Vacant 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 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 Culture and Education Administration.

We are now looking for you who are proactive, independent, and thrive working in teams to achieve common goals. With a focus on students' development and learning, you create an inspiring and positive environment together with us.

We offer:

• For you who are a certified teacher, an extra month's salary paid when you have been employed for 12 months.
• The opportunity to rent apartments in the mountains.
• Free training at various fitness facilities up to 5000 SEK/year.
• The Kiruna Card, a bus pass that enables travel and commuting within the entire municipality at a favorable annual fee.
• The opportunity for a rich leisure life.

We look forward to hearing from you!

4 positions.

Job Responsibilities

You will work as a teacher at Högalidskolan in Kiruna.

As a teacher, you work in close collaboration with your work team, student health team, and other educators at the school. You are responsible for planning, implementation, and follow-up of the pedagogical work based on the school's governing documents and the student's needs. You create good cooperation with guardians and actively participate in the development work at the school.

We are looking for teachers in subjects including, among others. Please state in your application what you are interested in and in which subjects you are qualified:

• Math/Science/Technology
• Swedish/English
• Swedish as a Second Language (SvA)
• Music

Qualifications

Your personal qualities are important to us, and we would like you to:

• Function well in interaction with students and colleagues.
• Be independent, proactive, and goal-oriented.
• See collegial learning as a prerequisite for students' development.
• Look forward to working together in teams, towards common goals, with a focus on the students.

Requirements:

• Teacher certification (Lärarlegitimation).

We want you to attach your teacher certification and list of qualifications, or alternatively diploma, to your application, along with any other information you consider important. We place great emphasis on personal suitability.

Due to 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 this link: Police Criminal Record Register (https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623).

Employment type: Permanent position.
Duration: Permanent, Start date: Autumn Term 2026.

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

We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating work tasks, and that you as an employee 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 5000 SEK/year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, and we offer the opportunity 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 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 employers have to offer before we meet for a possible interview, which you can find here: Kiruna.se – Work with us (https://kiruna.se/naringsliv--arbete/arbeta-hos-oss/kommunen-som-arbetsgivare.html).

Kiruna Municipality has made its own media choices for this recruitment and therefore declines contact with advertising salespeople or other sellers of recruitment services.