Lead Teacher at Hammarkullsskolan, Grades F-3

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Full-time

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Sweden

Description We are now seeking a Lead Teacher at Hammarkullsskolan! Hammarkullsskolan is located in northeastern Gothenburg and is a school filled with commitment and faith in the future. Our operations consist of two school units: primary school F-3 with approximately 150 students, and adapted primary school 1–6 with 37 students. Our vision is clear – we work together so that each student reaches their full potential. The appointment of a Lead Teacher starting August 1, 2026 is made through a time-limited employment in the form of a special fixed-term employment (SÄVA). This time-limited appointment extends for three years. For all Lead Teachers with time-limited employment, there is a dormant permanent employment as a teacher at the workplace where the Lead Teacher assignment is performed. Job Responsibilities In your role as Lead Teacher, you will primarily be active in teaching. An important part of the role is also to contribute to the development of teaching quality and our available learning environments. Furthermore, you will drive and participate in school development initiatives identified within the school's systematic quality work. The core of systematic quality work is student learning and goal achievement; your work as Lead Teacher is thus to lead your colleagues toward practices that result in improved student outcomes. In this role, we offer teacher meetings two hours each week and development group meetings one hour each week. Additional time is allocated for communication with your immediate supervisor. The area identified in Hammarkullsskolan's systematic quality work is to develop work with language-developing communication so that each student can read and use the Swedish language in a rich and nuanced way. Job responsibilities include, for example, leading collaborative learning based on the lesson-study model, incorporating TAKK in the work, giving lectures and workshops, ensuring that fiction is an important part of every classroom's instruction, and clearly implementing PAX in school activities. An important task as Lead Teacher here is also mentoring student teachers and mentorship for newly graduated teachers, with the aim of contributing to a good introduction to the teaching profession. Qualifications We are looking for someone who is a certified teacher with authorization to teach in grades F-3. To be suitable for the role of Lead Teacher with us, you should also have the following qualifications: Are a teacher with at least five years of certified, well-documented teaching within the school system. Have a strong ability to develop instruction by systematically reviewing, improving, and monitoring instruction so that it supports and develops student learning. Have a strong ability to drive school development based on the school's systematic quality work in collaboration with school leadership. Contribute knowledge of research and proven experience. Have developed analytical abilities. Have a strong ability to lead others in collaborative learning. Have achieved merit level 2 within the professional program or plan to do so within 3 years. For this position, it is meritorious if you have: Experience leading colleagues and driving collaborative learning. Experience working with a focus on language development, thematic work, and teaching quality through collaborative learning. Experience working in close collaboration with school leadership in a middle management role toward colleagues. Experience working with PAX and TAKK (Sign as Alternative and Complementary Communication). As a person, you are clear and structured and have a good ability to create conditions for learning and development, both for students and colleagues. You have a genuine interest in development work and actively work to strengthen teaching quality based on research, proven experience, and a scientific approach. You are communicative and have the ability to adapt and convey information clearly based on different recipients' needs and perspectives. By encouraging dialogue, participation, and engagement, you contribute to a culture where collaboration and shared learning are in focus. You are collaboration-oriented and see the value of working together with colleagues to achieve the organization's goals. At the same time, you have the ability to take responsibility for and drive development initiatives within your area. Furthermore, you are analytical and have the ability to create a holistic view of the organization and place your own assignment in a larger context. You can identify and analyze challenges, see connections, and draw well-founded conclusions. Based on your analyses, you can propose and implement measures that contribute to the organization's continued development and increased student goal achievement. Other 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 benefits, bicycle benefits, and employee support. According to the Education Act, an extract from the police's criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed in preschool activities, school, and school childcare. You order this on the Police website. In connection with this recruitment, we have decided on recruitment channels and therefore decline 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 committed employees working together to help 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 organization. You build knowledge, community, and faith in the future 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 class to grade 9, adapted primary school, after-school programs, and culture school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg.