Preschool Teacher at Finninge Preschool Unit

Strängnäs kommun · Vollzeit

Nygatan 10, Strängnäs, Schweden

Are you creative, engaged, and want to help develop our educational activities? Are you curious and want to grow together with your colleagues? Then this position is for you! Working as a preschool teacher offers a unique and wonderful opportunity to influence and contribute to our children's development. Through participation and engagement, we create a safe and pleasant environment with the best possible conditions for our children. We are now seeking 1–2 preschool teachers on temporary contract at Finninge Preschool Unit. The unit includes Grävlingen, Siklöjan, Äventyret, Trädgårdsmästaren, and Trollskogen. With us, you will receive support from a head preschool teacher, special educators, and development leaders. We also have a preschool center where we offer professional development. Will you be our next colleague? 2 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES In your role as a preschool teacher, you will work with your colleagues to create a safe, fun, and challenging educational environment for the children. Together, we are responsible for an approach where we encourage children to actively participate in and influence their day at preschool. You will plan, implement, and follow up on activities according to the curriculum's goals and guidelines. With us, you will find a cohesive and innovative leadership team that provides you with the support you need. We practice trust-based leadership and encourage personal development through collegial learning and professional development. We are a practice preschool in collaboration with Mälardalen University and welcome preschool teacher students. We offer you: • Reflection time, both individual and collegial. • Free educational meals from our own kitchens with a high proportion of organic food. • Introductory year for newly qualified preschool teachers and mentorship. • Three planning days/year and two professional development days/year. • Opportunity to participate in unit development work. • Work clothes and your own computer. • Wellness allowance. QUALIFICATIONS We are looking for you who have/are: • A certified preschool teacher or in the final phase of your preschool teacher education. • Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written. Your personal qualities are important to us, and we will place great emphasis on them! For us, a good work environment, collegial learning, and good cooperation are essential! Providing this places demands on both us as an employer and on you as an employee. We are therefore looking for someone who is a team player with excellent ability to build relationships. Your positive attitude and ability to see solutions rather than obstacles make you a valued colleague not only within the work group but also among the children and their guardians. As a person, we are looking for someone who is a leader and wants to drive development at the preschool forward together with us. You are brave, curious, and bring genuine enthusiasm and a burning interest in working with our children according to the preschool curriculum. Our interviews are ongoing, so please send your application today! Please also include your teaching certification. We look forward to meeting you! Employment type: Fixed-term contract. Duration: 6 months or longer, start date: 2026-11-02, end date: 2027-06-30. Welcome to Strängnäs Municipality! Strängnäs Municipality has just over 39,000 residents and is strategically located in Mälardalen with excellent transportation connections. It is close to the capital Stockholm, which can be reached by train in under 50 minutes, and Eskilstuna is even closer. Our municipality is an attractive place for both living and working, where you have the opportunity to make a real difference for society and its residents. With us, there are numerous meaningful and challenging tasks, with opportunities to grow and develop in your professional role. In Strängnäs Municipality, over 2,500 knowledgeable and engaged employees work together to create a positive everyday life for residents. We value a workplace where everyone feels included and has room to have a say. We actively work based on values characterized by respect, openness, development, and clarity. In our annual employee survey, we see that our employees are satisfied. We hope you will be part of our team and, together with us, build the future Strängnäs. Together we create a stronger municipality and make each other better. Strängnäs Municipality implements smoke-free working time to create a healthy work environment for all employees, colleagues, and service users. Application Process and Personal Data Handling: • As an applicant, you are responsible for clearly documenting your competence so that we can make a factual and fair assessment of your application. • When working with children and young people, an extract from the police's criminal record register is required before employment. • Strängnäs Municipality handles your personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. You can read more about our personal data handling on our website: https://www.strangnas.se/kommun-och-politik/overklaga-beslut-rattssakerhet/personuppgifter-i-strangnas-kommun Strängnäs Municipality has chosen media channels for this recruitment and therefore declines contact from ad sellers and recruitment services. We look forward to learning more about you and how you want to contribute to Strängnäs' future.