Qualification Process for Senior Teachers and Lecturers

This job posting concerns the qualification process for senior teachers in Karlstad Municipality. To apply for a senior teacher position, you must complete the qualification process or already be qualified as a senior teacher in Karlstad Municipality. You can read more about the qualification process further down in this posting. Description Do you want to contribute to strengthening the quality of instruction and drive school development together with dedicated colleagues? The Children and Youth Administration is now seeking highly skilled teachers who want to take the next step in their professional development as senior teachers or lecturers in Karlstad Municipality. Duties As a senior teacher, your primary assignment is teaching. You will teach in the subject(s) for which you hold a teaching certificate, with high quality and work to improve students' academic results. You are expected to lead and develop collegial learning at your school and drive development work related to instruction and the school's quality assurance efforts. The position means that you are a role model in professional ethics and values, and you work closely with the principal and colleagues to develop instruction based on students' and the school's needs. As a senior teacher/lecturer with us, you have the ability to motivate and inspire students in your teaching. You will work to improve students' academic results, analyze instruction, and work with evidence-based teaching methods. You will also contribute to school development by leading and supporting collegial learning through mentorship, classroom observation, and pedagogical discussions. Qualifications Required Basic requirements according to regulations to become a senior teacher or lecturer are: Teacher certification (for lecturers, a master's degree is required) At least four years of work experience as a certified teacher Documented ability to improve students' academic results Clear commitment to developing instruction Assessment as exceptionally qualified by the employer Qualification Process and Recruitment for Senior Teacher Positions Step 1: Qualification Process The purpose of the qualification process is to assess whether you meet the employer's requirements to apply for a senior teacher position. Beyond requirements for teacher certification and experience, your competence will be assessed in six areas. The assessment is based on a written questionnaire that you, as an applicant, will complete. The questionnaire will be sent to you if you meet the regulations' basic requirements. If you are assessed as meeting the criteria, you will be qualified to apply for senior teacher positions in Karlstad Municipality. Being qualified does not mean you will be assigned a senior teacher position, but rather that you will have the opportunity to apply for senior teacher positions that are announced later this fall. Those who are currently senior teachers in Karlstad Municipality are already qualified and therefore do not need to apply for or complete the qualification process. Step 2: Recruitment for Senior Teacher Positions All available senior teacher positions will be announced in a joint posting later this fall. The following groups can apply for these positions: Applicants who have completed the qualification process and been assessed as qualified Employees who are currently senior teachers in Karlstad Municipality In the recruitment process, selection, interviews, and assessments will be conducted based on the requirements of each position and the needs of the operation. We Offer Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work in Karlstad Municipality at karlstad.se/jobbahososs We warmly welcome your application! Information about salary levels can be found here (select "See Salary Statistics"). This recruitment concerns AID codes 401009, 401010, and 401011. When you apply for a job with us, you will need to provide your CV and answer a number of questions where we ask you to describe your competence in the requested area. This means you should not attach a personal letter as part of your application. About Karlstad Municipality The Children and Youth Administration is responsible for preschool and school for approximately 13,200 children and students and is the municipality's largest administration with over 2,400 employees. We have preschools, family daycare homes, open preschools, preschool classes, primary schools, adapted primary school, after-school programs, and a cultural school, and we also work with child and student health issues. We equip children for the future. Do you want to be part of creating the Karlstad of the future? In the Karlstad Municipality organization, you can make a real difference. Here every employee is an important part of the whole, and together we help realize our vision of "A Better Life in the Sun City." Come grow with us! Other Information To ensure the quality of the recruitment process and simplify communication with our applicants, we ask that you submit your application through our recruitment system and not via email or paper format. We decline all offers for advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this posting. If you have protected personal information, you should not register your application documents in our recruitment system or send them via email. Instead, contact the municipality's main switchboard at 054-540 00 00 for further assistance.

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