Description of Operations

Hello! Are you our new colleague?

We are currently looking for a staff member for Fjälldalen Preschool.

Fjälldalens Preschool is a six-classroom preschool located close to nature and the mountains, which opened in January 2025. We’re looking for someone who wants to join a wonderful group of colleagues and work as a support staff member on our team. At the preschool, we support our children in their earliest educational experiences and their first steps in lifelong learning—and as a support staff member, you play a vital role. We’re looking for someone who is dedicated and eager to work with children who need special support.

Job Responsibilities

Working as a support staff member means you’ll be an additional member of the team, enabling the preschool to meet the needs of children requiring special support. You will be part of the preschool’s work team, and together you will design a safe, stimulating, and developmental educational and learning environment for the children, guided by the curriculum (Lpfö18), which outlines the work and education the preschool provides. Together, the team designs the educational program so that children with special needs receive the support and challenges they require for their development, and so that they are stimulated and grow through their play and learning.

Qualifications

We are looking for qualified early childhood educators and those with solid experience working with children who require special support.

It is important:

• that you are familiar with our guiding document, the Preschool Curriculum (Lpfö18),
• that you are a confident and clear leader, take the initiative easily, are positive, and have faith in the children’s diverse abilities,
• that you are solution-oriented, flexible, and innovative,
• that you value trusting relationships with children and guardians and have strong collaboration skills,
• that you use visual aids and TAKK (signs as an alternative and complementary means of communication).
• Excellent proficiency in Swedish, both spoken and written, is a prerequisite for this position. Great importance will be placed on personal qualities and suitability for the role.
• Under the National Minority Languages Act, Gällivare Municipality is the administrative municipality for Sami, Meänkieli, and Finnish. Proficiency in any of these languages is considered an asset when applying for employment with Gällivare Municipality.

An extract from the police’s record of suspected offenses and criminal convictions is required.

Work Hours/Duration

Full-time (100%) – fixed-term employment from January through July 2027.

Salary

Monthly salary – we use individual salary determination. Please include your salary expectations in your application.

Start Date / Application

Please include a cover letter and your resume with your application. Original documents must be presented upon request. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis during the application period, so please do not delay in submitting your application. Appointment is contingent upon the position not being filled by existing staff due to redundancy or other reasons. 

Start date: January 1, 2027

Application deadline: December 1, 2026

Information

Principal Helena Johansson, tel 0970-81 80 41

Recruiter Ann-Louise Johansson, tel 076 137 80 78

Recruiter Natalia Castro, tel 070 287 37 52

Union Representatives

Kommunal, tel: 010-4429919, mailto:Gallivare.norrbotten@kommunal.se

Other Information

Gällivare Municipality offers you:

• a wellness benefit in the form of strength training, group exercise, or a day pass to Dundret.
• free access to the pool/swimming.
• you’ll have access to the workplace’s “Well-being Allowance.”
• one wellness hour per week (mental or physical activity).
• membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality’s recreational association).

We warmly welcome your application!