Stöcksjö preschool has four departments with 1-5 year groups and is located about 8 km outside Umeå with a total of about 70 children. The preschool is adjacent to the school and here everyone knows each other. We place great value on equal treatment, digital tools and sustainable development. Nature is just around the corner. Your tasks Your work at the preschool is to lead and challenge children in the preschool aged 1-5 years. In collaboration with the team and colleagues, you are responsible for building, running and developing the educational work in the group of children and at the preschool with the curriculum and municipal goals as a benchmark. Contact and cooperation with parents is an important part of the work. You will lead/participate in parent meetings. You plan, document, evaluate and quality assure the activities on an ongoing basis. About you We are looking for you who have childcare training and previous experience of working in a preschool. If you have training in TAKK, it is an advantage. As a person, you are creative, driven, committed, flexible, positive and want to develop yourself and our common educational mission. You recognize the importance of collegial learning and the value of family involvement, and you are able to interact and collaborate with children and adults. You are a curious and dedicated team player who brings joy to your work. You have the ability to see the benefits of differences, differences among children and adults, different ways of thinking and doing. An exploratory approach is important, as it allows the children to be involved in the exploration with their own suggestions, theories and expressions. In order for you to be able to develop the children's linguistic ability and be able to communicate with children, guardians and colleagues, document and take part in the preschool's governing documents, you need to have a good knowledge of the Swedish language in both speech and writing. Other information Temporary position, full time. From 2025-02-01 until 2026-05-31. As a result of the law on suitability control, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented upon employment. Interviews are ongoing so send in your application today. 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? Find out what it's like to live in Umeå here: https://www.umea.se/flytta 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.