Learning assistant with a special interest in Visual Arts at ISSR

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Welcome to ISSR

The International School of the Stockholm Region (ISSR) is looking for a learning assistant to support within the Visual Arts department as well as across other subjects in the Middle Years Programme (MYP). ISSR is an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) school which offers three IB programmes. The school is a Stockholms stad school, located on Södermalm, 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

Your Role

As a learning assistant in the MYP at ISSR, your position includes supporting students in grades 6-9 in Visual Arts as well as other subjects.  You are responsible for some administrative tasks within the Visual Arts department as well as supporting during lessons. You are also responsible for ensuring that the Visual Arts classroom is organized. Additionally, the role entails supporting students in various subjects, individually, 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). The position is permanent and full-time. This position requires flexibility as the assignments will change from year to year. 

Other responsibilities are:

• Assist the Visual Arts teacher as needed maintaining and developing the facility
• Substitute as needed
• Collaborate within the team
• Participate in school activities (assemblies, evening events, conferences, etc.)
• Continue to develop professionally

Your competence and experience

A successful candidate has working experience from an IB school. You have a strong understanding and application of international mindedness and differentiation. ISSR is looking for a learning assistant who has a special interest in student support as well as in Visual Arts.

As an applicant, you must:

• have documented experience working in a school as a learning assistant
• have documented experience with visual arts in a school setting
• have a professional level of written and spoken English
• have a professional level of written and spoken Swedish
• have documented IB MYP experience

Other qualifications might also include education within the Visual Arts field and experience working with learning support within a school setting.

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.

Miscellaneous

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.

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