Native Finnish, Meänkieli, Sami language teachers Type of Employment Part-time
Job position Native language teachers in primary schools
Work model On location
Application due date 11 May 2025
Are you the one? Do you want to be part of the efforts to address the greatest challenges of our time, and be able to influence and leave something for future generations to develop? Then Boden Municipality is an employer for you!
Boden is located in Norrbotten's coastal region, only 3 miles from the sea between two river valleys. Around 28,000 people live here. Boden is a modern small town close to most things, which creates a rewarding working and leisure life, what we call local life.
Boden is located in the heart of an establishment-intensive region and is an important part of the green global social transition. A growing society is being created here, equipped to meet the green new industrialization, with smart and sustainable solutions for collaboration, housing, transport, everyday life and modern business.
With strong support from competent colleagues and managers, you will have the courage to try. With us, you will be given great confidence in a fantastic environment, where there is the opportunity to develop yourself and others.
Do you want to know more about what it is like to work in Boden municipality? Then you can read more here: www.boden.se/jobbaiboden
The School Development Center consists of the areas Business Development, Student Health and Newcomer Learning. Together, we focus on constantly improving operations.
The Central Reception for Newcomers, CMN, is tasked with receiving and conducting an initial survey of newly arrived children and students' learning. CMN is also responsible for coordinating mother tongue teaching and study guidance.
With that said, we would like to welcome you to our team! Because don't you want one of the most important jobs in the world?
WORK TASKS
We are looking for you who want to work as a mother tongue teacher in primary school. Your workplace will be different school units and different school types where children and students are present. Your teaching will be in the form of local teaching. Alternatively, distance learning may be an option.
On recruitment, you will receive an introduction to your duties. You will receive ongoing support in your professional role through various support functions in the workplace. As our employee, we expect you to follow the values of Boden municipality, work consciously with quality work, collegial learning and professional development.
Travel between schools is possible.
Finnish 30-35%
Meänkieli 10%.
North Sami 5%
South Sami 5%
The position is fixed-term during the academic year 25/26.
QUALIFICATIONS
We prefer that you are a licensed teacher with a Swedish teaching degree or that you have a documented foreign teacher education. If you do not have a teacher's degree but have another suitable university education, this may also enable employment. You have very good knowledge of Swedish equivalent to Swedish 3/Swedish as a second language 3 or Swedish B/Swedish as a second language B.
It is an advantage if you have work experience from the Swedish school and are familiar with the Education Act and the curricula for the different school forms. We expect you to share the core values and be able to realize them in word and deed. You can adapt and vary your teaching. You are a good leader in the classroom and can build trusting relationships with students, colleagues and management. It is also an advantage if you have digital skills and abilities so that you can conduct mother tongue teaching remotely. You are flexible, collaborative and independent. You are open to new ideas and ways of working and want to constantly develop your teaching with learning in focus. The work as a mother tongue teacher will give you rich opportunities to meet newly arrived and multilingual children and young people and your contribution makes a difference.
Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability.
We apply a vacation service 40h/week with flexible hours.
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We value age and gender balance and diversity in all professional areas.
We have smoke-free working hours. We offer one wellness hour per week and a wellness allowance. Via our health portal, you as an employee can book yourself in for various wellness activities such as massages, trial training, lectures, etc.
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