Language teachers Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Native language teachers in primary schools
Work model On location
Application due date 8 September 2025
Are you the one? 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 meaning-making 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.
We offer:
- if you are a qualified teacher, an extra monthly salary paid after you have been employed for 12 months
- the possibility to rent apartments in the mountains
- free training at various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year
- Kirunakortet, a bus pass that allows you to travel and commute throughout the municipality at an affordable annual fee
- opportunity for a rich leisure time
We look forward to hearing from you!
JOB DESCRIPTION
The position involves working as a mother tongue teacher and study guide in the municipality's primary schools and at the reception unit for newly arrived students at the Language Center. Study guidance takes place in close cooperation with the school's or reception unit's teachers and is a way for the pupil to progress with the Swedish language while making use of the pupil's previous subject knowledge.
You will be part of a team of other mother tongue teachers and study guides in several languages and in close collaboration with the reception unit staff. You will also work closely with primary school teachers in the various units.
The position may include administrative tasks related to pupils and school work, as well as coordinating contacts with, among others, guardians, school staff and authorities.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for you with a teaching qualification. You should have a very good knowledge of one of the following languages: French, Ukrainian, Swahili, Spanish and German. It would be an advantage if you have a good command of other languages. You also need to have a good knowledge of Swedish and also meritorious if you have knowledge of English. You can express yourself clearly in both speech and writing.
You have experience of working with the reception of newly arrived pupils, have pedagogical knowledge and experience and have good experience of pedagogical work with children and pupils in the Swedish school system. You are flexible, take initiative and can adapt your approach and actions to the situation. You have good collaboration skills, are independent and goal-oriented. We attach great importance to personal suitability.
You need to be able to move between different units in your work and you may need to use your own car in the service. A B driving license is required.
As a result of the law on suitability checks, you must be able to present an extract from the police's criminal record upon employment. You can order one directly when you submit your application via the link https://polisen.se/belastningsregistret?mtm_campaign=utdrag&mtm_kwd=post0623
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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 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 advertisers or other sellers of recruitment services.