Bjarkalundur Nursery School is advertising for a full-time teacher.

Bjarkalundur Nursery is located in Völlunum and is a four-unit nursery that opened in the autumn of 2016. The nursery draws on the Reggio Emilia approach. Its key focuses are early intervention in its work with children, alongside literacy and flow. The school works according to the SMT School Skills programme, which focuses on paying attention to and reinforcing positive behaviour. The school's values are cooperation, respect and care. Interactions within the school are based on these values, which are to be reflected in all of the school's work. 

Bjarkalundur nursery school has a positive, enthusiastic and fun-loving staff, where the emphasis is on professionalism. 

The nurseries of Hafnarfjörður have introduced improved working hours, based on a 36-hour working week for all staff. Staff in the Association of Early Years Educators and the Association of Occupational Therapists have opted for an arrangement whereby their academic year is comparable to that of primary school teachers. These staff members therefore take reduced working hours around Christmas and New Year, during the winter break in primary schools, in the week before Easter, and with longer periods off in the summer. 

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Working on the upbringing and education of nursery children, including participating in the planning of professional work and parent-teacher collaboration in cooperation with the department manager.
• To closely monitor the welfare of children and nurture them mentally and physically in accordance with the nature and needs of each individual, so that they can enjoy themselves as individuals.
• Works in close partnership with the children's parents/guardians.
• Operates in accordance with the laws and regulations for nurseries, other applicable laws, and the National Curriculum for Nurseries.
• Other tasks as per the job description and as assigned by a superior.

Educational and competency requirements:

• Teacher's licence (copy of licence to be attached to the application)
• Experience of working in a nursery is desirable.
• Knowledge of the Reggio Emilia approach is desirable. 
• Communication and teamwork skills 
• Initiative in work and professional ambition
• Independent and organised working methods 
• Excellent Icelandic skills are a requirement; a minimum of C1 according to the ETM self-assessment framework (coe.int)

Job benefits:

• Fitness grant
• 75% discount on nursery fees
• Priority in nursery school
• Library card
• Swimming map

If a qualified teacher cannot be found, consideration will be given to appointing a university graduate or an individual with experience of working with children, in accordance with Act No. 95/2019. We encourage interested applicants to apply.

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

Information about the job is provided by Elisabet Karlsdóttir the deputy nursery head on 555-4941 or via email bjarkalundur@hafnarfjordur.is.

The salary is in accordance with the collective agreement between the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities and the Association of Early Childhood Educators.

The application deadline is 15 June 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.