We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you can make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With the help of knowledge, innovative thinking, forward-looking mindset, and courage, we together approach our vision of being the West Coast's creative center. Welcome to join us!
The Preschool and Elementary School Administration is one of Varberg Municipality's largest departments with close to 2,200 employees. Within our areas of operation—preschool, elementary school, and child and student health—we exist for children and students – together we shape the future.
The Multilingual Unit in Varberg is the municipality's central resource for native language instruction, study guidance, and language support. The operation consists of a large team of approximately 34 teachers who support approximately 750 multilingual children and students in preschools, elementary schools, and secondary schools.
1 position(s).
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As a native language teacher of English with us, you have an important mission to strengthen students' linguistic identity and their ability to learn in all subjects. You become part of an organization that sees the native language as a valuable resource for the student's entire school career and as a way to better understand the Swedish language.
The role involves planning and conducting both native language instruction and study guidance in English where you, together with other teachers, create the best possible learning experience. Your focus is to help students develop their native language and understand the school's various subjects with the help of their language.
QUALIFICATIONS
To succeed in the role as a native language teacher, you have a special ability to create engagement and make language learning meaningful for your students. You show good judgment in your work and can independently plan your day and your efforts at different units. Since you meet many different colleagues and students during a week, it is important that you collaborate effectively with others and easily adapt your teaching and your approach based on the student's age and needs.
We are looking for you who:
- Have teacher certification with qualifications in English, or other pedagogical education that we deem equivalent.
- Have very good language skills in English in both speech and writing.
- Have good knowledge of the Swedish language in order to be able to cooperate with colleagues and interpret curricula.
- Hold a B-class driver's license. As the position involves teaching at several different schools and preschools during the same day, you need to be able to move easily between our distributed units.
- Have good digital competence to be able to use municipal learning platforms and digital tools in teaching.
Salary form: Monthly salary.
Form of employment: Permanent employment.
Duration: Start date: 2026-08-10.
For your application to work correctly in our recruitment system, we ask all applicants, including internal candidates, to use their private email address when applying.
Varberg Municipality welcomes diversity and sees differences as a strength; we hope that you who apply can contribute with your background and competence. Welcome to read more about what it is like to work with us at: https://varberg.se/jobb-och-foretagande/jobb-praktik-och-ideellt-arbete/till-dig-som-ska-borja-hos-oss
Before employment with us, you need to show that you have the right to work in Sweden according to the Aliens Ordinance. This is done by proving citizenship in the EU/EEA or Switzerland, or by showing a work permit or exemption from it.
If you are offered employment within the Preschool and Elementary School Administration, you are obliged to show an extract from the criminal record and suspicion register before the employment contract comes into force. At the following link you can order the correct criminal record: https://polisen.se/tjanster-tillstand/belastningsregistret/skola-eller-forskola/
The position is filled under the assumption that it does not need to be taken in use by permanently employed personnel.We are Varberg Municipality, an employer that sees the possibilities in you. With us, you can make a difference, both for others and for yourself. With the help of knowledge, innovative thinking, forward-looking mindset, and courage, we together approach our vision of being the West Coast's creative center. Welcome to join us!
The Preschool and Elementary School Administration is one of Varberg Municipality's largest departments with close to 2,200 employees. Within our areas of operation—preschool, elementary school, and child and student health—we exist for children and students – together…