Welcome to Askersund!

We are now looking for a teacher for grades 4-6, with a lead teacher assignment, at Åsbro School.

With us, you get all the advantages of working in a small municipality. Here we value the creation of close relationships, the courage to influence, and the commitment that permeates our work. We have jobs that make a difference, and together we make a difference every day, all in different ways but always with the municipality's residents in focus.

The Education Department is responsible for the municipality's childcare and educational activities from preschool and after-school care to preschool class, primary school, and adapted school. Our vision is that Askersund Municipality should offer every child and youth a preschool and school that makes the future one for all. A future filled with opportunities. All students should also remember their school time as safe, fun, and educational. The various operations of the Education Department have a clear common focus on all children's and students' prerequisites for completing their studies.

Åsbro School, together with Rönneshytta School, is part of the Northern School District. Each school has one class per grade: F-6, and they are located in smaller communities close to nature. The schools share school leadership and student health services.

1 position(s).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a teacher, you plan, teach, and follow up on your teaching so that all students have the opportunity to get as far as possible in their knowledge development. You work for students' right to safety, participation, and inclusion. You collaborate closely with the other teachers in the grade 4-6 team and are a mentor for 15-20 students, depending on how the team distributes mentorship.

As a lead teacher, you work actively with teaching improvement according to the school's and team's defined goals. You will lead a teaching group (grades 4-6) where you investigate, problematize, and test solutions with the aim of improving your teaching as part of the municipality-wide work: School Improvement Together. You participate in a municipality-wide process leadership group, where a development leader, together with the municipality's lead teachers and at times a researcher from the University of Gothenburg, discusses experiences with the aim of developing the lead teacher role and the teaching groups' work around teaching improvement. Student participation is central to the improvement work.

You are also part of the school's steering group for development work.

The lead teacher assignment runs for one year with the possibility of extension.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for you who:

• Are a certified teacher for teaching in grades 4-6.
• Have several years of documented experience and good references regarding your teaching.
• See conscious and relational leadership in the classroom as fundamental in meeting all students' needs and opportunities for development and learning.
• Have experience in mentoring colleagues.

It is meritorious if you:

• Have experience in evidence-based collegial development work.
• Are a certified teacher in Swedish and Social Studies subjects, grades 4-6.

The position requires a Class B driver's license, where access to a personal car is desirable.

Great importance is attached to personal suitability.

The position may be filled before the advertisement expires - so welcome with your application today!

Salary: Monthly salary.
Employment type: Permanent employment.
Duration: Permanent, start date: 2026-08-12 or as agreed.

About Askersund Municipality

Askersund Municipality - our pearl at Sweden's most secret archipelago. Askersund is a place where historical beauty meets nature's wild wonders. Not to mention our unique archipelago, which is a treasure waiting to be explored.

What makes Askersund Municipality even more special are its inhabitants! 11,500 strong individuals who call this place home, and we are proud to be their community. We are just over 1,000 employees working together to ensure our municipality continues to flourish.

We welcome and value differences and ensure that our workplace is open to all. Our vision is that Askersund Municipality should be a place where it is attractive to live and sustainably reside and work. We should contribute to our residents' opportunities to have a good everyday life. Come and become part of our community and let us together continue to build a place we are proud to call home with joy, courage, and commitment.

We are proud of our Askersund! Feel free to visit: https://www.visitaskersund.se/ (https://www.visitaskersund.se/)

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