Learning Support Teacher - Primary School

Reports to: Dean of Students

Job description:

A Learning Support teacher helps design and implement interventions for students with learning needs.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with the subject teachers to set targets and strategies and accommodations needed by the identified students.
• Create individualized, strategic lessons and interventions for the student
• Help students to cope with and overcome problems that arise because of learning difficulties.
• Use adaptive technology and targeted intervention programs to maximise individual learning potential.
• Work with students within a class and in small groups
• Progress monitor and collect data to measure student progress and appropriateness of student support.
• Planning, collaborating and implementing ILP’s.
• Adapting PYP program and conventional teaching methods to meet individual needs.
• Working as a team-member within the Department and wider school staff and liaising with other relevant individuals such as educational psychologists, parents and other specialists that compose a multidisciplinary team.
• Providing professional development and classroom strategies to teachers that will improve the classroom performance and student achievement.

Required qualifications and attributes:

• Qualified SPED teacher or Qualified teacher with SPED related training
• Experience as a Learning Support Teacher
• Experience of PYP curriculum is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Sounds write program is an advantage
• Self-motivation, creativity and enthusiasm
• Experience in working with / awareness of local laws
• Experience and flexibility working in an international school environment
• Excellent communication, collaboration and organizational skills
• A strong ability to establish good rapport with students and adults
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to view students with unconditional positive regard
• Ability to show initiative and to work independently
• Ability to administer assessments
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking)
• Good Team player who shows flexibility

Contract:

Cover, 100%

Starting:

As soon as possible

Ending:

January 31st (possibility of extension)

Salary:

Fixed salary

Application:

Last day for applications 6th of December, 2024 (interview procedure can start earlier). We only accept applications in English. Please send your letter of interest and CV to application@intsch.se with the title ‘Learning Support Teacher – Primary School’.

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. Included in the recruitment process will be a local and national police check as well as a mandatory police background check from the last years of employment in every country worked.

SIS holds the right to close the application process when a suitable candidate is found.