About this role
Do You Speak Meänkieli?
Finnish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani Chib, and Sami are national minority languages in Sweden.
Students belonging to any of the national minorities have the right to mother tongue instruction, regardless of whether it is a living language in the home or not. This means the student has the right to study the language even if it is a beginner-level language.
Umeå Municipality WANTS MORE when it comes to developing instruction in national minority languages, with a special focus on preschool and younger children. A long-term development work is ongoing, aiming to find successful language models for teaching in and through the national minority language for both first and second language learners.
We are now seeking someone who wants to contribute to our students continuing to develop their language, culture, and identity!
Employment Type
This is a temporary position starting 2026-01-15 until 2026-06-17. If you can provide in-person instruction, we offer full-time employment; if you are interested in remote teaching, we offer part-time employment at 50%.
Your Responsibilities
As a mother tongue teacher, you will teach students from preschool to grade 9 alongside other mother tongue teachers. Instruction covers 120 minutes per week and follows the Swedish curriculum.
The role may include the following tasks:
- Plan, implement, and follow up on instruction in the specific language
- Assess and grade in accordance with applicable governing documents
- Teach students both in-person and through remote instruction (as needed)
- Contribute to developing instruction based on our core principles: language, culture, and identity
- Collaborate with colleagues within our Language Hub for National Minority Languages
Instruction takes place at the student's home school from preschool to grade 3. From grade 4, instruction may be at another school – in which case we offer a bus pass if needed. Remote instruction may occur from grade 2, especially in outlying areas.
About You
We are seeking someone who is creative, self-driven, and flexible, and thrives in a dynamic work environment. You are curious and have a strong will to both contribute to development and develop yourself. As a person, you easily build good relationships with students, guardians, and colleagues. Furthermore, you have good collaborative skills, are attentive, and can communicate and handle various situations constructively and solution-oriented. You take responsibility for your tasks and treat others in a helpful and respectful manner. We place great importance on your personal suitability.
Requirements
- Excellent skills in Meänkieli, spoken and written
- Approved Swedish B/Swedish 2
- Good digital skills
- Pedagogical education and/or pedagogical experience
- Valid criminal record extract, in accordance with suitability review law
Merits
- Knowledge of additional languages
Please attach CV and optional cover letter written in Swedish, as well as any teaching certification.
Together we contribute to students' language development – welcome with your application!
About Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality is the region's largest employer with over 13,000 employees. The municipality has approximately 440 managers, and operations are divided into eight departments. Our jobs and core values are based on citizen focus, openness, trust, and continuous improvements. Umeå is a cultural city in constant development. To reach the goal of 200,000 inhabitants by 2050, we need more people working towards growth and welfare. We know that diversity enriches and welcome everyone to apply for a job with us. In the next ten years, we will hire around a thousand employees each year. Do you want to be one of us?
You can learn more about living and residing 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.
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