Hraunvallaraskóli is looking for a primary school teacher to teach design and construction in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The school is unique in that both a nursery and a primary school are run within its walls. It could be said that pupils begin their school journey at eighteen months old at Hraunvallar School and complete it at the age of sixteen. Hraunvallar School operates according to the philosophy of the open school, and the building has been designed with this in mind. Teaching is geared towards meeting the diverse needs of individuals, who learn to organise their own learning and assess their own progress. Teachers work together in teams during lessons and in the planning and preparation of teaching. Pupils in the same year group are in common tutorial groups with a shared form tutor in their home areas. The values of Hraunvallar School are Friendship – Cooperation – Responsibility.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Teach design and construction in consultation with fellow teachers, school management and parents.
• Promotes the welfare of students in collaboration with parents and the school's professional staff.
• Works to develop school operations in collaboration with management and colleagues.
• Works on school-wide skills designed to create a good atmosphere in schools and ensure the safety and well-being of pupils and staff.
• A clear commitment to the school's policy and priorities
• Other tasks as per the job description

Educational and competency requirements:

• Teaching licence (licence to accompany application)
• Experience of teaching is desirable
• Interest in working with children and young people
• Agility in communication, flexibility and cooperativeness
• Initiative and autonomy in work methods
• Positivity and an interest in working in a creative and ambitious environment
• Punctuality and conscientiousness
• Good command of Icelandic. The proficiency level C1 is taken as the standard, according to criteria of the European Language Portfolio.

The job share is 50-100% and the employee is expected to start on 1 August 2026.

A condition of employment is that the person has a clean criminal record.

Further information about the post is provided by the Headteacher, Lars J. Imsland., lars@hraunvallaskoli.is, Aðalbjörg Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Headteacher adalbjorgs@hraunvallaskoli.is or by phone on 590 2800

The salary is in accordance with the collective agreement between the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities and the Icelandic Teachers' Association.

The application deadline is 27 May 2026.

Attention is drawn to the policy of the City of Hafnarfjörður to equalise the gender balance in employment with the city and to ensure that its workplaces reflect the diversity of the community.