Publicerad: 2024-10-21
PYP Homeroom Teacher
Do you dream of doing something meaningful that makes a difference?
Welcome to Älmhult kommun - where the opportunities to make a difference in people's everyday life are great! We need committed employees who want to be involved in shaping our municipality going forward. In Älmhult you combine the advantages and charm of the smaller town with a unique international atmosphere. Here it is easy to live and stay and you are close to everything. Good communications also make it easy and convenient to commute.
The International School of Älmhult is a warm, friendly and welcoming school. We are truly international in many senses. There are 41 different nationalities and backgrounds represented amongst our students. We also strive to employ a diverse community of teachers. This year we can boast teachers coming from 34 different countries. We are an IB school, which means that we are progressive and work to develop the skills for the 21st century and prepare our students for an ever-changing world.
ISÄ is a member of a newly founded Playful schools leadership network, as a Poineer school, that strives to inspire and to become more playful. In our teacher collaborations the next years focus will be teacher inquiries connected to various learning needs.
In 2017, we moved into our new home: a modern and eco-friendly building, with a lot of open space and light. The school is in the town of Älmhult, southern Sweden, which a safe and convenient place for families to live.
WORK TASKS
In your role as a PYP Homeroom teacher you will teach a PYP class (students age 6 - 11 years). You will work alongside your colleagues and undertake all teaching responsibilities as outlined by the IB curriculum documents and the International School of Älmhult. When needed, you will attend team and subject collaboration meetings and relevant training. As a teacher you are responsible for completing the documentation needed. We thrive in working in an interdisciplinary approach with staff at the school and with other schools. We would like you to work actively to remove as many barriers for learning as possible in your classroom and you would get support in the development of Universal Design for Learning strategies to create an inclusive classroom. You will be expected to support our positive community feeling for example by arranging celebrations or service projects. Our language of instruction is English therefore the applicant must have a good command of spoken and written English.
QUALIFICATIONS
You must be excited by the development of the school and be able to think independently to make good decisions. Our school is multicultural, and you must have an interest in working in an international environment with different cultures. Collaboration is a key word in our school, and you would be expected to take part in Collaborative Inquiries and reflect on and develop your teaching practices together with your colleagues. Although we are looking for someone with IB teaching experience and who has attended IB courses, we will consider other applicants.
We are looking for a someone who takes action and can model good strategies, when it comes to seeing the good in the students, knowing the power of words and modelling how to set boundaries and managing student behaviors as well as build positive relationships.
OTHER
Before employment, a copy of your criminal record is required.
Visit our website to learn more about how it is working with us: www.almhult.se/jobbahososs
Welcome to Älmhult kommun - where the opportunities to make a difference in people's everyday life are great! We need committed employees who want to be involved in shaping our municipality going forward. In Älmhult you combine the advantages and charm of the smaller town with a unique international atmosphere. Here it is easy to live and stay and you are close to everything. Good communications also make it easy and convenient to commute.
The International School of Älmhult is a warm, friendly and welcoming school. We are truly international in many senses. There are 41 different nationalities and backgrounds represented amongst our students. We also strive to employ a diverse community of teachers. This year we can boast teachers coming from 34 different countries. We are an IB school, which means that we are progressive and work to develop the skills for the 21st century and prepare our students for an ever-changing world.
ISÄ is a member of a newly founded Playful schools leadership network, as a Poineer school, that strives to inspire and to become more playful. In our teacher collaborations the next years focus will be teacher inquiries connected to various learning needs.
In 2017, we moved into our new home: a modern and eco-friendly building, with a lot of open space and light. The school is in the town of Älmhult, southern Sweden, which a safe and convenient place for families to live.
WORK TASKS
In your role as a PYP Homeroom teacher you will teach a PYP class (students age 6 - 11 years). You will work alongside your colleagues and undertake all teaching responsibilities as outlined by the IB curriculum documents and the International School of Älmhult. When needed, you will attend team and subject collaboration meetings and relevant training. As a teacher you are responsible for completing the documentation needed. We thrive in working in an interdisciplinary approach with staff at the school and with other schools. We would like you to work actively to remove as many barriers for learning as possible in your classroom and you would get support in the development of Universal Design for Learning strategies to create an inclusive classroom. You will be expected to support our positive community feeling for example by arranging celebrations or service projects. Our language of instruction is English therefore the applicant must have a good command of spoken and written English.
QUALIFICATIONS
You must be excited by the development of the school and be able to think independently to make good decisions. Our school is multicultural, and you must have an interest in working in an international environment with different cultures. Collaboration is a key word in our school, and you would be expected to take part in Collaborative Inquiries and reflect on and develop your teaching practices together with your colleagues. Although we are looking for someone with IB teaching experience and who has attended IB courses, we will consider other applicants.
We are looking for a someone who takes action and can model good strategies, when it comes to seeing the good in the students, knowing the power of words and modelling how to set boundaries and managing student behaviors as well as build positive relationships.
OTHER
Before employment, a copy of your criminal record is required.
Visit our website to learn more about how it is working with us: www.almhult.se/jobbahososs