About this role
One thing is certain. With us, you make a difference. We are the teacher who helps little brother read his first words and the after-school staff who create laughter after the school day ends. We are childcare workers who help someone grow every day and the librarian who brings literature close. Together, we strive for knowledge, for meaningful experiences, and for a joyful everyday life for children and youth. There is something beautiful in that. Do you also want to work for the future in Kiruna Municipality? Come and be part of the community at the Culture and Education Administration.
JOB DESCRIPTION
As an Assistant Principal, you will have both operational and personnel responsibilities. Under the leadership of the Principal, you will create conditions for pedagogical quality and a good, health-promoting work environment. The tasks are varied, but the focus is on driving the school’s pedagogical and organizational development work together with the Principal and other Assistant Principals, based on the curriculum and the Education Act.
Your leadership is relationship-building, and you trust your employees' commitment and willingness to take responsibility. You utilize and develop your employees' competencies and engage them actively in the operations. You communicate our core values: Respect, Responsibility, and Collaboration in Kiruna Municipality.
QUALIFICATIONS
We are looking for someone with pedagogical insight gained through education or experience, and who is well-acquainted with the school’s governing documents and modern working methods. We seek a pedagogical leader who can support and guide employees in a structured and patient manner towards the goals and visions of the organization. You are inspiring, flexible, unpretentious, and communicative in your leadership. The work also requires that you are relationship-oriented and have excellent collaboration skills.
It is an advantage if you have completed principal training, prior experience in management or leadership, personnel responsibility, union collaboration, and work environment efforts.
Great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.
Due to the law on suitability checks, you must be able to present an extract from the police criminal record upon employment. Please order one directly when you submit your application via the link https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
To work with us, you must share Kiruna Municipality's common values where respect, responsibility, and collaboration are the guiding principles.
We offer a pleasant work environment and stimulating tasks, ensuring that you as an employee have a good balance between work and leisure.
We have many different benefits, including free access to various training facilities up to 5000 SEK/year, rental cabins in the mountains, and the opportunity to exchange salary for additional days off.
We strive for gender balance and see diversity as a strength; we welcome employees from different backgrounds and work to ensure our workplaces are accessible to all. Kiruna Municipality views full-time work as a right and part-time as an opportunity. Knowledge of Finnish, Sámi, and/or Meänkieli is an advantage, as Kiruna Municipality is an administrative area for these languages.
Kiruna Municipality has made a media call for this recruitment and therefore requests no contact from advertising sellers or other recruitment service vendors.