Assistant Principal at Brunnsboskolan Adapted Elementary School

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · plný úvazek

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Švédsko

Description Hop on the bus and come join us! In less than ten minutes from central Gothenburg, you'll be in Brunnsbo. We welcome you to Brunnsboskolan, a multicultural school where we want to make a difference in children's futures and offer you independent and developing work. Brunnsboskolan's vision is We grow together! through knowledge, responsibility, safety, and community. We have approximately 730 students from preschool through grade 9 and adapted elementary school, plus over 130 employees. Your assignment as assistant principal will be at the adapted elementary school. Job Responsibilities The school leadership works as a team consisting of one principal and four assistant principals (including this position) responsible for grades F-3, 4-6, 7-9, and adapted elementary school 1-9. As assistant principal, your work involves exercising leadership close to students and staff. You focus on the school's core processes and work daily to make a difference for students. The role is highly executive and operational under delegated responsibility. Concretely, this means assisting the principal in directing the school in a common direction as decided by the leadership team and principal. You lead, develop, and organize work at the school unit within the scope of your delegation. In the leadership team, you contribute as assistant principal to the principal's decision-making based on a holistic view and equity, as well as our collaborative learning. As assistant principal, you are responsible for goals, finances, personnel, and quality within your area of responsibility according to the committee's further delegation. You are responsible for the work environment tasks that have been assigned to you, including matters concerning students' work environment. You also participate in organizational changes, staff allocation, and scheduling. The assignment includes collaboration with other departments, authorities, guardians, the local community, and other school units. As assistant principal in Gothenburg City, you have access to support from the department's various support functions in areas such as finances, HR, quality and development, communication, and digitalization. Qualifications We are looking for someone who has: a university degree of at least 180 credits where pedagogy was part of the education experience in some form of leadership role at least 4 years of experience working in schools knowledge of laws/regulations and other governing documents at the national level for school and activity forms within elementary school It is meritorious if you have: principals' training leadership development programs/training or preparatory management training school leadership experience or other management experience experience with financial management and resource allocation experience with laws/regulations and collective agreements concerning employer responsibility (for example the Education Act and Work Environment Act) experience with adapted elementary school. Personal Competencies As assistant principal, you are motivated by clearly defined goals and have the ability to transform these into concrete action. With a focus on the goal, you can reprioritize work when conditions or needs change. You should effectively identify and analyze the core of a problem and suggest possible solutions. You have the ability to see connections and can draw logical conclusions based on limited and/or complex information. As a person, you are attentive and open to understanding other people's needs, feelings, and opinions. You are receptive to what others say or express and show respect, consideration, and care in your interactions. As assistant principal, you should be able to oversee your own area of responsibility and place your own operation's significance in a larger context. You take into account various information sources and perspectives and can adapt others' ideas to your own operation. Furthermore, you are clear, gain acceptance for your thoughts and ideas, and can influence decisions in a certain direction. Through convincing arguments, you can bring enthusiasm and energy that encourages good performance, teamwork, and increased motivation. We warmly welcome your application! Other Information Gothenburg City applies individual and differentiated salary setting. Here you can find more information about, among other things, salary statistics: Salary, compensation and benefits - Gothenburg City As an employee in our department, you are offered, among other things, wellness allowance, bicycle benefit, and employee support. According to the Education Act, an excerpt from the police criminal record must be presented by persons before they are employed in preschool activities, school, and school childcare. You order this on the Police website. For this recruitment, we have taken a position on recruitment channels and therefore we decline further offers of competence placement, advertising, and recruitment assistance. We only accept applications through our recruitment system in accordance with GDPR. About Us We create the future in Gothenburg – one lesson at a time Every day, thousands of children and young people meet in our schools – with them we shape Gothenburg's future. In the elementary school department, we are 10,000 committed employees working together so that all students succeed and grow, regardless of background or circumstances. You have an important role in creating an equitable school with high quality, where you both get to develop and develop the operation. You build knowledge, community, and future hope together with your colleagues. With us, you get to make a difference – for real. Gothenburg's elementary school department is responsible for the city's approximately 140 municipal schools, from preschool through grade 9, adapted elementary school, after-school centers, and cultural school. Welcome to work near the forest, the city, or the sea. We are Gothenburg.