Hvaleyrarskóli is looking to hire a School and Leisure Assistant for a 50% position at the Holtasel after-school club.

This is a position that involves providing support and assistance to pupils at the Holtasel after-school club on all weekdays afternoons. After regular school hours, pupils in Years 1 to 4 can attend the Holtasel after-school club. Holtasel is based at the school. It offers a varied after-school programme until 16:30 every weekday, regardless of a child's ability, development or disability. A special emphasis is placed on being inclusive of all groups.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Working with students with specific difficulties 
• Assisting with general classroom work under the guidance of a teacher 
• Works at a youth club and on summer and play schemes 
• Welcomes students and assists them. 
• Carries out patrol and monitoring duties for the premises and equipment, and keeps corridors and toilets tidy throughout the day. 
• Assisting in the dining hall and with meal preparation. 
• Supervises and assists the children in play and work. 
• Other tasks as per the job description and as assigned by a superior. 

Educational and competency requirements:

• Experience of working with children is desirable. 
• Knowledge of Icelandic is a requirement. 
• General computer skills 
• A great interest and ambition to work with children 
• Constructive in communication, flexibility and a high degree of collaboration. 
• Initiative and autonomy in work methods 
• Punctuality and conscientiousness 

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

Further information about the post is available from Margrét Heiða Magnúsdóttir, Manager of the Leisure Centre, on 664-5778 or via email. margretm@hvaleyrarskoli.is or Kristinn Guðlaugsson, Headteacher, on 664-5833 or via email kristinn@hvaleyrarskoli.is 

The application deadline is 24 February 2026.

A detailed CV must accompany the application.

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

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.