Learning Support Teacher – Primary school Education Support

This school is based in Stockholm, Sweden and is looking for a Learning Support Teacher – Primary school

A Learning Support teacher helps design and implement interventions for students with learning needs

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborating with the  subject teachers to set targets and strategies and accommodations needed by the identified students
• Create individualized, strategic lessons and interventions for the student
• Help students to cope with and overcome problems that arise because of learning difficulties
• Use adaptive technology and targeted intervention programs to maximize individual learning potential
• Work with students within a class and in small groups
• Progress monitor and collect data to measure student progress and appropriateness of student support
• Planning, collaborating and implementing ILP’s
• Adapting IPC/ PYP / primary school program and conventional teaching methods to meet individual needs
• Working as a team-member within the Department and wider school staff and liaising with other relevant individuals such as educational psychologists, parents and other specialists that compose a multidisciplinary team
• Providing professional development and classroom strategies to teachers that will improve the classroom performance and student achievement

Required Qualifications and Attributes:

• Qualified SPED teacher or Qualified teacher with SPED related training
• Experience as a Learning Support Teacher in Primary school
• Experience of IB curriculum is an advantage
• Self-motivation, creativity and enthusiasm
• Experience in working with/ awareness of local laws
• Experience and flexibility working in an international school environment
• Excellent communication, collaboration and organizational skills
• A strong ability to establish good rapport with students and adults
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to view students with unconditional positive regard
• Ability to show initiative and to work independently
• Ability to administer assessments
• Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking)