Hraunvallar Nursery School is looking to hire a teacher for a 100% position.

Hraunvallar Nursery School is located in Völlunum, Hafnarfjörður, in the same building as Hraunvalla School, which promotes an integrated education for children from their first steps in nursery school until the age of sixteen. The school's values, which are reflected in all its work, are friendship, cooperation and responsibility. At Hraunvallar Nursery School, the philosophy of John Dewey is followed, focusing on the active participation of the child in their learning, with an emphasis on play and social engagement. The school uses the SMT (Social Management and Teaching) approach, where desirable behaviour is highlighted with specific praise and rewards. Clear instructions are a guiding principle, and good communication is actively cultivated.

The nurseries of Hafnarfjörður have introduced improved working hours, based on a 36-hour working week for all staff. Staff in the Association of Nursery Teachers 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 with the upbringing and education of nursery school children
• Taking part in the planning of professional work
• Participating in parent collaboration in consultation with the Head of Year
• Other duties as described in the job description

 Educational and competency requirements:

• Teaching licence (attached)
• Experience in childcare or teaching young children is desirable.
• Good communication skills
• Initiative in work and professional ambition
• Independent and organised working methods

• Good command of Icelandic, C1 language level ETM Self-Assessment Framework (coe.int)

Job benefits:

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

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, even if they do not hold a teaching qualification.

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

Information about the job is provided by Bryndís Guðlaugsdóttir bryndisg@hafnarfjordur.is 

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

The application deadline is 26 February 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.