The Competence Center for Multilingualism works to ensure that pupils are taught in their mother tongue and receive tutoring in their strongest language. Today there are 38 languages represented in the organization. We work with both municipal principals and individuals. We are looking for a native speaker teacher of Sinhalese. Duties and responsibilities The work of a mother-tongue teacher is an itinerant post that depends on the number of pupils. It requires the teacher to travel to different schools within the municipality - both central and peripheral schools in the municipality 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. 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 Sinhalese 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. If you have documented knowledge of several languages, this 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. Welcome with your application! Other information Special fixed-term employment, part-time approx. 50%, from immediately or by agreement, until 2024-12-20. 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.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.