Assistant Principal for Kärraskolan Grades 4-6

Description Kärraskolan is an F-9 school with adapted primary education and after-school care, located in central Kärra. Approximately 820 students between the ages of 6-16 attend our school. Our goal is for Kärraskolan to be a school where students, staff, and parents feel welcome and share a collective responsibility for creating favorable conditions for learning. We are now seeking an Assistant Principal to oversee grades 4-6 with associated after-school care. Responsibilities The school leadership consists of a Principal and four Assistant Principals responsible for lower, middle, and upper secondary levels as well as adapted primary education. 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 largely executive and operational under delegated responsibility. Specifically, it involves 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 your 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 a holistic perspective and equity, as well as our collegial learning. As an Assistant Principal, you are responsible for goals, budget, personnel, and quality within your area of responsibility according to the committee's further delegation. You are responsible for workplace environment tasks assigned to you, including those concerning student workplace environment. You also participate in organizational changes, position allocation, and scheduling. The role includes collaboration with other departments, authorities, guardians, the local community, and other school units. As an Assistant Principal in Gothenburg City, you have access to support from the department's various support functions in areas such as finance, HR, quality and development, communication, and digitalization. Qualifications We are looking for someone with: - a university degree of at least 180 credits where pedagogy was part of the education - experience from some form of leadership role - at least 4 years of experience working in schools - knowledge of laws, regulations, and other governing documents at the national level for school and educational activities within primary education It is meritorious if you have: - Principal certification - leadership development program or training, or preparatory management education - 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 Education Act and the Work Environment Act) - experience from primary schools - experience from after-school care Other Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. You can find more information about salary statistics here: Wages, Compensation and Benefits - Gothenburg City As an employee in our department, you are offered, among other things, wellness allowance, bicycle benefit, and employee support. According to the Education 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's website. Regarding this recruitment, we have determined our recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of recruitment assistance, advertising support, or recruitment help. 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 education department, we are 10,000 committed employees working together so that all students can 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 advance the operations. You build knowledge, community, and faith in the future together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a difference – for real. Gothenburg's primary education department is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from preschool class through grade 9, adapted primary education, after-school care, and culture school. Welcome to work close to the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg.

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