Native Language Teacher in Finnish for the Native Language Unit in Helsingborg City

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Are you multilingual and passionate about strengthening children's language development? Apply for the position of native language teacher at the Native Language Unit in Helsingborg City! About the Workplace Helsingborg City Schools is a resource-rich and values-driven organization. As an employee, you will be an important part of our shared vision of creating the best school for every child and student. The Native Language Unit in Helsingborg City is a dynamic and multicultural workplace where 70 dedicated teachers together teach approximately 3,200 students in over 40 different languages. The unit is responsible for organizing and planning native language instruction and study guidance for multilingual students in the city's schools. As a teacher at the Native Language Unit, you will teach at both municipal and independent primary and secondary schools throughout the city and have the opportunity to meet students of different ages. In addition to teaching, you participate every Wednesday in professional development between 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, where you will have the opportunity to develop your pedagogical skills and collaborate with colleagues. Responsibilities As a native language teacher in Helsingborg, you typically combine two important assignments: serving as a native language teacher and study guide. In your role as a native language teacher, you are responsible for teaching students according to the curriculum in the subject of native language, which means you plan lessons and adapt instruction based on each student's language level, needs, and age. You continuously assess students' development, conduct assessments, and assign grades according to given grading criteria. Native language instruction in primary school comprises 60 minutes/lesson per week, while instruction in secondary school comprises 100 minutes/lesson per week. This may mean that in some cases work hours extend until 6:00 PM. All instruction is held at schools in Helsingborg City. As a study guide, you support students in understanding and mastering content in various subjects in their native language or strongest language. This often occurs parallel to instruction, and your role is to support the student's language and knowledge development in various school subjects. In your role as native language teacher and study guide, you will work across all school forms, and in study guidance you will support all subjects based on students' needs. We are seeking you with Finnish as your native language. To work with us, you will need to work on Wednesdays. Digital interviews will take place on 7/8 and onwards. What We Offer We offer you varied, responsible, and stimulating work with opportunities for personal development. The workplace is smoke-free and health-conscious. As an employee, you receive a wellness allowance of 3,000 kronor per year. Qualifications We are primarily seeking someone who holds Swedish teacher certification with competence in the subject of native language. Otherwise, you should have other relevant academic education, where pedagogical education is a merit. You must have very good knowledge of the Swedish language; be able to speak, read, and write fluently, and have completed Swedish 3 at the secondary level. You are expected to be able to work in a goal-oriented manner and have a deep understanding of the national and municipal governing documents that guide school operations. Your ability to plan, implement, and evaluate instruction in accordance with these governing documents is crucial for ensuring equivalence, high quality, and goal achievement. In the role of native language teacher and study guide, it is also important that you are comfortable using digital tools both in instruction and for administrative purposes. You should be able to plan and conduct lessons with the support of digital tools and use IT systems to document and follow up on students' knowledge development. The work requires that you are self-directed and can organize your work independently, while also carefully handling administrative tasks such as documentation, assessment, and grading. The ability to balance the pedagogical and administrative aspects of the work is a central part of the position. We would appreciate it if you have a driver's license and access to a car, as the work involves travel during the workday. Working in Helsingborg City Do you want to be part of creating a better city together with the residents of Helsingborg? Then you should work in Helsingborg City. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and business community. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow. You can read more about what it is like to work in the city here: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ Other Information Application Deadline: 2026-08-05 Employment Form: Hourly or fixed-term employment (temporary employment) depending on operational needs Scope: Hours or 5-20% depending on operational needs Start Date: August 2026 Duration: 5-12 months Number of Positions: 1 In Helsingborg City, we value diversity. We strive for our employees to reflect our residents and value what equal gender distribution and diversity contribute to our operations. The position is filled on the condition that the position does not need to be used for already permanent employees. If you are offered a position within preschool and school or open leisure activities, you must present a valid extract from the police's criminal record register. To ensure quality in Helsingborg City's recruitment process, we use the ReachMee recruitment tool. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking the application link in the announcement. In your application, you should attach a CV and other documents relevant to the position, such as educational certificates or professional credentials. You will also answer selection questions. If you are a job seeker with protected personal information, please contact the recruiting manager listed in the announcement, who will guide you further for a secure application process. You should not apply digitally via the application link. Since we have already made decisions regarding the recruitment channels we wish to use for this recruitment, we politely but firmly decline to be contacted for additional offers of recruitment services, job advertising, and recruitment assistance.Are you multilingual and passionate about strengthening children's language development? Apply for the position of native language teacher at the Native Language Unit in Helsingborg City! About the Workplace Helsingborg City Schools is a resource-rich and values-driven organization. As an employee, you will be an important part of our shared vision of creating the best school for every child and student. The Native Language Unit in Helsingborg City is a dynamic and multicultural workplace where 70 dedicated teachers together teach approximately 3,200 students in over 40 different languages.…

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