Internationella Engelska Skolan Tyresö söker Academic Coordinator 4-6

Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) is a leading independent school group ("friskola") with academic results far above average and a diverse and energetic staff. Teaching is through both Swedish and English, with English the language of the corridors. IES is one of Sweden's largest school groups at "Grundskolan" with 46 schools and around 32,000 students across the country. IES has grown steadily and maintained quality since 1993.


More about the company and its schools can be found at www.engelska.se


Internationella Engelska Skolan Tyresö söker Akademisk Koordinator / Academic Coordinator 4-6

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in leading and developing one of Stockholm's best schools!

As Academic Coordinator 4-6 you work closely with the Academic Coordinator 7-9, with the main purpose of the position supporting the Assistant Principal Academics in leading Academics across the school. Our school also has two Student Care Coordinators 4-6 + 7-9 that you work together with as a team, supporting different aspects of securing a school where teachers can teach and students can learn.

As Academic Coordinator at IES Tyresö you are part of the school’s extended leadership team (ledningsgrupp).

Responsibilities and duties as Academic Coordinator 4-6 include

- To support the development and implementation of the academic vision of the school
- To ensure that departments follow academic routines such as sharing planning on SchoolSoft,  following the teaching and learning policy and meet academic deadlines
- Ensure staff knows how to work with LGR22
- Support teachers in their academic situation to work with academic data as directed by the AP
- To support the AP with the administration of the grading process to ensure all staff complete the process in an accurate and timely way
- To be in regular communication with staff about key academic issues/progress
- To support the AP with the scheduling and oversight of National Tests, iGCSEs, development talks, subject teacher evenings and other academic events
- To give Special Education Team administrative support as needed
- Coordinate training for staff in regards to Grading and Curriculum
- Ensure that students in need have adequate adjustments

Required skills, competencies and experience

Educational background

The ideal candidate has a teacher degree and has experience from teaching and working with the years 4-6. If you also have a degree within special education, this is particularly meritorious.

Language

The ideal candidate  is fluent or has a good working level in Swedish and English in both speech and writing.

Operational and strategic experience

To be successful in the role, you need to be good at structuring, planning and prioritizing your work. You like to lead others and have good cooperation skills. You are strategic, think holistically and analytically and can see the long-term effects of your decisions.

Outstanding conflict management and de-escalation skills when dealing with both students and parents.

Strong IT skills, including good working knowledge of Schoolsoft / Prorenata and/or other data management systems.

If possible, we would like for you to have previous experience of working with systematic quality work, such as survey analyses.

Leadership experience

You have proven long term high quality skills. You are an experienced, flexible, exemplary and visible leader with excellent man management skills. You are willing to go the extra mile.

Outstanding interpersonal skills and demonstrable middle to senior leadership experience, and you are able to keep calm and make critical decisions under pressure.

You have broad experience from working with the Swedish curriculum and you have a vast understanding of LGR22.

In your mindset you always put the students first and you’re up to date with modern research and keen to implement modern ways of teaching.

You are experienced in parental communication.

You have broad experience in writing Åtgärdsprogram, pedagogical assessments etc.

Some teaching is included in the position.

If you have attended any leadership development program or any leadership training, it is meritorious.

In recruitment, great emphasis will be placed on personal suitability.

About IES Tyresö

At IES Tyresö, we have high expectations and high demands. We are located in Tyresö, just 10 minutes from Gullmarsplan and 25 minutes from Stockholm C.

The school opened in 2014 and has approximately 950 students in grades 4-9 and 100 employees. The school has high results, a safe environment and many students in the queue who want to start here.

Our school is a fantastic and diverse environment where we have staff and students from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. We are a well-established school with a strong culture and solid routines.

Send your application, with CV and personal letter via IES Careers. Applications by email are not accepted.

Any questions regarding the position can be directed to Principal Mr. Eriksen at bjorn-andreas.eriksen.tyreso@engelska.se. Enter "Academic Coordinator 4-6 " in the subject line.

The application deadline is 4/11 2022.

The selection process and interviews will be carried out continuously, which means that appointment may take place before the application period has expired, so please submit your application as soon as possible. We look forward to your application!

The position is permanent with probationary period 6 months.