Teacher of English

Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket, SSHL, is a boarding school with Sigtuna Skolstiftelse as its’ trustee, with its historical roots dating back to the 1920s. The school has today around seven hundred students comprising of both boarding students, living in the school grounds, and day students from the local area.
SSHL offers students two clear routes through the school; via the IB Middle Years and Diploma programmes, as well as through the Swedish National Curriculum from Year 7 upwards. This is reflected in the mix of Swedish and International culture with students with representation from around forty five different countries.

SSHL is seeking applications for a teacher of English in our IB Middle years programme for 100% cover for the upcoming academic year. The role will also include mentorship.

Your profile:
Professionally, you will hold qualified teacher status and have experience working in an independent or international school setting and as a person you will be resilient, flexible and structured. You will be able to develop positive relationships with all members of the school community and you will be committed to delivering a high quality educational experience. The desire to embrace responsibility and the capacity to adopt a solution-oriented approach to your work is vital, as is the ability to manage time effectively.

Experience of the IB curriculums is preferred and it is a merit if you are capable of working in both Swedish and English. Ability to teach another subject is also of interest. Emphasis is on personal suitability and before employment is confirmed a clean police report should be shown.

The closing date for applications is 30th April 2021 although candidates of interest may be contacted and interviewed prior to the closing date. The positions are available from August 2021. Given the time frame involved, preference will be given to candidates who have the necessary documentation to work in the EU.

Applications should be marked ‘Teacher of English” and be sent to pernilla.kleiner@sshl.se
For further information about the position please contact: Kerry Browning, Vice Principal for IB, 08-592 571 00, Kerry.browning@sshl.se
Union representative: Christina Peters, LR, christina.peters@sshl.se
Charlotte Lundberg, Lärarförbundet, charlotte.lundberg@sshl.se
Look at www.sshl.se

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