Hraunvallar Nursery School is advertising for the post of Deputy Head Teacher.

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication and collaboration skills, a desire to develop nursery practice, who is organised and driven by improvement, and has the ambition to achieve success in the role. It is important that the person is a professional leader, solution-oriented and positive. Must have the ambition to build a positive school ethos and a creative nursery practice that is in constant development in collaboration with all parties within the school community. This is a 100% post, while the management role of Deputy Head Teacher is 50%. 

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 (School-wide Positive Behaviour) approach, where desirable behaviour is highlighted with targeted praise and rewards. Clear instructions are a guiding principle, and good communication is actively promoted.

Hafnarfjörður has a population of around 30,000. The municipality runs 17 nurseries and has service contracts with two more. The Borough of Hafnarfjörður is a health-promoting workplace and supports the health and well-being of its staff in a variety of ways.

The aim of the Education and Public Health Department is to be a professional and progressive force in education, youth and sports affairs, to provide children and families in the town with a comprehensive service, and to promote continuity in all its work, with the well-being of residents as its guiding principle.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Works towards and is responsible for, together with the nursery manager, ensuring that the nursery school's work is carried out in accordance with the National Curriculum for Early Years and the nursery's own curriculum, that plans for this are made, and that regular evaluation takes place.
• Assistant to the head teacher and their deputy.
• Manages the day-to-day organisation of the school's operations, together with the nursery manager.
• Guides the professional work of each department and provides early support to students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Manages communication and collaboration with parents in consultation with the nursery manager.
• Attends parents' meetings, which are held by the nursery school
• Other tasks as per the job description

Educational and competency requirements:

• Teacher's licence
• Experience of working in a nursery and nursery teaching is a requirement.
• Postgraduate education in management or education and/or pedagogy is an advantage.
• Management experience is an advantage.
• Initiative in work and professional ambition
• Independent and organised working methods
• Good teamwork and communication skills
• Good knowledge of Icelandic
• Good computer skills
• A clean criminal record is a condition.

A detailed CV, covering letter and licence to practise must accompany the application. The application deadline is 24 February 2026.

Further information is provided by Árný Steindóra Steindórsdóttir, Head of Early Childhood Education., arnyst@hafnarfjordur.is

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

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.