Hovsjöskolan Seeks Mathematics Teacher Grades 7-9 with Opportunity for Lead Teacher Role
Hovsjöskolan is now seeking a mathematics teacher with the opportunity for a lead teacher role At Hovsjöskolan, you are welcomed each day into our shared entrance with an attached cafeteria – a meeting place that builds community and belonging. Here you become part of a school culture where collaboration is central and where we together drive purposeful and systematic quality work to strengthen instruction and increase student achievement. As a teacher at Hovsjöskolan, you are part of a teaching team with an assistant principal as your direct supervisor. We actively work to develop learning strategies, with a special focus on improving instruction, strengthening follow-up, and developing assessment practices. We do this, among other ways, by working in a co-teaching model with follow-up structures where we identify strengths and necessary interventions with a focus on always improving student learning. Your Responsibilities You will teach mathematics in grades 7-9 in a co-teaching model. As a teacher at Hovsjöskolan, you are responsible together with other staff for making the school day safe and meaningful for our students, where all students are all students' responsibility. You work positively, trustfully, and in a relationship-building manner. You are responsible for planning, instruction, and assessment in mathematics. You work in close collaboration with the school's other mathematics teachers and actively participate in our collegial learning meetings (KLM) that are based on the school's needs. Who Are You? As a person, you are structured, responsible, clear, and confident in your leadership. You create and maintain good relationships with both colleagues and students and guardians, inspire, and base your instruction on students' strengths. You have a conviction that everyone can succeed with the right conditions and support. Requirements: You are a qualified teacher with teaching certification in mathematics. We would appreciate if you have several years of experience in teaching and/or work in school, but newly graduated candidates are also welcome to apply. You are well familiar with the curriculum and school as an organization. You take responsibility and collaborate to develop instruction and results at our school. You have good knowledge of Swedish in both speech and writing. Merits: Experience teaching in primary school (grundskolan). Experience and knowledge using digital tools. Experience working in a multicultural area. Personal Qualities: Positive and contributes to a good work environment Structured and organized Strong team player with good collaboration skills Solution-oriented and sees opportunities in challenges Relationship-building and builds trust Flexible and adaptable Unpretentious with focus on the whole Initiative-taking and driven in your work We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. What We Offer You Hovsjöskolan is a modern F-9 school. Hovsjöskolan has a naturally beautiful setting with forest, trails, and a bathing lake within close walking distance. The highway is five minutes away and by bus you can reach us from Södertälje city center. The school's leadership is organized with close school leadership where each grade level has an assistant principal as the nearest supervisor. Hovsjöskolan is characterized by a committed and experienced faculty where collaboration, professionalism, and well-being are central. We promote creativity, curiosity, and humility, and in interaction with clarity, structure, and strong leadership, we develop operations of high quality. As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you are offered secure employment, good employment terms and working conditions, professional development, and several benefits. Feel free to read more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/kommun-och-politik/jobba-hos-oss/formaner/ This is a permanent position at 100%. Welcome to Us! Other Information Selection and interviews may take place continuously during the application period. Södertälje Municipality uses competence-based recruitment methods to counteract discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace. We have many positions where we conduct background checks. A record extract (criminal record register) from the Police Authority may therefore need to be presented by the candidate before employment decision. An employment with us may involve placement in a security class. A security clearance with background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before employment decision. For some of our positions in security class, Swedish citizenship is required. We welcome calls from those interested in the job, but we decline those selling advertisements and recruitment services.
- City
- Södertälje
- Address
- Nyköpingsvägen 26
- GPS
- 59.1738517, 17.5318456
- Published
- 14. 8. 2026
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