About this role
Värmdö is the meeting place of the archipelago, with a unique combination of nature's serene beauty and a more urban lifestyle. Our mission is not one, but many: school, properties, social services, harbors, healthcare, libraries, care services, and many more. We work to ensure that all Värmdö residents can live a rich and free life. We aim to enable the dream of a vibrant, secure environment for homes, families, and businesses.
To fully succeed, we must have diverse and extensive competencies and work together towards a common and trusting work culture, built on courageous, responsible employees who understand the needs and wishes of the residents.
Our Operation
Mother Tongue Instruction for municipal students in grades 1-9 is coordinated by the Mother Tongue Unit, located at Ekedalsskolan in Gustavsberg.
Teaching is conducted at different schools depending on where students reside within the municipality. Teaching groups consist of students of mixed ages and varying prior knowledge.
Your Assignment
As a Mother Tongue Teacher, you will be part of a team with other mother tongue teachers in the municipality. The position includes participation in team meetings approximately twice per semester. The role also involves extensive parent contact, attendance reporting, lesson planning, and documentation in the school portal Vklass.
We are seeking someone with a teaching degree and experience instructing students of various ages. You should have excellent knowledge of the language you will teach, as well as good familiarity with the culture and traditions of countries where the language is spoken. You also need strong Swedish language skills and knowledge of Swedish culture and traditions.
We place great importance on your ability to collaborate and communicate with students, colleagues, and parents, and your capacity to independently conduct teaching based on current governing documents. Knowledge of the mother tongue curriculum, pedagogical planning, assessment writing, evaluation, and grading is meritorious. Good understanding of the curriculum's core values and knowledge perspective is also important.
Your Experience
Computer proficiency is required and a prerequisite for success in this assignment. Experience with the school portal Vklass is meritorious.
Your Personal Qualities
- Independence
- Collaborative ability
- Relationship building
- Judgment
We place significant emphasis on personal suitability.
Värmdö Municipality Offers
Värmdö Municipality actively works to create health-promoting workplaces, offering various forms of wellness activities and implementing smoke-free work hours.
Application
Apply through our web-based recruitment tool. Click "Apply for Position" below and follow the instructions. Welcome to submit your application by November 23, 2025.
Interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis, so apply today.
We value the qualities that diversity and gender balance bring to the operation and therefore welcome applicants with different backgrounds and life experiences.
The position comprises a part-time (12%) holiday service and is a temporary employment for the 2025/2026 academic year, starting in the spring semester. Commencement on January 12 or by agreement.
For more information, please contact Cengiz Dogan, tel. 08-570 477 76.
Union representatives can be reached via the municipal switchboard 08-570 470 00.