Head of the Lower Primary at Damagerskolen – clear, engaged and academically strong

Damagerskolen is a small public school in the middle of Greve, where we know each other across year groups, subject areas and functions. Greve Municipality’s 10th grade (GTI) is part of the school. For us, proximity, relationships and community are noticeable in everyday life. We are now looking for a new head of the lower school to our lovely school. If you are motivated to be part of a small and close school community with short distances between people and decisions, we would very much like to hear from you.

Your task

As head of the lower school you will have the pedagogical and personnel leadership responsibility for the lower school and the after-school care (SFO). In the SFO, a middle manager handles the daily operations in close cooperation with you. You also have a large leadership responsibility for the SFO, the staff, the pedagogical direction and the coherence between school and leisure time.

It is important for us that leadership is felt in everyday life. You must be visible and accessible, know the staff’s practice and follow up on the agreements we make. You must be able to create clear frameworks and expectations and step in as leader when a class, a child, a parent collaboration or a personnel issue requires it.

You are not only the leader of the lower school and the SFO. As part of the school leadership you share responsibility for the entire Damagerskolen and must actively contribute to operations, priorities and school development across the organization.

We are looking for a leader who

• has a relevant pedagogical or teaching-related background
• is a clear and professionally well-founded sparring partner for the staff
• can stay calm in complex situations, make decisions and take responsibility for them
• has an eye for inclusive communities and children in vulnerable positions
• can support a professional and trust-based parental collaboration
• has a leadership degree or is willing to complete one.

It is a clear advantage if you already have leadership experience and have tried your hand at personnel management and the many different tasks and dilemmas that come with the leadership responsibility. If you have experience from SFO or the leisure education area, we also see that as an advantage.

A commitment to shared leadership

The leadership consists of the principal, vice-principal, head of the lower school and the department head for Greve Municipality’s 10th grade. We each have our areas of responsibility, but we are first and foremost a shared leadership team with responsibility for the whole school.

We emphasize open and honest sparring, clear task distribution and a strong collegial collaboration. There must be room for different perspectives and professional disagreement, but also a clear expectation that we stand together on the decisions we make, and help each other when tasks require it.

You should therefore be willing to take an interest in the entire organization and actively and commitingly engage in the shared leadership tasks and in the continued development of Damagerskolen.

About Damagerskolen

We work every day with the students’ learning, well-being and opportunities to participate. Professionalism, community and creativity are central values for us. All staff are trained in Restorative Practices, which provide a common framework for our work with relationships, dialogue and conflict management.

We believe that children develop and learn best in strong communities, and that solutions as far as possible should be found close to the child’s everyday life. Therefore, we work to create coherence between teaching, pedagogy and the professional communities around the children.

Employment and process

The position is full-time and expected to be filled by December 1, 2026 or no later than January 1, 2027. Salary and terms of employment are according to the applicable collective agreement.

• Application deadline: October 21, 2026
• 1st interview: October 23, 2026
• Between the first and second interview an informal coffee meeting with the school leader is arranged.
• 2nd interview: October 28, 2026

We will obtain references in connection with the appointment, after prior agreement with you. Employment is conditional on a clean criminal record and a clean child-criminal record.

Would you like to know more?

You are very welcome to contact the school principal Brian Heim - not available in week 42 - via SMS or call 40415703 for an informal conversation about the position or to arrange a visit to Damagerskolen. All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

Application deadline: Oct. 21, 2026

Department: Blågårdsvej 100 2670 Greve

Location: Damagerskolen