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Engaged Preschool Teacher Wanted in Kiruna Municipality

KIRUNA KOMMUN

Norrbottens län, Kiruna

Previous experience is desired

54 days left
to apply for the job

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 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 the fun everyday life of 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 Culture and Education Administration.

We are looking for an engaged preschool teacher who wants to make a difference!

You are flexible, responsible, and have a positive attitude. With a focus on children's development and learning, you create an inspiring environment together with us.

We offer:

  • For you as a certified preschool teacher, an extra month's salary paid after 12 months of employment.
  • The opportunity to rent apartments in the mountains.
  • Free training at various fitness facilities up to 5,000 SEK/year.
  • The Kiruna Card, a bus pass that enables travel and commuting within the entire municipality at a favorable annual fee.
  • Opportunities for a rich leisure life.

We look forward to hearing from you!

1 position(s).

Job Description

As a preschool teacher in the team, you will work with leading instruction at preschools that lack permanent preschool teachers. In this assignment, you will have at least two preschools at a time and work on a term basis at these preschools. The assignment involves holiday cover duties.

In addition to the role as a preschool teacher, the following general duties apply to preschool teachers in work teams. Under the direction of the principal, you will among other things:

  • Guide work teams to ensure that instruction takes place according to the curriculum's goals.
  • Support/coach work teams to develop and work towards high and equal quality in the operations.
  • Lead identified processes that develop learning and contribute to goal fulfillment.
  • Work in children's groups to conduct instruction during both planned and spontaneous occasions, and to take advantage of children's interests and promote their participation in the instruction.
  • Work in children's groups to be a good role model in the preschool during all activities that occur in the daily routine.
  • Keep informed about current research and disseminate it in the operations/instruction.
  • Work to secure instruction so that it is based on scientific grounds and proven experience.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a certified preschool teacher. You have good cooperation skills and are independent, initiative-taking, and goal-oriented. A positive attitude is a prerequisite. You have an interest in developing new work methods and spreading knowledge and experiences to colleagues. You must also have shown a particularly good ability to improve the operation's goal fulfillment and a strong interest in developing instruction in preschool. As a person, you must otherwise be assessed by the employer as particularly qualified for instruction and tasks related to instruction and possess good experience of preschool operations. You have a particularly good ability to drive the development of instruction and learning, have an interest in participating in current research in areas relevant to preschool instruction, and have an ambition to connect theory and practice.

You should also have the ability to supervise others in collegial learning with good results and the ability to work systematically with evaluation, analysis, and follow-up.

You must have worked for at least 5 years as a preschool teacher.

We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

We want you to attach your degree certificate and certification to your application, as well as any other information you consider important.

Criminal Record Check

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

Employment Type and Duration

Employment Type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, start date: According to agreement.

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 get a good balance between work and leisure.

We have many different 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 sees 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 applies individual and differentiated salaries. If you proceed in the recruitment process, you will be presented with a relevant salary range for you at the interview.

We would like you to read information about our collective agreements, local agreements, and what we as an employer offer before we meet you for a potential interview, you can find them here: https://kiruna.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare.html (https://kiruna.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare.html)

Kiruna Municipality has made its choice for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with ad sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.

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