Preschool teacher for EMMA preschool
Gällivare, Sverige
Type of Employment Full-time
Job position Preschool teachers
Work model On location
Application due date 28 September 2025
Are you the one?

Business description

Hello! Are you our new preschool teacher at EMMA preschool?

EMMA preschool is located in Mettä-Dokkas and right next to Emmaskolan. It is about three miles to Gällivare town. The preschool has two departments with 18 children in each group, 1-5 years. The departments share a hall and a large playroom - Torget. The preschool also has a large and lovely studio that offers many opportunities for creation and exploration. The two departments - Skogsgläntan and Skogstrollet - work together.

In the preschool, we meet our children in their first education and in their first steps in lifelong learning and there you as an educator are important.

Read more about what it is like to work in the preschool: https://gallivare.se/lararjobb

Work tasks

You as a preschool teacher are part of a team and are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the teaching offered to the children. You collaborate with the team and you offer the children a fun and educational teaching and training. As a preschool teacher, you have a special responsibility to lead the goal-oriented processes and in teaching be responsible for:

- care, development and learning form a whole,

- planning and implementation are based on the curriculum and on the knowledge and experiences that the children have previously acquired,

- spontaneously arising activities and interests, everyday activities and routines in the preschool become part of the teaching, and

- develop educational content and environments that inspire development and learning and that challenge and stimulate the children's interest and curiosity and keep their attention.

Qualifications

We are looking for you who are a licensed preschool teacher.

It is important:

- that you are well acquainted with the curriculum (Lpfö18),

- that you are a confident and clear leader, take initiative, are positive and have faith in children's different competencies,

- that you have knowledge of and use different learning tools,

- that you have trusting relationships with children and guardians and that you have good collaboration skills,

- that you use pedagogical conversations and pedagogical documentation in your work,

- that you use visual support and TAKK (sign as alternative and complementary communication),

- that you develop and drive the preschool forward according to the curriculum.

Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, is a prerequisite for the position. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

In 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.

Other

We would like to receive a personal letter and your CV with your application. Original documents will be provided upon request. For the position, an extract from the Police's criminal record is required, https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/

Interviews may take place continuously during the application period, so do not wait to submit your application. Appointment is subject to the condition that the position does not need to be filled by existing staff due to redundancy or other reasons. Great emphasis will be placed on personal qualities and personal suitability.

We have chosen our recruitment channels and do not want any recruitment assistance.

Gällivare municipality offers you:

  • health care benefit in the form of strength training, group training or day passes at Dundret.
  • free bathing / swimming.
  • you get to take part in the workplace's Well-being Money.
  • one wellness hour per week (mental or physical activity).
  • membership in GKFF (Gällivare municipality's leisure association).

Working hours / Duration

100% until further notice (probationary period may be applied).

Salary

Monthly salary - we apply individual salary setting. Please state your salary requirements in your application.


Access/Application

Access: December 8 or as agreed.

Date for application: 2025-09-28.

Information

For questions, contact:

Helena Johansson, Principal EMMA preschool

phone: 0970-81 80 41

e-mail: helena.johansson@gallivare.se

Union representatives

Sveriges Lärare

0970-81 83 83

Welcome with your application!