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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 to ensure that our students and employees reach their full potential". Therefore, we 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 operations are organized so that students are prepared for an international job market in a rapidly changing world, which is why you can read "Get ready for the world" in our logo.

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

About American High School, Stockholm - Campus Frescati Hage

In the autumn of 2023, we started a high school at Brunnsviken in the nature-rich Norra Djurgårdsstaden. The school enters its fourth academic year this autumn and has approximately 500 students studying on the Natural Science, Economics, or Social Science programs. The 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 educator, 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, for example, lesson observations 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 is accessible to all students.

You also work closely with the school management and act as 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 provide support in adapting studies for students. You draw up action plans and conduct investigations, such as pedagogical mappings, as needed. You also support 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 coordinating responsibilities.

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

Your profile

We are looking for you who are educated as a special needs educator or special teacher, with a degree, and preferably you who also have a teaching license. Previous experience in the profession is required. 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 of and experience working with students with reading and writing difficulties. You also have knowledge of and experience 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 have an easy time collaborating and creating 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 overall 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 easily 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 skills in both Swedish and English, both orally and in 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 day for application July 22, 2026.

Interviews for the position are conducted continuously, and the position may be filled before the last day of application, 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]

Principal Hans Renman, [email protected]

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