One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who makes your little brother read his first words and the after-school staff who make you laugh after school. We are the childminder who makes someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature close. Together we fight for knowledge, for the creation of meaning and for the fun everyday life of children and young people. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna municipality? Come and be part of the community at the culture and education administration. The focus of the first teacher assignment is to be a subject network leader. The aim is to create conditions for teachers to develop the quality of teaching, strengthen equivalence and increase goal achievement, as well as develop common guidelines. There are 16 subject networks in compulsory education, and we are therefore looking for 16 first teachers for the following stages and subjects: - Primary: Swedish/Swedish, Mathematics - Middle school: Swedish, math, English - Year 6-9: NO/Technology, SO - Upper secondary: Swedish, Mathematics, English - Grades 1-9: Physical education and health, textile crafts, wood and metal crafts, home and consumer science, art/music, modern languages We look forward to hearing from you! DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES In addition to teaching and other customary teaching duties, the following are included in the first teacher's duties: - Developing and monitoring relevant research in the subject area and presenting it to the subject network. - Leading network meetings where teachers exchange knowledge and experiences, take part in research and together develop new ideas and methods to try out in teaching. - Lead peer discussions on subject development from curriculum to assessment and grading. - Lead peer learning on equivalence of assessment. Although many tasks may be local to one or more units, the lead teacher is a municipality-wide resource in a learning organization, where collaboration and knowledge dissemination are central. Together with the principal and the group of first teachers, the content of the assignment is planned and concretized. Prerequisites for the first teacher assignment: - The first teacher assignment is part of the job and covers an average of 2 hours per week. - If necessary, more time can be allocated, for example in connection with K/A days. - The position is full-time and follows the teacher working year (40 hrs regulated + 5 hrs non-regulated) in order for the first teacher to be available to the principal and colleagues. - At least 50% of the post should consist of teaching and teaching-related tasks. The regular allocation of posts is not reduced. - A salary supplement of SEK 5 000/month is paid for the assignment during the appointment. - The appointment is limited to 2 years, with the possibility of extension if the need remains. - If the first-year teacher changes school unit during the appointment, the appointment ceases to apply. QUALIFICATIONS A first teacher: - has a teacher's license issued by the Swedish National Agency for Education no later than the date of appointment, - can demonstrate through documentation at least four years of well-recognized work in teaching in the school system (unauthorized service, work in after-school care or part-time can also be counted), - have demonstrated a particularly strong ability to improve pupils' academic performance - have a strong interest in the development of teaching - is judged by the principal to be particularly qualified for teaching and teaching-related tasks. Merits: - Leadership training such as Leadership for the Development of Teacher Leadership (LULL) or other classroom leadership training. We are looking for you who are professional, knowledgeable, courageous and driven. A role model and leader for your colleagues. Application form In your application, please indicate: - the school and the stage you are currently working in. (If you do not work in Kiruna municipality, please indicate which stage you are qualified to teach). - which subject you wish to be a network leader for - and answer the question: What are your thoughts on what you can contribute to your work as a subject network leader? If you do not work in Kiruna municipality, we would like you to attach your degree certificate and license to your application, as well as any other information you consider important. As a result of the law on suitability checks, you must be able to present an extract from the police's criminal record when hired. Order one directly when you submit your application, via the link https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623 OTHER To work with us, you must share Kiruna municipality's common values where respect, responsibility and collaboration are the key words. We offer a pleasant working environment and stimulating 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 free of charge at various training facilities up to SEK 5000 / year, we have cabins in the mountains that you can rent, we offer the opportunity to exchange salary for days off. We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength, we welcome employees with different backgrounds and work to ensure that our workplaces are accessible to everyone. Kiruna municipality sees full-time as a right and part-time as an opportunity. It is an advantage if you have knowledge of Finnish, Sami and/or Meänkieli as Kiruna municipality is an administrative area for these languages. Kiruna municipality has made media choices for this recruitment and therefore refrains from contacting advertisement sellers or other sellers of recruitment services.