**Business Description**
Working in preschool is a challenging, exciting, and creative job that involves close collaboration with colleagues in a team. You have great opportunities to develop in a creative role alongside children and colleagues. The children should be given new challenges, support, and stimulation for their development and learning in cooperation with preschool teachers and childcare workers in the department.
Gällivare Municipality is undergoing a significant community transformation. Come and be part of this exciting journey! Trummans Preschool is centrally located in Gällivare. The surrounding area consists of apartment buildings, villas, and various service buildings such as a swimming pool, ice rink, library, museum, schools, and scenic park and forest areas. It is within walking distance to the center and to schools such as Hedskolan and Sjöparksskolan. The preschool has four age-divided departments: 1-2 years, 3 years, 4 years, and 5 years.
**Job Responsibilities**
As a substitute worker, you will work in area E. This means you will have a fixed placement at one or a maximum of three preschools. You will replace absent staff and perform most of that person's tasks. You will work daytime, Monday to Friday, and will be offered a meaningful, varied, and responsible job with our municipality's youngest residents. Together with the other team members, you will carry out the activities planned according to the Preschool Curriculum (Lpfö).
**Qualifications**
Childcare education or other training that the employer deems equivalent.
Great emphasis is placed on personal suitability. Within the framework of the national minority language law, Gällivare Municipality is the administrative municipality for Sámi, Meänkieli, and Finnish. Knowledge of any of these languages is an asset when applying for employment in Gällivare Municipality.
A police background check is a requirement before employment.
**Other**
We request that you include a CV with your application. Original documents will be provided upon request. Interviews may be conducted on an ongoing basis.
Gällivare Municipality offers you:
• Wellness benefits in the form of strength training/group training/Dundret
• Free training
• Wellness hour
• Participation in the workplace's well-being fund
• Membership in GKFF (Gällivare Municipality's leisure association)
Here you can read more about what it is like to work in Gällivare Municipality: Work as an Educator | Gällivare Municipality
**Working Hours/Duration**
Temporary employment 100%, from: 2026-01-12 to: 2026-06-26
**Salary**
Monthly salary according to agreement, and we apply individual salary setting – please indicate your salary expectations.
**Start Date / Application**
Start date: 2026-01-12 or by agreement.
Application deadline: 2025-12-01
**Inquiries**
For questions regarding the position, please contact:
Marina Nilsson
Principal, Gällivare Municipality
Tel: 0970 – 81 89 73
Email:
[email protected]
**Union Representatives**
Kommunal
010 – 442 99 19
Email:
[email protected]
Warm welcome with your application!