Preschool Teacher, Temporary Position

Would you like to become our new colleague? In Motala, the lakeside city of Östergötland, we are open, proud, and innovative. Our municipality is the right place to contribute, develop, and thrive. As our employee, you have a responsible mission to adapt the work to changes together with us and to act in developing a sustainable lakeside life in Motala municipality. The Preschool Division is part of the Education Administration. We work towards an equitable preschool where every child's right to education is the focus. We clarify professional roles and responsibilities for preschool teachers and childcare workers. Our vision is for the preschool to support every child, regardless of their circumstances, so that everyone has the opportunity to develop towards the goals. Our aim is to provide supportive learning in an inspiring and safe environment that meets the needs of individuals and society. Continuous professional development and networking take place with us. We have a cohesive overarching professional development plan and five study days per year. The Preschool Division has its own special educators. All our preschools provide work clothing for both indoor and outdoor use, as part of our efforts to enhance attendance in the activities. We like you – and we help you develop. Our vision is for children and adults to grow together into creative, positive individuals who choose joy in life. Therefore, we offer a broad and deep operation where we provide you with opportunities, regardless of your goals. Motala should be an attractive and innovative part of the Östergötland region where it is easy to live and work. This is also our driving force within the Education Administration. The Boberg Preschool Unit consists of the preschools Fornåsa and Klockrike, which are part of the eastern preschool area. Our values require that everyone working in our preschools emphasizes the inherent worth of every individual and respect for our shared environment. Our preschools should be permeated by a curious approach where we meet each individual with respect and attentiveness. This temporary position is for the Klockrike preschool. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES As a preschool teacher, you will be part of a team that together creates good conditions for education at the preschool. You lead goal-oriented processes in teaching and are responsible for ensuring that planning and implementation are based on the curriculum, and that the preschool's educational ideas, values, and mission are upheld in the work. You develop pedagogical content and environments that inspire development and learning, challenge and stimulate children's interests and curiosity, and maintain their attention. Furthermore, you are responsible for ensuring that spontaneously arising activities, interests, daily activities, and routines in the preschool become part of the teaching. In your teaching, you ensure that care, development, and learning form a whole. As a preschool teacher, you lead and are responsible for systematic quality work so that each child's development is continuously monitored, documented, and analyzed. You plan, document, and evaluate education based on individual and group levels and adapt and develop education according to children's interests and needs. QUALIFICATIONS Formal competencies: • You are a qualified preschool teacher with the corresponding preschool teacher certification intended for work in preschools. • You have a good ability to express yourself verbally and in writing in Swedish. • Experience working with children in preschool or other work that the employer deems equivalent is an advantage. Personal competencies: • You organize and plan your work well, working according to a clear process where you complete what you start. You set timelines and meet deadlines. • You work well with others, relating to them in an attentive and smooth manner. You can adapt and find win-win solutions through an unpretentious focus on the common goal. • You have the ability to understand different aspects of a problem and can find ideal solutions effectively. You solve problems without losing sight of long-term strategies. You see logic and connections in complex information or environments. OTHER Read more about our benefits and working in Motala municipality at motala.se/arbete. To learn more about the municipality in general, you can visit motala.se. Appointment is subject to appropriate decisions. Please respect that we decline all direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies with which we do not have agreements, as well as sellers of additional job advertisements.