Västra Förskoleområdet Seeking Childcare Provider for Extended Temporary Assignment

Södertälje kommun · Full-time

Nyköpingsvägen 26, Södertälje, Sweden

Västra förskoleområdet is seeking a childcare provider for an extended temporary assignment. Västra förskoleområdet has six preschools located in Västra Blombacka, Geneta, and Västergård. We want to give children a childhood that equips them for the future and builds their confidence in their own ability to think, learn, and develop. Through our education, we promote communication skills, empathy, creativity, curiosity, and respect for diverse perspectives. Our preschools work from a common project framework and a process-oriented, exploratory approach that is based on the curriculum and children's experiences, thoughts, and interests. We see preschool as a democratic meeting place where diversity and differences are an asset, and where children, families, and educators learn together. Through pedagogical documentation, we make children's learning processes visible and develop them. Inspired by the concept of the child's hundred languages, we offer varied and stimulating learning environments where children have the opportunity to express themselves, explore, and create in many different ways. Language development work is a priority area, and we adults are active and present co-researchers in children's play and learning. Your Responsibilities As a childcare provider, you are an important part of the team and contribute to creating a safe, enjoyable, and educational experience for the children. Together with colleagues, you help implement and develop the preschool's education. Your duties include: - Actively participate in the planning, implementation, and follow-up of teaching and education. - Support children's development, learning, and well-being based on their needs and circumstances. - Contribute to a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment. - Create and develop good relationships with children, guardians, and colleagues. - Participate in documentation, reflection, and quality work. - Contribute to the development of operations based on the curriculum's goals and the preschool's development areas. - Ensure that all children have the opportunity to participate, have influence, and receive equitable education. Who Are You? We are looking for you—an engaged, confident, and playful childcare provider with a genuine interest in children's learning and development. You are present in children's play, build positive relationships, and contribute to a setting where curiosity, exploration, and participation are central. Together with your colleagues, you create a safe, accessible, and inspiring learning environment where each child has the opportunity to develop according to their own circumstances. Requirements: - Trained childcare provider. - Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. - Good digital skills. Merits: - Experience working in a preschool. Personal Qualities: - Engaged and positive. - Good ability to build relationships with children, guardians, and colleagues. - Good collaboration skills. - Responsible and flexible. - Active and present in children's play and learning. We place great emphasis on personal suitability. What We Offer With us, you have the opportunity to work in a preschool area characterized by development, collaboration, and confidence in the future. We work in a process-oriented and exploratory manner based on children's interests, experiences, and questions. In Västra förskoleområdet, we see diversity and differences as a strength, and our preschools are democratic meeting places for children, families, and employees. Here you become part of an engaged team that together develops education and creates an accessible, inspiring, and equitable education for all children. Our preschools offer rich and stimulating learning environments both indoors and outdoors, where play, creativity, and exploration are given plenty of space. As an educator, you also have access to unique learning resources in the surrounding area, such as Tom Tits Experiment, Naturskolan, and Torekällberget, which provides wonderful opportunities to broaden and deepen children's learning through experiences and investigative approaches. As an employee of Södertälje Municipality, you are offered a secure employment, good employment terms and working conditions, skills development, and various benefits. Please read more about us on our website and for more information about our benefits: https://www.sodertalje.se/formaner Welcome to us! Other Information Interviews take place continuously during the application period. Södertälje Municipality uses competency-based recruitment methodology to prevent discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace. We have many positions where we conduct background checks. A police register extract (criminal and suspicion register) may therefore need to be provided by the candidate before an employment decision is made. An employment with us may involve placement in a security clearance class. A security vetting with a background check according to the Security Protection Act (2018:585) may therefore be conducted before an employment decision is made. For some of our positions in the security clearance class, Swedish citizenship is required.