PYP1-5 Music Teacher to the International School of Helsingborg

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The International School of Helsingborg has provided a truly international education at the Primary and Secondary levels since 1995. Today, we have approximately 850 students between 2 and 19 years of age, across all programmes. We are an IB Continuum school, delivering the International Baccalaureate curriculum for all program levels. English is the primary language of learning at the school.

ISH prides itself on its diversity within and among all members of the learning community. Every member of our learning community brings something exciting and enriching to the school, which creates an inspiring environment. The aim of our school is to develop internationally minded people who, recognising their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.

Read more about the International School of Helsingborg on our website: https://internationalschool.helsingborg.se/

Job description
As a primary music teacher, your role will be to plan, organize, and carry out music lessons for the students, ages 6-11 in the primary years program. You will have the overall responsibility for the development of skills and understandings of concepts related to music for classes spanning all ages. Following the philosophy of the IB education, you will collaborate closely with the classroom teachers in our PYP Programme to make transdisciplinary connections between the students' learning in music and in their regular classrooms. In addition, the position includes working afterschool on 3 days each week with an afterschool music enrichment program for our students.  You will be expected to interact with the students in a caring, gentle but firm manner, and be professional and flexible, towards colleagues and the greater school community.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a degree and qualification in music education for primary grades as well as work experience from primary school teaching in equivalent grades supporting students from 6 - 11 years old. It is also preferred that you have experience with the IB Primary Years Programme, its philosophy and curriculum.

Since we work in an international environment, it is a requirement for the position to be fluent in English - both oral and written.

We are looking for a team player and a positive, open minded and flexible person. When working with the students, you will be firm, but kind and goal oriented. You will offer assistance and adapt lessons when needed, but will also be sure to set challenges for those students who need it. As a specialist subject teacher you will take the time to get to know the students and speak with them, creating relationships with them. In your role you will take initiative to make the school a place where students thrive.

Other information
Apply by:  October 1, 2021. We reserve the right to start the recruitment process before the last application date.

Terms of employment:  Temporary position (Tidsbegränsad anställning)

Scope:  100%

Start date:  As soon as possible

End date:  June 16, 2022

No of positions: 1
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