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About American High School American High School was founded on a strong pedagogical idea. Our guiding star is that "we work so that our students and employees reach their full potential". We therefore work with both knowledge development and personal development. Our culture is characterized by clear rules with care. We call it "Frames and Hugs". The school activities are organized so that students are prepared for an international labor market in a rapidly changing world, in our logo you can therefore read “Get ready for the world”.

Everything that happens at the school is based on our four core values: Courage, Kindness, Knowledge & Curiosity, and Grit. In classrooms and in the hallway, meetings between students and staff are characterized by behaviors derived from these. We work close to the students and always put the students' best interests first.

About American High School, Stockholm - Campus Frescati Hage

At Brunnsviken in the beautiful nature of Norra Djurgårdsstaden, we started a high school in the autumn of 2023. The school enters its fourth academic year in the autumn and will then have approximately 500 students studying on the Natural, Economic, or Social Science programs. Teaching is conducted in both English and Swedish by a competent teaching staff with a strong sense of community.

About the position

As a special needs teacher, you work partly from the school's student health team and are an important part of the promoting and preventive work. You also work operationally to support teachers in learning situations, where lesson visits, for example, are an important part of the daily basis. You ensure that students receive the right support and that teachers have the right knowledge to structure the teaching so that it becomes accessible to all students.

You also work closely with the school management and are an extended arm in ensuring that teachers and students have the right conditions to succeed. Together with the school management, you are responsible for planning and driving the work regarding support at the individual, group, and organizational levels, as well as for students in need of special support. In collaboration with teachers and guardians, you are a support in adapting studies for students. You draw up action plans and conduct investigations, such as pedagogical mappings, as needed. You are also a support to principals in school development issues and actively participate in the school's development work.

You will support students with structure, planning, and study techniques. We assume that you have a good familiarity with compensatory aids and competence regarding digital learning tools. In the long run, the position may also include a coordinating responsibility.

The position is a permanent full-time position (100%), starting with a probationary period of 6 months. Start date August 3rd or by agreement.

Your profile

We are looking for you who are trained as a special needs teacher or special educator, with a degree, and preferably you who also have a teaching license. Previous experience in the profession is a requirement. It is also meritorious if you have worked with high school students. You have experience in drawing up action plans and conducting pedagogical investigations, as well as good knowledge and experience of working with students with reading and writing difficulties. You also have knowledge and experience of working with language-developing approaches.

You have a professional attitude in meeting with students, colleagues, and guardians and good insight into people's different conditions. You find it easy to cooperate and create good working relationships with a coaching and supervisory approach. As a person, you are solution-oriented. You see opportunities and you always lead challenges and problems towards solutions. You have an overwhelmingly positive attitude.

We are looking for you who lead in line with our motto “Frames & Hugs”, which means clear leadership and clear rules in combination with strong care for each student. With the help of your energy, sensitivity, and endurance, you find it easy to engage and create participation towards jointly set goals. Teamwork and transparency are keywords. You have a great commitment to teaching and want to be part of developing the operations together with a strong team of employees, and you share our pedagogical view:

https://www.amerikanskagymnasiet.se/om-skolan/tankar-om-skola/ (https://www.amerikanskagymnasiet.se/om-skolan/tankar-om-skola/).

You are expected to have good communication in both Swedish and English, both in speech and writing. You have the ability to use a broad spectrum of digital teaching materials and you have stable digital competence.

Great importance will be attached to personal suitability.

We warmly welcome your application!

www.amerikanskagymnasiet.se (https://www.amerikanskagymnasiet.se)

Application

Last application date June 28, 2026.

Interviews for the position take place continuously and the position may be filled before the last application date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Please attach your degree certificate with the application.

Contact Information

Deputy Principal Oskar Åberg, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Principal Hans Renman, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We have already taken a position on the need for recruitment support in this process and therefore decline contact from advertising sales, as well as recruitment and staffing companies.