We have a common strategy for education in our municipality: to create a coherent education chain that contributes to greater equality, improved learning outcomes and attractive education. We want all children, young people and adults to have the opportunity to reach their full potential and develop their knowledge and skills. We know that this is based on committed, knowledgeable and professional staff who provide high-quality teaching. We make a difference every day and are proud of our mission. Our work contributes to the confidence of children and young people. The Competence Center for Multilingualism in Umeå is a municipality-wide activity that supports preschools and schools with language support, mother tongue teaching and study guidance. Multilingualism is an asset and all children and pupils should have the opportunity to develop and strengthen their languages. The Competence Center for Multilingualism is also a reception unit for newly arrived children and students from preschool to young people of upper secondary school age and also offers competence-enhancing initiatives in language and knowledge-developing approaches from preschool to grade 9. Type of employment Temporary, part-time 70%, from 2025-01-07 to 2025-03-14. Work tasks The work as a mother tongue teacher is an itinerant position that is governed by the student base. It requires the teacher to travel to different schools within the municipality - both centrally and to the municipality's peripheral schools to meet the students. The position of mother tongue teacher can include the following different assignments: Mother tongue teaching, study guidance, distance teaching, distance guidance and support for the Hej Umeå reception unit as a language support worker. Mother tongue teaching Teaching is conducted with pupils in groups or with individual pupils in the municipality's school units from preschool class to year 9 and in upper secondary school. Teaching takes place outside the pupil's regular timetable in the afternoons. Pupils are taught in the pupil's home school from preschool up to year 3. From year 4, this may mean that the pupil is taught at another school. We offer a bus pass for travel between schools. Distance learning can be part of the service in the municipality's peripheral schools for pupils from year 2. Your work is very independent and the work as a mother tongue teacher includes planning, implementation, grading and evaluation of the teaching you carry out based on the Swedish curriculum. Study guidance Study guidance means that you can have students in grades 1-9 and at Språkintroduktionen in upper secondary school. Study guidance can take place before, during or after the student's lesson time. You will work closely with the student's mentor and subject teacher planning and implementing the lesson, while providing support in the mother tongue to help the student reach proficiency in various school subjects. You are flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances. You will also support the reception of newly arrived children and pupils, which includes information sessions, induction support, direct support and mapping of newly arrived pupils' knowledge. Qualifications You have Somali as your mother tongue, have documented language skills in this, Swedish B / Swedish 2 and demonstrated very good digital ability. You have teacher training, Swedish or foreign or other educational experience. Have experience of teaching at upper secondary level. If you have documented knowledge of several languages, it is an advantage. You are creative, independent, flexible and stress-resistant. You are curious and want to develop and evolve. As a person, you find it easy to establish contacts with staff, children and guardians. You should have good interpersonal skills, be a good listener and be able to communicate and handle different situations in a constructive way. You take responsibility for your tasks and are courteous in your approach. We would like you to attach a personal letter and CV written in Swedish. If you have a teaching license, attach it. We attach great importance to personal suitability. As a result of the law on suitability control, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented upon employment About Umeå municipality Umeå municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has around 440 managers and the operations are 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? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.gatewayumea.se/sv/move-to-umea Umeå municipality is part of three administrative areas for Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami www.umea.se/minoriteter. As an employee of Umeå municipality, you can take advantage of a number of benefits. Take part of our benefits https://umea.se/jobbochforetagande/jobbochpraktik/kommunensomarbetsgivare/varaformaner.4.1b4d24fb1752122eb843bf.html Do you sell ads or offer recruitment support? Please do not contact us about it! We select and contact the companies we work with ourselves.