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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.

Welcome to ISSR

The International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) school offering all four IB programmes. Located temporarily at Kärrtorps gymnasium, the school was founded to serve the transient community of Stockholm. ISSR has around 700 students aged 6–19, providing a coherent education across the IB continuum.

ISSR fosters intellectual growth, personal reflection, and international mindedness. Our goal is to prepare students for higher education and life. Through academically rigorous IB programmes – a pathway to top universities worldwide – we nurture creative critical thinkers empowered to make our world a better place.

Read more: 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 teacher in Stockholms stad.

Your role

As a Swedish and Spanish teacher in the MYP (grades 6-9) at ISSR, your position includes teaching Swedish and Spanish to our international student body according to the MYP curriculum. Swedish is taught by a team of Swedish teachers at three different levels; emergent, capable, and proficient. Most of the students are beginning to learn the language. The group sizes are around 15-20 students. Spanish is taught as an additional language. You are an active member of the Language Acquisition subject groups as well as the Professional Learning Community. The role also includes being part of a year-level team and be an advisor to around 15 students. All teaching, learning, and assessment are based on the International Baccalaureate (IB). All communication, documentation, and teaching are in English. The position is a full-time temporary cover for a study leave for the school year 2025-26.

Other responsibilities are:

• Plan and document high-quality learning experiences for students.
• Plan and document formative and summative assessments.
• Differentiate teaching and learning according to student needs.
• Maintain an engaging and organized learning environment.
• Participate and contribute to collaborative planning with the team and MYP coordinator.
• Participate in school activities (assemblies, evening events, conferences, etc.).
• Maintain ongoing parent/school communication regarding students’ development.
• Continue to develop professionally.

Your competence and experience

A successful candidate is certified for and has experience to teach Swedish and Spanish in the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). You are competent and comfortable to teach in English. You have a strong understanding and application of inquiry and concept-based teaching. We are looking for a teacher who has high expectations of the students and brings out the best in every student.

As an applicant, you must:

• Be a certified Spanish and Swedish/Swedish as a Second Language teacher for grades 6-9.
• Have a professional level of written and spoken Swedish and English.

Other qualifications might also include experience teaching Swedish for beginners and documented IB working experience.

You have a strong ability to design teaching, learning, and assessment in accordance with IB curriculum. You take responsibility for and have insight into the students' needs, and structure and adapt your teaching so that a safe and learning environment is created. You are calm, have self-awareness, and are a confident leader in the classroom. You value and create a productive working environment for your students. You put a strong emphasis on collaboration and foster good relationships with students, parents, and colleagues. You plan, organize, prioritize, and analyze your lesson planning as well as other assignments that are part of your role in an efficient way.

ISSR places 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.

Stockholms stad arbetar med kompetensbaserad rekrytering som syftar till att se till varje persons kompetens och därmed motverka diskriminering.

För att arbeta på våra skolor krävs att du uppvisar giltigt utdrag ur polisens belastningsregister och misstankeregister innan erbjudande av anställning.

Inom Utbildningsförvaltningen tillämpar vi individuell lönesättning reglerad av HÖK och Allmänna Bestämmelser (AB).