Business description

Sjöparksskolan is Gällivare Municipality's only municipal secondary school in the city and is located next to Sjöparken and Isborgen, the municipality's ice arena. The school has about 410 students and about 55 staff. The school has recently been rebuilt to meet the requirements of a secondary school and is modern in design. The school is working hard on designing good learning environments, peer learning and designing sustainable structures to prepare students for the future. The school also has school nurses and school counselors on site at the unit. There are also special educators, social educators, study and vocational counselors. 2 key educators work to develop our digital skills and the school has a house substitute who works to cover short-term absences. First teachers work with the development of subjects. The school is divided into 3 teams, each led by a team leader. New and unauthorized staff are supervised by experienced and authorized colleagues as an introduction and in the continued daily work of teaching. The school provides opportunities for pupils with special needs to work in smaller teaching groups. A preparatory class for newly arrived students is available at the school.

Tasks

You supervise educators in special education issues, build trusting relationships with staff, students and guardians and coordinate efforts needed for our students to have optimal conditions for development. Action programmes, extra adaptations and organizational issues are constantly in focus for your work. Part of the time you work with students in need of special support, at the beginning of the semester you will work with the students who start year 7. You may also become a mentor for pupils. You will be part of the school's student health team together with the principal, special educators, counselor, school nurse and representative from the Central Student Health

Qualifications

Teacher with a license and special education degree. You should be responsible, clear and driven and have the ability to build good relationships with students, guardians and colleagues. Commitment, solution focus, innovative thinking, interest in and ability to collaborate are qualities that the school values.We also attach great importance 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 a requirement before employment.

Gällivare municipality offers you

• Take part of the wellness: strength training and group training, Dundret
• Free swimming 12 times a month
• One wellness hour per/week
• Become a health inspirer at your workplace
• Vacation employment
• Development opportunities: Get support from experienced mentors and access to continuous skills development. Opportunity for training in combination with work.
• Close to nature: Combine your career with fantastic outdoor recreation opportunities in beautiful Gällivare.
• Innovative ways of working: We invest in modern pedagogy, collaboration and sustainable development.

Do you want to know more about what it is like to work, live and live in Gällivare municipality? Then you can read more here: www.gallivare.se/lararjobb

Working hours/Duration

Full-time, permanent 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 a rolling basis.

Effective date: 2026-08-12 or as agreed.

Date for application: 2026-02-28.

Information

Principal Pia Aspemo, tel 0970-818 878

Assistant Principal Lena Hedman Aspebo, tel 0970-818 411

Assistant Principal Marianne Salometsä, tel 0970-818 497

Recruiter Ann-Louise Johansson, 076 137 80 78

Union representatives

Sveriges Lärare, gallivare@sverigeslarare.se

Welcome with your application!