School Administrator Administrative Unit, Education Administration Type of Employment Full-time
Job position School assistant
Work model On location
Application due date 19 September 2025
Are you the one? In Umeå municipality, preschools and compulsory schools F-6 are divided into two operational areas, Nordöst and Sydväst, grades 7-9 are one operational area.
Head teachers are responsible for and lead the activities in schools and preschools, and an area manager coordinates the work in each school area.
The school administrators are part of a joint administrative unit consisting of about 50 administrators led by two administrative managers. We are now looking for two school administrators to join our team!
Duties and responsibilities
As a school administrator, you will provide close administrative support to the principal and act as the "spider in the web" of the school unit. The work is varied and includes both routine tasks and more advanced tasks as described below:
Purchasing and ordering
Pupil registration
Staff administration
Grade administration
Substitute management
Meeting administration
Documentation management
About you
We are looking for you who have an approved university preparatory upper secondary education. You have a few years of experience in a role where administration has been the main task, where the experience is within the last three years. You also have good computer skills and good ability to express yourself in Swedish in speech and writing. We look positively on if you have previous experience of a service profession.
As a person, you have initiative, can work independently and, if necessary, prioritize tasks. You have good collaboration skills and can meet colleagues, school staff, students and guardians in a good and service-oriented way as you are also the face of the school. To thrive with us, you are stress-resistant and unpretentious and can work with both simpler administrative tasks and more qualified assignments from time to time. We attach great importance to personal qualities.
As a result of the law on suitability checks, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented upon employment.
Welcome with your application!
About Umeå municipality
Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has about 440 managers and the business is divided into eight administrations. Our jobs and our values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust and continuous improvement. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To meet the target of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working for growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for jobs with us. Over the next ten years, we will be hiring around a thousand people every year. Do you want to join us?
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