Principal of Elementary School Grades F-3 and After-School Care

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Do you want to lead a school where quality, legal compliance, and good relationships go hand in hand? The children's and education services in Robertsfors Municipality are engaged in active development work. We are developing our working methods, strengthening our systematic quality management, and building sustainable leadership focused on long-term quality. Our work is based on three guiding principles: legal compliance, equal treatment, and an impersonal approach. For us, this means that decisions are made based on legislation, governing documents, and professional assessments; that people are treated with respect and equality; and that operations are built on clear structures that stand the test of time. We also believe in close leadership. That is why Robertsfors Municipality has a politically established staffing ratio benchmark per manager, which creates favorable conditions for present and sustainable leadership. Now we are looking for a principal who wants to lead Jenningsskolan F–3 and Åkullsjöns School F–3 with associated after-school care. Your Assignment As principal, you have overall responsibility for operations, personnel, work environment, finances, and pedagogical development. You lead the operations in accordance with the Education Act, the curriculum, and the municipality's goals, and you are responsible for creating a safe, equitable, and developmentally sound school environment for students and staff. You are part of the Children's and Education Administration's management team and actively contribute to the development of the entire administration. Your assignment includes, among other things: lead and develop pedagogical operations ensure systematic quality management ensure legally compliant exercise of authority create favorable conditions for staff development and a good work environment manage operations finances and resource utilization collaborate with students, guardians, student health services, trade unions, and other partners. Your Competence and Experience We are looking for someone who has pedagogical higher education experience working in school operations experience in a management or qualified leadership position with responsibility for personnel, operations, and work environment solid knowledge of school's governing documents and mission good ability to express yourself well in speech and writing in Swedish. It is meritorious if you have experience as a principal or assistant principal completed or initiated state principal training experience with systematic quality management experience with student health services work experience with change management experience working in a politically governed organization. Is This You? We are looking for a confident leader with personal maturity and good judgment. You inspire confidence through being clear, attentive, and consistent. You have the ability to make well-founded decisions even when questions are complex and different perspectives need to be weighed. You lead with both warmth and clarity. You build relationships through presence, respect, and curiosity while creating structure, maintaining direction, and following up on decisions made. You can handle difficult conversations in a professional manner and treat people with respect even when you disagree. You appreciate order and structure and see the value of shared working methods. For you, clear processes are not an obstacle to development – they are a prerequisite for quality, legal compliance, and equality. You have good analytical ability and can translate governing documents, results, and materials into wise decisions and concrete operational development. At the same time, you have an unpretentious approach and actively contribute to good cooperation both within your own operations and in the municipality's joint management work. What We Offer You With us, you will be part of a close and collaborative management team where principals, the school director, and central support functions work together to develop education in Robertsfors Municipality. We know that good leadership requires the right conditions. That is why we actively work with clear assignments, close collaboration, and qualified support in areas such as HR, finance, student health services, and operational development. Our ambition is that you can focus on your most important task – leading school development and creating favorable conditions for student learning. With us, you have the opportunity to lead an operation where you have significant responsibility but never stand alone. As an employee in Robertsfors Municipality, you are offered, among other things, a wellness allowance and the opportunity to swim free of charge at the municipality's public pool once per week. Employment Permanent full-time employment. Salary Range Salary: 53 400–60 000 kronor per month. Final salary will be determined based on education, experience, and the overall assessment of your competence. About Your Application Want to know more about our recruitment process? Read more here. Robertsfors Municipality applies competence-based recruitment, which means that competencies should be in focus throughout the recruitment process. This minimizes the risk of discrimination and increases the accuracy of matching between position and candidate. Robertsfors Municipality has chosen to eliminate personal letters and CVs from applications to our open positions. Instead, we pose a number of selection and qualification questions at application that address the applicant's interest, motivation, and how well they match the position's requirements profile. This decision is based on our desire to promote objectivity in our recruitments, fairness in how applicants are assessed, and to prevent discrimination. Other If you have a protected identity, please contact HR Consultant Elin Isaksson, 0934-14099, and you will receive help submitting your application. Robertsfors Municipality makes an active choice of advertising placement and any recruitment support before each recruitment. We contact those we choose to advertise with ourselves. Therefore, we decline all offers to purchase advertising space or recruitment support. We ask for your respect for this.Do you want to lead a school where quality, legal compliance, and good relationships go hand in hand? The children's and education services in Robertsfors Municipality are engaged in active development work. We are developing our working methods, strengthening our systematic quality management, and building sustainable leadership focused on long-term quality. Our work is based on three guiding principles: legal compliance, equal treatment, and an impersonal approach. For us, this means that decisions are made based on legislation, governing documents, and professional assessments; that people…

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Status

active

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Price

53 400 SEK /month

City

Robertsfors

Address

Storgatan 13

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64.190338327678, 20.853343984499copyopen in

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Published

29. 6. 2026

Edited

29. 7. 2026

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