/blasboskolan)

• Class Teacher, Year 6, Swedish/Social Studies. Temporary position during Autumn term 2026.

Dingtuna School https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/dingtuna-skola (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/dingtuna-skola)

• Teacher, Years 4-6, two positions (Swedish/Social Studies and Mathematics/Natural Sciences, preferably with qualification in English as well). Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Herrgärdsskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/herrgardsskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/herrgardsskolan)

• Class Teacher, Years 4-6. Temporary position during the academic year 2026/2027.

Hällbyskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/hallbyskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/hallbyskolan)

• Teacher, Years 4-6, resource teacher without own class and time in the learning studio. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.
• Teacher, Year 5. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Hökåsen School https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/hokasenskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/hokasenskolan)

• Teacher in Social Studies/English, Years 4-6. (Temporarily no mentorship duties, but resource time instead). Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Tortunaskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/tortunaskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/tortunaskolan)

• Teacher, Years 4-6. Primarily teaching in Swedish/Social Studies. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026. Due to the geographical location, a B-class driver's license and access to a car are required.

Vetterstorpsskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/vetterstorpsskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/vetterstorpsskolan)

• Class Teacher for Years 4 and 5, as broad qualifications as possible. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Norra Vallby School https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/norravallbyskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/norravallbyskolan)

• Class Teacher, Years 4-6, Mathematics/Natural Sciences. 2 positions. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Pettersbergsskolan https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/pettersbergsskolan (https://skola.vasteras.se/grundskolor/pettersbergsskolan)

• Teacher, Years 4-6 Swedish/Swedish as a Second Language. Permanent position starting Autumn term 2026.

Your Responsibilities

Your main task will be to work with planning, teaching, guidance, and values-based work based on the curriculum (LGR22). However, being a teacher today involves much more. Working as a teacher means constantly developing new methods based on the students you meet. It is about capturing the students' interests and creating fun and challenging teaching based on that. It also involves documenting student learning to enable their chances of reaching their goals. In addition to pedagogy, you also work with student health care to ensure that students are doing well and feel safe at school.

Your Qualifications

You are a certified teacher in primary school for grades 4-6. You are confident in your pedagogical leadership and actively use digital tools in the classroom. As a person, you build trust, serve as a role model, and establish relationships with students and their guardians. Collaboration is natural for you, both in planning and in sharing knowledge and experiences.

What We Offer

Among our employees, there is a diversity of knowledge, and we actively work to develop forms of collegial learning. Here you become part of a large school organization with opportunities for new challenges without having to change employers. We offer various forms of competence development such as training, networks, mentorship, and opportunities for career paths such as lead teacher or senior teacher. We also have a trainee program for future school leaders.

Here you become part of something bigger! With warmth and respect, we show initiative in both big and small matters. We live our values in our interactions with each other and those we serve. Every day, all year round, we ensure that Västerås functions. Together with your approximately 11,500 colleagues around the city, you will have Sweden's most important job.

Read more about opportunities, career paths, and our offer here: https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar (https://www.vasteras.se/jobbochkarriar)

Recruitment Process

We have a central and common recruitment process for teachers in primary school. This means that we interview and appoint our positions continuously based on the schools' needs. We update the advertisement continuously with vacant positions. You will naturally have the opportunity to request schools when you submit your application. If you proceed after a possible interview, you will have the opportunity to visit selected schools based on current needs.

If you are not a trained teacher, your application may be forwarded to principals who have temporary positions available.

If you currently work as a teacher at our schools but are interested in changing units, you need to apply here. However, you will not need to go through all stages of the recruitment process.

When you apply, you fill out a questionnaire where you have the opportunity to tell us which school or schools you are interested in. In your application, we would like you to attach: • Your CV • Your teacher certification including qualification list.

Do you have questions? Please feel free to contact us.

Other Information

Before you can be employed, you need to show a clean extract from the police's criminal record register.

In connection with the interview, you need to prove your citizenship. You can do this with a passport or alternatively a certificate of residence together with an ID document. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, you must show that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. Employment can only take place after verification of the work permit, which is required according to the Alien Ordinance.

All offers regarding recruitment and advertising assistance are declined.

Employment Type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent.