Assistant Principal at Lammhults School

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No two workdays are alike for us here at Växjö Municipality. Sometimes we handle the small things, and sometimes the really big ones. Either way, it means a workday that truly matters. We are just over 7,000 employees working together to create a good day, every day. With us, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference while growing and developing. Here there is a wide range of professions and career opportunities, and what they all have in common is that they build and shape our future Växjö. Do you want to share our workday? Work for a good day. Every day. 1 position(s). DUTIES Lammhults School is seeking an Assistant Principal who wants to lead and further develop the school's operations together with the Principal, staff, and students. With us, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference—your work truly matters here. You'll also have a unique opportunity to create something together with a Principal who will also be new. Our school is a municipal grades pre-K through 9 school in Växjö Municipality with approximately 300 students from preschool class through grade 9, as well as an after-school program with around 80 enrolled children. The school is newly built and has proximity to exciting outdoor environments with excellent opportunities for outdoor education and good opportunities for collaboration with local businesses. Adjacent to the school is a well-functioning youth center for middle school students that works in close collaboration with middle school teachers. There is also an integrated cultural school that contributes to the school's mission and students' development at both individual and group levels. The school is organized into four work teams: after-school program, grades pre-K to 3, grades 4-6, and grades 7-9, and an experienced student support team that works in close cooperation with teaching staff. The organization creates conditions for a cohesive school day where teaching, after-school care, and student support work closely together around students' learning, safety, and social development. At our school, everyone takes responsibility for each other and for learning. When everyone feels safe and has good relationships, this contributes to continued high achievement. We are proud that our students have consistently demonstrated strong academic results. As Assistant Principal, you are a present and driving leader with daily contact with students, staff, and guardians. Together with the Principal, lead teachers, the school's leadership team, and the student support team, you develop the school's operations. Among other things, you will: • Have both strategic and operational responsibility in the operations • Drive personnel matters and take responsibility for parts of the school's administrative processes • Work with student matters and contribute to safe and developmental learning environments • Lead and develop operations in close collaboration with the Principal. The position requires a present, communicative, and relationship-building leadership style where students' learning is always at the center. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for someone who: • Has a teaching degree or other education that the employer deems relevant • Has good knowledge of the school's governing documents and regulations • Has a positive, solution-focused, and professional approach • Is a structured and confident leader with good ability to make well-considered decisions • Is engaged, relationship-building, and clear in your communication • Has good ability to lead change and create participation You: • Have a positive, solution-focused, and professional approach • Are a structured and confident leader with good ability to make well-considered decisions • Are engaged, relationship-building, and clear in your communication • Have good ability to lead change and create participation It is meriting if you have previous leadership experience. Great weight is placed on personal suitability. Selection is ongoing, and initial interviews are planned for week 35 and final interviews for week 36. If you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Principal Beata Ekdahl from August 3rd onwards. We warmly welcome your application! Employment Type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: By agreement. Växjö Municipality's employees should reflect the diversity that exists in the municipality. We welcome applicants regardless of, for example, age, gender, and ethnicity. As a permanent employee, you will typically be placed for military service in our organization. Applications are submitted only through the Public Jobs recruitment tool (www.offentligajobb.se). Bring educational certificates and any professional license to the interview. To be considered for employment, you need to provide two excerpts from the criminal record before you are hired. Ordering excerpts from the criminal record can be done at https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/ and you should use both the one called Work within school or preschool (442.5) and Control of your own information in the criminal record (442.3). To staffing and recruitment companies or to you who are salespeople: We politely but firmly decline direct contact from staffing and recruitment companies as well as sellers of additional job postings.No two workdays are alike for us here at Växjö Municipality. Sometimes we handle the small things, and sometimes the really big ones. Either way, it means a workday that truly matters. We are just over 7,000 employees working together to create a good day, every day. With us, you'll have the opportunity to make a difference while growing and developing. Here there is a wide range of professions and career opportunities, and what they all have in common is that they build and shape our future Växjö. Do you want to share our workday? Work for a good day. Every day. 1…

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Växjö

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27. 7. 2026

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5. 8. 2026

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