4 Teachers Wanted for Atuarfik Tuiisaq Paamiut

The Municipality of Sermersooq is seeking 4 skilled teachers for Atuarfik Tuiisaq Paamiut, with commencement on August 1, 2026.

The school's vision and goals include creating healthy students with self-esteem, curiosity, greater willpower, and the courage to have big visions.

Atuarfik Tuiisaq is a public school located in Paamiut with approximately 160 students ranging from the youngest to the oldest grade levels. The school has dedicated and academically skilled teachers as well as other educational staff. The school is an important gathering point in the town and places a high value on well-being, professionalism, and good collaboration with parents and the local community.

Development focus:

Atuarfik Tuiisaq is currently in the implementation phase of Project-Based Learning (PBL) in close collaboration with the administration. The school is focused on developing the teaching to better support students' active participation, interdisciplinarity, creativity, and real-world learning. The school principal plays a central role in leading, supporting, and anchoring this pedagogical development process in close interaction with staff and administration.

Atuarfik Tuiisaq has been a single-track school for the past few years with a total of 11 classes from 1st to 10th grade and 1 special class. The school is divided into 3 levels: the youngest level includes 1st to 3rd grades, the middle level includes 4th to 7th grades, and the oldest level includes 8th to 10th grades. The number of students fluctuates between 155-170 during a school year. The school's staff consists of 18 teachers, a school principal, a vice principal, an office assistant, a janitor, and a janitor's assistant, as well as cleaning staff.

Atuarfik Tuiisaq is currently undergoing a major renovation, so patience will be a virtue.

Job description: We are looking for a qualified teacher to join the teaching team and take on the tasks associated with a teaching team.

Preparation and teaching in the middle and upper grades

Follow-up on each student's teaching plan

Evaluation of each student with the teaching team several times a year

Participate in educational meetings

Participate in weekly teacher meetings

Participate in the joint activities

The tasks are solved in close collaboration with the teaching team and the department head.

Expectations for applicants:

Is a trained teacher

Can work in teams and contribute to educational debate.

Happy for creative challenges - and in collaboration with your colleagues - able to think outside the box.

Working to achieve the school's visions and goals

We also emphasize that you:

Is engaged

Is spacious

Works responsibly and independently

Demonstrates flexibility regarding tasks and ongoing adjustments in workload distribution.

Is robust and shows initiative, surplus, and decisiveness.

Is good at collaborating

We offer:

An exciting job in a department where we constantly try to stay in touch with current trends, keep up with new developments, and improve ourselves professionally in all areas.

Criminal and Child Certificate:

The position is covered by the law on the obligation to obtain a criminal record and child certificate. According to the law, employment can only begin once the municipality has received a satisfactory criminal record and child certificate. We must therefore point out that the start date can only be agreed upon once the municipality has received the child certificate from the National Police as well as the criminal record from the Police.

The child certificate is obtained by the municipality with the consent of the individual, while the criminal record is obtained by the individual from the police.

Salary and employment conditions:

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the applicable agreement between the Government of Greenland, according to the agreement/collective agreement in force at the time of appointment between the Government of Greenland and the relevant negotiating organization.

The employment will be subject to a 3-month probation period.

Housing:

A staff housing can be provided for the position, for which a deposit and rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the applicable rules for rent payment in the Greenland Self-Government and the municipality's properties in Greenland. If permanent staff housing cannot be made available immediately upon taking up the position, employees entitled to temporary housing will be offered a temporary accommodation, for which rent, utilities, etc. will be paid according to the above. For further information about rent, including utilities, etc., please refer to the information at: www.iserit.gl

The start date is dependent on when a staff accommodation is available. Relocation travel and moving expenses are provided in accordance with applicable regulations.

Further information can be obtained from:

If the position interests you, you are welcome to contact us for further information about the position and related tasks at:

School Inspector Johanne Rosing Dahl, phone +299 36 76 81 or email: jord@sermersooq.gl

Application:

Applications marked with Job no. 442-26, along with the educational certificate and documentation of previous employment, etc., must be uploaded before the deadline expires.

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted electronically via the link at the bottom of this page, where you can attach your application and CV.

We do not accept applications in paper or emails, please send your application electronically via the job posting.

Application deadline: May 18, 2026