Substitute Teacher with English lessons

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 Kista is now hiring an in-house substitute teacher for a 100% contract ending in June 2023. Part of this position includes teaching 3 English classes (7 lessons) per week.

As a substitute teacher, your daily work is quite varied, and involves teaching various lessons by following lesson plans provided by the absent teacher. Your schedule will be decided along with the substitute coordinator every morning. However, you will also have set times for teaching and planning related to the English lessons you are teaching. There is also an opportunity to be a Class Mentor along with another teacher. 

We are looking for someone who:

- can follow lesson plans and manage a class of students
- has worked in a school or with children or young people before
- has excellent English skills
- has good Swedish skills
- is confident and a good role model for our students

About IES Kista

Internationella Engelska Skolan Kista is a school for grades 4-9 with 896 students and over 100 staff. The school opened in 2015 and has since expanded to become the largest grundskola in the Rinkeby-Kista area of northern Stockholm. We are proud of our student cohort, where over 50 different mother tongue languages are represented, and this diversity is subsequently reflected in our staff body. We conduct up to 50% of our teaching in English, following the Swedish National Curriculum (Lgr 22).

It is important to understand that our students come from different backgrounds and circumstances, and the successful candidate must be flexible and adaptable in that context. Academically, we prioritise a structured and well-planned teaching approach based the research-informed methodologies for effectively managing cognitive load, and establishing a core knowledge base.

Pastorally, we believe strongly in the notion that our students flourish and thrive when we provide the right conditions for them, or “kids do well if they can” as said by Dr. Ross Greene says. It is also important to us our student learn to take personal responsibility for their own development and learning environment, as well as respect their classmates, teachers, and themselves. Being a part of the IES family, we are a bilingual school and recruit passionate and highly skilled staff from within Sweden as well as abroad. If you are a professional, competent and enthusiastic team player that relishes a challenge and the opportunity to work in a stimulating environment, IES Kista is the place for you.

We are accepting applications through IES Careers.

Interviews are ongoing with the successful candidate starting as soon as possible.