Assistant Principal at Brunnsboskolan Grades 7-9

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Full-time

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Sweden

Description Hop on the bus and come join us! In just under ten minutes from central Gothenburg, you'll be in Brunnsbo. We welcome you to Brunnsboskolan, a multicultural school where we want to make a difference for children's futures and offer you independent and developmental work. Brunnsboskolan's vision is We grow together! through knowledge, responsibility, security, and community. We have approximately 730 students from preschool through grade 9 and adapted primary school, as well as over 130 staff members. Your assignment as assistant principal will focus on the upper secondary level, grades 7-9. Responsibilities School leadership works as a team consisting of one principal and four assistant principals (including this position) responsible for grades F-3, 4-6, 7-9, and adapted primary school 1-9. The assistant principal's work involves exercising leadership close to students and staff. You focus on the school's core processes and work daily to make a difference for students. The role is highly executive and operational under delegated responsibility. In concrete terms, it means assisting the principal in steering the school in a common direction as decided by the leadership team and principal. You lead, develop, and organize work at the school unit within the scope of your delegation. In the leadership team, you contribute as assistant principal to the principal's decision-making based on overall perspective and equity as well as our collaborative learning. As assistant principal, you are responsible for goals, finances, personnel, and quality within your area of responsibility according to the board's further delegation. You are responsible for workplace environment tasks that have been assigned to you, including matters concerning students' work environment. You also participate in organizational changes, staff allocation, and scheduling. The assignment includes collaboration with other departments, authorities, guardians, the local community, and other school units. As assistant principal in Gothenburg City, you have access to support from the administration's various support functions in areas such as finance, HR, quality and development, communication, and digitalization. Qualifications We are looking for someone who has: a university degree of at least 180 credits where pedagogy was part of the education experience of some form of leadership assignment at least 4 years of experience working in schools knowledge of laws/regulations and other governance documents at the national level for school and activity forms within primary education It is meritorious if you have: rector/principal training leadership development program/training or preparatory management training school leadership experience or other management experience experience with financial management and resource allocation experience with laws/regulations and collective agreements concerning employer responsibility (for example, the School Act and Work Environment Act) Personal Competencies As assistant principal, you are motivated by clearly defined goals and have the ability to translate these into concrete action. With focus on the goal, you can reprioritize work when circumstances or needs change. You should efficiently identify and analyze the core of a problem and propose possible solutions. You have the ability to see connections and can draw logical conclusions from limited and/or complex information. As a person, you are attentive and open to understanding other people's needs, feelings, and opinions. You are receptive to what others say or express and show respect, consideration, and care in your interactions. As assistant principal, you should be able to oversee your own area of responsibility and put the significance of your own operations into a larger context. You take into account various sources of information and perspectives and can adapt others' ideas to your own operations. Furthermore, you are clear, get a hearing for your thoughts and ideas, and can influence decisions in a certain direction. You can, through convincing arguments, bring enthusiasm and energy that encourages good performance, teamwork, and increased motivation. We warmly welcome your application! Other Information Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can find more information about, among other things, salary statistics: Salary, compensation, and benefits - Gothenburg City As an employee in our administration, you are offered, among other things, wellness allowance, bicycle benefit, and employee support. According to the School Act, an extract from the police criminal record must be presented by individuals before they are employed in preschool activities, schools, and school childcare. You order this on the Police website. For this recruitment, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and therefore decline any further offers of competency mediation, advertising, and recruitment assistance. We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. About Us We create the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them, we shape Gothenburg's future. In the primary school administration, we are 10,000 engaged staff members working together so that all students succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equitable school with high quality, where you both develop and develop the operations. You build knowledge, community, and future hope together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a real difference. Gothenburg's primary school administration is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from preschool through grade 9, adapted primary school, after-school centers, and culture school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg.