Business description

Tallbackaskolan is a F-6 school with about 300 students as well as two after-school departments and two preparatory classes, located in a residential area between Gällivare and Malmberget. At Tallbackaskolan we work with parts of the Gällivare model, which means that in each class in grades 1-3 there is a teacher responsible for teaching and a class mentor. The after-school program is a complement to the school where students' abilities are developed through various forms of expression and based on the students' interests.

here you can read more about what it is like to work in Gällivare municipality's pre- and compulsory schools: Work as an educator in Gällivare municipality

Tasks

Your duties as deputy principal largely involve having a close leadership to staff and students. There is a focus on the school's core processes and you should be able to be executive and operational under a delegated responsibility from the principal. You are involved in organizational changes, distribution of services and scheduling. The scope of work includes grades F-6 and other general tasks related to the work environment and administration. Your area of responsibility includes management of day-to-day activities, personnel and follow-up responsibilities. You are part of the student health work. The assignment as deputy principal includes collaboration with the municipality's school management team, other authorities, guardians, other administrations in Gällivare municipality, etc. You are also responsible for educational development work in your area. In all areas of responsibility, it is important that you see your area of responsibility as part of the whole school and have a long-term and unpretentious approach.

Qualifications

We would like you to have management experience from school activities. Your own educational background should be at academic level and in the field of education. We expect you to have your own experience of working as a teacher in schools. We are looking for you who are committed, responsible and have the ability to work independently as well as in a team. You will meet and interact with many different people, which requires good communication skills and social agility. To succeed in this role, you need to enjoy working with others and be able to take different people's perspectives on various issues that you encounter in your everyday life and in development work. You should also be a clear leader who has the ability to create good cohesion in a working group and get thoughts and ideas heard in decision-making processes.

As an assistant principal, you are motivated by working towards goals and transforming the goals into concrete, goal-oriented work together with your colleagues. You should have the ability to see connections, to reason your way to possible solutions with limited/complex information. Great importance will be attached to personal suitability. Within the framework of the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli and Finnish. Knowledge of one of these languages is an advantage when applying for employment in Gällivare municipality.

Extracts from the criminal record are presented before employment begins.

Gällivare municipality offers you:

• Fresh care benefit in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Fresh care hour
• Take part of the workplace's Trivselpeng
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association)
• Possibility of holiday exchange
• Gällivare municipality's leadership development program

Here you can read more about Gällivare municipality as an employer: Jobs, internships and voluntary work in Gällivare municipality

Working hours/Duration

Full-time, permanent employment, vacation employment. Probationary period may apply.

Salary

Monthly salary, we apply individual salary setting - please state salary requirements in the application.

Access / Application

We would like to receive a CV with your application. Original documents will be provided upon request. Interviews may take place on an ongoing basis.

Access: 2025-02-01 or by agreement.

Last application date: 2026-01-11.

Information

Maria Isaksson, principal, tel 0970-81 85 58

Union representatives

Sveriges Ledare

Sveriges Skolledare

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