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Recess/Learning Assistant

Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm

Description: Recess/Learning Assistant

Reports to: Principal, Vice Principal, Recess Coordinator

Starting: Immediately (Temporary, 100%)

To support excellent education for Recess (before and after school care) and primary school students.

Duties/Responsibilities

The Recess responsibilities:

• Opening and/or closing school (afternoon recess).
• Plan a 1-hour activity for 15-35 students 1 to 2 times per week.
• Evaluate your activity (what did/did not go well, ways to improve).
• Help plan for Fall/Winter/Sports/Spring break.
• School yard duties during outdoor activity time.
• Proven experience of improving, and having a positive impact on, children's learning in the primary age range.
• A creative and enthusiastic approach both in and out of the classroom.
• The ability to share outstanding practice and willingness to develop other colleagues.

The Learning Assistant responsibilities:

• Provide instructional support for students.
• Provide individualized attention to students in need.
• Assist in keeping the general classroom environment in order.
• Be an active and contributing member of the Primary School Faculty.
• Actively contribute to the operational needs of the school.
• Working with classroom teacher collaboratively with instruction, behaviour management, and planning.
• Substitute for class/subject teacher as needed.

Qualifications, Attributes and Experience

The Recess/Learning Assistant is expected to have:

• The ability to work with young children.
• 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.
• The ability to adapt to everyday situations that may occur.
• The ability when presenting problems to present a solution as well.

It would be desirable for the applicant to have a working knowledge of Early Childhood Education, the International Primary Curriculum or the equivalent.

Additional languages can be beneficial. Experience working with students from diverse cultures and countries would be an advantage.

About the School:

At Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm English is the language of instruction, and we have an international school permit, so we do not follow the Swedish curriculum (Lgr11). Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm offers an international education, Grades 1-9. We strive to develop students who are internationally minded, generous in spirit and imbued with a sense of community service founded on respect. We want our students to become caring global citizens - core values which are more than just words - they are alive within the school.

We are accredited by the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC). We belong to the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) and the Nordic Network (NN) and Fieldwork Education.

If you would like to know more about us, please visit our site: www.futuraskolaninternational.se.

Please contact:

Nicole MacDonald - [email protected]

Alison Levin - [email protected]

Naiymie Binta Arman - [email protected]

Note - At Futuraskolan International School of Stockholm we are committed to protecting children. 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. All applicants will therefore be required to undergo appropriate child protection screening. 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.