Recreation Instructor

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


IES Årsta is a school for grades 4-9 with approx. 740 students and a staff body of about 75 members. The school is situated very close to Stockholm city centre, 5 minutes from Gullmarsplan metro station.

We are now looking for a recreation instructor for our Junior Club. The purpose of the Junior Club is to provide positive and engaging fritids activities for our students in line with the IES ethos of a calm learning environment, bilingualism and high academic expectations for all students. These activities are aimed at all our students in Grades 4-5 during break times and Grades 4 & 5 after school in ‘Junior Club’.

Role tasks of fritidsledare/Junior Club recreation instructor:

- Coordinate, organise and teach in our fritids ‘Junior Club’ every afternoon for Grades 4 & 5. 
- Organise and implement engaging, positive and structured fritids activities during break times for Grades 4-5. 
- Organise and resource the ‘fritids’ rastboden.
- Target specific classes and students to engage them in positive break time activities.
- Assist individual students throughout their school day, in the classroom and on breaks. 
- Assist/teach students in small groups in a classroom. 
- Support with reception/substitute teaching/break duties or other tasks as scheduled and delegated.

We are looking for candidates who are: 

- Enthusiastic and a committed team-player willing to go the extra mile for students and colleagues.
- Flexible, and has a solution-focused approach and would like to take your own initiative.
- People focussed, and have an excellent ability to develop meaningful relationships with students, parents and colleagues. 
- Fluent in Swedish and English.
- Organised and structured.We look forward to hearing from you and meeting for an interview.