Principal of Adapted Upper Secondary School and Youth and Leisure Program
Description:
Are you a person who values development, engagement, and consideration in your work life? Then we would be a great fit – because we do too. By working with us, you contribute to a better everyday life for thousands of people in Marks Municipality. Not least your own. With us, you have the opportunity to grow – both as a person and in your professional role, while the work you do helps an entire society grow. Whatever your tasks are, you will make life a little easier for everyone who lives and works here. And that is something we value highly. Our vision is to be a close-knit municipality with people at the center. Close to each other, our surroundings, and the future. We want to be a present society that with calm and warmth stands behind the backs of and welcomes our 35,000 residents, 3,600 employees, and thousands of entrepreneurs. That is why every employee with us is meaningful. Together, we ensure that an entire society functions. The Youth and Leisure Program is offered both in school-based and apprenticeship formats. The program has been under development in recent years and is now fully developed with all three grade levels and currently has two specializations. It is highly appreciated by students with strong enrollment demand. The Adapted Upper Secondary School encompasses both National Programs and Individual Programs. In the coming years, we anticipate an increasing number of students, which is very positive and may create opportunities and needs for additional educational offerings. The Adapted Upper Secondary School is located in its own sections of the facility alongside the large upper secondary school and adult education center in the House of Knowledge, which offers excellent facilities and collaboration opportunities. The vision of the Children and Education Administration is Motivation for Learning – Joy of Learning More. Based on the importance of relationships for learning, through early interventions, and by being a learning organization, we want to create good life opportunities for children and young people in Mark. You can read more about what this means to us in our administration plan, which we are happy to share if you email: [email protected] We want you to be part of it, and if you feel that these are thoughts you are passionate about and want to drive forward, we very much look forward to your application. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Are you interested in working in an educational environment with excellent opportunities for collaboration with engaged staff and curious students? We are now seeking a leader who is driven by working closely with both students and adults and has humility toward and a strong commitment to driving ongoing development work. We are looking for you to take responsibility for the Adapted Upper Secondary School in Marks Municipality and for the Youth and Leisure Program at Marks Upper Secondary School. The House of Knowledge houses these operations together with the adult education center and the cultural school. You will work together with other principals in a local management team and participate in work carried out in the municipality's principal group, a forum for leadership and experience sharing. In your role, you will have central support in matters concerning student health, HR, economics, digitalization, facilities, quality and development work, analysis, and legal issues. As a principal: - you have responsibility for operations, personnel, work environment, and finances. - you are responsible for ensuring that content, development, and results follow national and local goals and governing documents. - you create conditions for learning and motivation around the joy of learning more. - you strive for an equitable school with high goal achievement. - you are responsible for ensuring that the organization enables student health work including collaboration to create an accessible learning environment for each student. - you lead teachers' and student health's collaborative cooperation in systematic quality work. - you are expected to analyze the connections between methods, student learning, and school results. - based on the democracy and values assignment, you work to design operations where trusting relationships are created with employees, students, and guardians. - you work toward good collaboration. During 2027, a review of the organization for adapted school forms within primary and upper secondary education will be conducted. As principal of the Adapted Upper Secondary School, you will be an important part of this development work and contribute analysis, experience, and strategic perspectives to ensure operations that meet students' needs and future demands. QUALIFICATIONS You have relevant higher education. State principal training and several years of school leadership experience are meriting. You are well versed in school's governing documents and regulations. You are confident in your leadership, which is characterized by engagement, clarity, presence, and your ability to develop your employees. You are accustomed to working in a goal-oriented organization with systematic quality work and development in focus. You are analytical and solve problems without losing sight of long-term strategies. You are stable and can show independence in decisions and take responsibility in daily work. You have good collaboration skills and in communication with employees and students, you harness engagement and ideas and create participation. You share the school's values where inclusion, equality, and diversity perspectives are natural parts. First interviews are scheduled for September 3. Final interviews take place September 11. Employment type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: As soon as possible or by agreement. Those of us working in Marks Municipality jointly develop our collaborative culture by being engaged, considerate, and development-focused, for the long-term benefit of individuals and society. As an employer, we promote equal rights, responsibilities, and opportunities for all employees and value the qualities that diversity and equal gender distribution can bring to our operations. Marks Municipality offers various employee benefits such as an attractive wellness allowance, discounted annual pass for Västtrafik, bike rental, pension and vacation exchange, and the opportunity for remote work and flexible working hours based on operational needs and structure. We also have good transportation connections to Gothenburg, Borås, Varberg, and parking is easy if you drive a car. We politely but firmly decline contact from staffing and recruitment companies and sellers of additional job listings.
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Overview
- Type
- job
- Status
- active
- Visibility
- public
- City
- Kinna
- Address
- Marks kommun
- GPS
- 57.506683649046, 12.692458192832
- Phone
- Published
- 14. 8. 2026
- Edited
- 15. 8. 2026