School Counsellor / Kurator

Vi söker en utåtriktad person som vill vara med och utveckla vårt elevvårdsteam (Student Care Team, SCT).Du kommer att arbeta i ett högt tempo med dagliga kontakter med elever, föräldrar och personal i en bred omfattning gällande elevvård.Därför är flexibilitet, noggrannhet och social kompetens viktiga egenskaper.Erfarenhet av att arbeta inom skola är en merit men inget krav.Du kommer främst att använda det svenska språket men också engelska, så det är viktigt att du känner dig bekväm med att prata båda språken.SCT består av speciallärare, skolsköterska, lärare i svenska som andra språk och biträdande rektor.Rollen kommer att inkludera rådgivning, lektionsobservationer, hjälp vid lärarutbildningar och utbilda större grupper av elever i förebyggande syfte.Detaljer om rollen kommer att formas kring styrkorna hos den person som blir en del av teamet.The core philosophy of the school can be summarised by three points: To Master the English Language, to have High Academic Expectations and to study in a Calm and Safe Learning Environment.We work hard to make these ideals a reality in our school.We have clear rules and expectations of our students.We use the concept of 'tough love', which means helping students to realise their full potential by teaching them responsibility for themselves.Half of the subjects are taught in English by native English speakers and half taught in Swedish by native Swedish speakers.We follow all school laws as set out by Skolverket.Extensive training will be provided that will cover all the school's policies, the software that we regularly use and what the role's specific expectations and responsibilities are.Part of the training will be to travel to other IES schools and shadow other school counsellors.This will help you understand the role, build useful contacts and to find the most efficient ways of doing things.The salary will be based around your experience and competence.In addition to your salary you will also receive a subsidised gym card, a paid mobile phone and a high quality 'pedagogical' lunch every day paid for by the school (worth approx 1500kr/month).The most important benefit of working here is the atmosphere that we all work together to create.This is a school where we work hard and play hard!Staff and students have fun together, respect each other and work hard towards the school's goals.This is a very rewarding environment to be in.Interviews start soon; due to the number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee that everyone will receive an interview.The exact start date isnegotiable.You can read more about our school on www.engelska.se/jonkoping Internationella Engelska Skolan is a leading independent school group ('friskola'), reaching academic results far above average.It was founded in 1993 by Ms Barbara Bergström, a science teacher, originally from the US.In 2009, she received the award 'Entrepreneur of the year in Sweden'.Nearly 7000 students are currently enrolled in our 14 schools around the country, mainly grades 4-9 in 'Grundskolan'.The company has close to 600 members of staff and is in a phase of strong expansion.