Substitute Teacher for Swedish/Social Studies, Grade 4, Fall 2026

Do you want meaningful work that makes a difference in people's lives? Welcome to a municipality that is far from ordinary! The Department of Education is responsible for preschools, after-school programs, primary schools, upper secondary schools, and adapted primary and upper secondary schools. We have over 3,200 employees at 40 preschools, 22 primary schools, and four upper secondary schools. Here there is great commitment to ensuring that all children and students receive high-quality instruction, have the opportunity to develop, and reach their full potential. In Botkyrka, we believe that success in school is the key to a good life and the strongest protective factor for the future. The Position and Your Tasks As a teacher, you are an important part of helping Botkyrka municipality become Sweden's best school municipality, where students succeed in school and develop according to their unique abilities. In your role, you conduct language-developing instruction that engages students as well as related tasks such as preparation and follow-up of instruction and grading. You are part of the intermediate grades team and actively work with the team to develop toward common goals with a solution-focused approach. You contribute to collegial collaboration by being curious, humble, and always keeping students' best interests in focus. Additionally, you serve as a change agent in developing a good pedagogical and social learning environment. Therefore, together with your mentor colleague and other school functions, you conduct regular needs assessments of your student groups and adapt instruction to meet student needs while tracking structured and measurable progress over time. Together, we focus on student learning! In this work, we need to collaborate across different professional roles at the school. Like us, you believe it is equally important to actively engage in values-based work, where the school day is characterized by both inclusion and participation. You are also well aware that when our current approaches do not lead to desired results, we need to take responsibility for analyzing, adapting, and developing our instruction. With a strong sense of agency, you see opportunities to transform and improve instruction based on student needs, so that all students are given the best possible conditions to develop to their full potential. Mentorship is a central part of your role, including social contact regarding students and classes, communication with guardians, absence management and development conversations, as well as collaboration with authorities and social services. In your role, you collaborate with the student support team. You are expected to be able to work with digital tools in your instruction. As an employee with us, you are an ambassador for the school by participating in open houses, fairs, etc. What We Offer You What we are most proud of is that our students enjoy school, feel safe, and come here with joy every day. Here you will meet curious colleagues and a workplace that tries new approaches to succeed together. We have strong faith that good relationships are the foundation for learning. Therefore, we actively work to create a school environment where each student feels seen, valued, and welcome. If a student does not come to school, we notice, because we miss them, and we work together for high attendance and well-being. Here we take collective responsibility for our students. We are aware that adults are important role models and value professional, respectful, and positive interactions. Therefore, we invest in developing our activities by expanding student support and pedagogical expertise with more special educators, special needs educators, trained after-school instructors, and social pedagogues. What We're Looking For We are seeking a certified teacher with credentials to teach Swedish and social studies in grades 4-6. You have experience and great interest in teaching, and you are a safe and warm leader with authoritative leadership. Required Qualifications: • Teaching certification with credentials for grades 4–6 in Swedish and social studies • Experience teaching in the intermediate grades • Strong ability to build safe relationships and a positive learning environment • Good command of Swedish in speech and writing • Experience using digital tools in instruction • Ability to collaborate and contribute to the school's development work Meritorious: • Experience with Vklass • Knowledge of cooperative learning • Experience working in multicultural and multilingual learning environments • Competence in Swedish as a Second Language (SVA) As a person, you are interested in staying current and are at the forefront of your profession. You are relationship-building and collaboration-oriented in order to address individual and organizational needs. You also need to be organized to conduct high-quality instruction. For positions in the Department of Education at Botkyrka municipality, you as a prospective employee will undergo a background check. Read more about background checks here: https://www.botkyrka.se/bakgrundskontroll About Us Botkyrka is a municipality full of contrasts where the suburban environment of a major city meets forests, meadows, lakes, and coastline of the countryside. Over 100 languages are spoken here, and people with backgrounds from around the world live and work here. We offer an inspiring workplace full of opportunities where we together create the best conditions for a sustainable future. We offer good and secure working conditions with collective agreements and several benefits so that you can thrive and develop on the job. Read more here: Our Employer Offer Additional Information For positions in, for example, healthcare, schools, and social services in Botkyrka municipality, you as a prospective employee must provide an extract from the Police's criminal record register. Botkyrka municipality is subject to the principle of public access to information. This means that application documents are, as a rule, public records. We use competency-based recruitment to ensure quality in the recruitment process and thereby counteract discrimination. We ask that recruitment and staffing agencies not contact us in connection with this recruitment. Interviews take place on an ongoing basis. Do not hesitate—submit your application today!

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