Reading Instruction Teacher

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Do you have a big heart for students and a strong commitment to their reading development? With us, you can now apply for an important role where you can make a real impact and make a difference. Södermalmsskolan's upper secondary section is now looking for you for the position of Reading Instruction Teacher. Södermalmsskolan is centrally located in Kristinehamn and has approximately 850 students from preschool through grade 9. The facilities and schoolyard are divided into sections for grades F-3, 4-6, and 7-9, where each level has its own naturally defined area with space for play and creativity. The School Administration's area of responsibility includes services for children from one year old through upper secondary education. The activities include open preschool, preschool, primary school, adapted primary school, after-school care, upper secondary school, adapted upper secondary school, as well as cultural school and youth centers. With us, you will meet engaged and knowledgeable teachers who put the student at the center! Kristinehamn is a city that combines the best of two worlds - the calm and community of a small town with good opportunities for work and development. Here, commute times are shorter, the pace is more balanced, and everyday life is easier to manage. With Lake Vänern just around the corner, a beautiful and accessible archipelago environment awaits, and we have a rich cultural and recreational life for both children and adults that makes it easy to live an active life. 1 position(s). JOB RESPONSIBILITIES This position focuses primarily on reading instruction with students who need foundational training in reading and reading comprehension. You will monitor students' progress using screening, measurement instruments, and analyze results in collaboration with teaching teachers and special educators. You are expected to teach students both individually and in groups and help strengthen students' motivation to develop their reading, writing, and language skills. You will evaluate reading instruction for students based on their needs and maintain ongoing dialogue with teaching teachers and special educators regarding students' reading development, particularly those at foundational levels. Continuously documenting students' progress in their learning is also part of the role. You will be part of a teaching team where you share experiences, expertise, ideas, and work satisfaction. Collaboration with students, guardians, and colleagues is an important part of the assignment. Together with other educators in the team, you take responsibility for developing the activities with the goal of giving each student the best possible conditions for development and learning. The position may include reading instruction with students at the Summer School. This position is a vacation-fill role for 40 hours/week. QUALIFICATIONS We look forward to your application and welcome you if you have the following: • Teaching certification • Eligibility to teach grades 4-6 or grades 1-7 in Swedish/SVA • Training in reading instruction • Previous experience with reading instruction and reading development • Good ability to express yourself in speech and writing in Swedish, as language is our primary tool. We consider it an advantage if you have experience teaching Swedish/SVA at the upper secondary level and a special education degree with a focus on Swedish/SVA. To succeed in this role, it is important that you take great personal responsibility, have the ability to maintain good structure, and can focus on the right things in stressful situations. You work well collaboratively and communicate in a calm and pedagogical manner when interacting with students, guardians, and colleagues. We also see that you are social, outgoing, and work to create motivation in students who struggle to find their own drive at school. Your creativity can be an important key here. A good understanding of students' different conditions for learning is something we consider essential. Interviews may be conducted continuously during the application period. We warmly welcome your application today! Employment Type: Permanent position. Duration: Permanent, start date: August 3, 2026, or by agreement. If you are not a citizen of Sweden, the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and are offered employment, you must be able to demonstrate that you have a valid work permit or are exempt from the requirement to have a work permit. In Kristinehamn Municipality, we work for active leadership and employee engagement. This is created through dialogue and interaction between leaders and employees, which creates good conditions for job satisfaction in the organization. Our work environment is affected by how we treat each other, and we all have a responsibility to contribute. Together, we work to ensure that the activities achieve their goals and that decisions made are also followed. A curious basic attitude and willingness to collaborate are prerequisites for continuous improvements that lead to the best possible service to the municipality's residents. As an employee with us, you can expect support for new ideas, good development opportunities, and that we provide you with the tools you need to perform your work well. Kristinehamn Municipality sees diversity as a strength and we welcome all applicants. Our competence-based recruitment methodology aims to focus on the individual's competence and thereby also counteract discrimination. We warmly welcome your application! To ensure quality in the recruitment process and maintain good communication with you as a job applicant with us, we ask you to submit your application only through the application link in the announcement. Questions concerning the recruitment process are handled by the recruitment unit.

Overview

Type

job

Status

active

Visibility

public

City

Kristinehamn

Address

Kristinehamn kommun

GPS

59.309949432482, 14.111380308644copyopen in

Email

[email protected]

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6

Published

11. 6. 2026

Edited

21. 6. 2026

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