TEACHER: Swedish Language Acquisition DP

Qualifications, Attributes and Experience the teacher is expected to have: •Teaching qualification. •Qualifications in Swedish Language Acquisition, Lärarlegitimation i Svenska som andraspråk •Experience as a teacher. •Excellent communication skills. •The ability to establish rapport with adults and students. •The ability to work effectively in a team •A pleasant and friendly personality. •The ability to function effectively under pressure. •The ability to show initiative and work independently.

Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. Included in the recruitment process will be a local and national police check as well as a mandatory police background check from the last year of employment in every country worked. It would be desirable for the successful applicant to have a working knowledge of the IB Middle Years and/or Diploma Programmes or their equivalent. Experience working with students from diverse cultures and countries would be an advantage.

REPORTS TO: the Principal

Duties/Responsibilities: The teacher is responsible for the following: •Teaching of Grades 11 to 12 Swedish Language Acquisition, Gymnasieskolan Svenska som andraspråk •Contributing to the development and implementation of the curriculum. •Communicating regularly with parents. •Be an active and contributing member of the School’s faculty. •Participating in the full range of professional activities in the school. •Actively contributing to the operational needs of the school. WHO ARE WE? We are the longest established and most prestigious international school in Stockholm. For over 60 years we have been developing educational excellence, social responsibility and personal integrity in decisively international students. We are an English-speaking preschool - grade 12 day school offering the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP). As a non-profit foundation, we are governed by a Board of Trustees. WHO DO WE SERVE? We are the premier educational choice of the globally mobile diplomatic, business and research community in Stockholm. Being the only school in Sweden with over 80% of international students and international teaching staff, we are the clear choice for parents who wish their children to be ready for any educational and life challenge anywhere in the world.