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Welcome to ISSR

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for you who want to think big, new, and different with us – for the people of Stockholm.

The International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) is looking for a learning assistant to support in the Middle Years Programme (MYP). ISSR is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) school which offers all four IB programmes. The school is a Stockholms stad school, located temporarily at Kärrtorps gymnasium, and was founded to primarily serve the educational needs of the transient community of Stockholm. ISSR has around 700 students, spanning from 6–19-year-olds and as such provide a coherent education across the IB continuum.

ISSR is built on an atmosphere where intellectual growth, personal reflection and international mindedness are the core concerns. Our primary goal is to prepare our students for higher education as we also prepare them for life.

Our students are inspired to take intellectual risks through the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate programmes – a pathway to top universities worldwide – nurturing creative critical thinkers empowered to help make our world a better place.

Read more about our school: https://internationalschoolofthestockholmregion.stockholm

As an employee in Stockholms stad you get a yearly health stipend.

Visit https://pedagog.stockholm/ for more information about what it is like to be a pedagogue in Stockholms stad.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment that aims to ensure each person's competence and thus counteract discrimination.

Your role

As a learning assistant in the MYP at ISSR, your position includes supporting students in grades 6-9 in various subjects. The support may be individual, in groups or within the class depending on the needs of the school. All teaching, learning and assessment are based on the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the working language is English. The position is a temporary cover during the school year 2026/2027 and it is part-time (60%) over 3-4 working days. This position requires flexibility as the assignments will change over time.

Other responsibilities are:

• Substitute as needed

• Collaborate within the team

• Participate in school activities (assemblies, evening events, conferences, etc.)

Your competence and experience

A successful candidate has working experience as a learning assistant from an IB school. You have a strong understanding and application of international mindedness and differentiation. Your proficiency in both English and Swedish is at a professional level.

As an applicant, you must have:

• documented experience working in a school setting

• a professional level of written and spoken English and Swedish

Other qualifications might also include education focused on children or IB experience.

You are organized, flexible and communicative. You are calm, have self-awareness and are confident working with students. You value and create a safe working environment for the students. You put a strong emphasis on collaboration and foster good relationships with students and colleagues.

We place major emphasis on personal competence and suitability for the role.

The City of Stockholm works with competence-based recruitment that aims to ensure each person's competence and thus counteract discrimination.

To work at our schools, you must provide a valid extract from the police register of criminal records and the suspicion register before an offer of employment is made.

Within the Department of Education, we apply individual salary setting regulated by HÖK and General Provisions (AB).