PYP EAL teacher

Stockholm, our capital, with millions of dreams, expectations and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for someone who wants to think big, think new and think differently with us, for the people of Stockholm.
Stockholm, our capital, with millions of dreams, expectations and ambitions. We work for everyone who lives here today and in the future. Now we are looking for someone who wants to think big, think new and think differently with us, for the people of Stockholm.

Welcome to ISSR
Are you an experienced and internationally minded English as an additional language teacher looking for an opportunity to be part of the professional team at the International School of the Stockholm region (ISSR)? ISSR is an authorised International Baccalaureate (IB) school offering four IB programmes. The school is a Stockholms stad school and was founded primarily to serve the educational needs of Stockholm’s transient community. ISSR has around 700 students, aged 6–19, and provides a coherent education across the IB continuum.
ISSR is built on an atmosphere where intellectual growth, personal reflection and international mindedness are the core concerns. Our primary goal is to prepare our students for higher education while also preparing them for life.
Our students are inspired to take intellectual risks through the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate programmes, a pathway to top universities worldwide, nurturing creative critical thinkers who are empowered to help make our world a better place.
Read more about our school: https://internationalschoolofthestockholmregion.stockholm
Your Role
As an English as an Additional Language teacher at ISSR, your role includes teaching English as an Additional Language to students in grades 1–8, with most of the teaching taking place in the Primary Years Programme (grades 1–5). This position requires flexibility and strong collaboration skills. You are an active member of the PYP team and the language acquisition subject group. All teaching, learning and assessment are based on the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) curricula. The position is temporary, from January 11 to June 18, 2027, and is full-time.
Other responsibilities are:
Map EAL needs
Teach EAL students according to their needs
Provide support to all EAL students in mainstream classrooms through push-in and pull-out sessions
Monitor and document the progress of EAL students
Support teachers in providing the best possible learning environment and experiences for EAL students
Collaborate with parents on how to support EAL learning
Plan and collaborate with colleagues across the school
Participate in school activities (assemblies, evening events, conferences, etc.)
Ongoing professional development

Your competence and experience
The successful candidate is certified and experienced in teaching English as an additional language within the IB framework. You have a strong understanding and application of inquiry- and concept-based teaching. We are looking for a teacher who has high expectations of students and brings out the best in every student.
As an applicant, you must:
be a certified English as an additional language teacher for primary and/or secondary school students
have a professional level of written and spoken English

Other qualifications might also include
Documented PYP/MYP IB work experience/training
Experience working as an English teacher in a school setting.

You have a strong ability to design teaching, learning and assessment in accordance with the IB curriculum. You take responsibility for and have insight into students' needs, and structure and adapt your teaching to create a safe and supportive learning environment. You are calm, self-aware and a confident leader in the classroom. You value and create a productive working environment for your students. You place strong emphasis on collaboration and foster good relationships with students, parents and colleagues. You plan, organise, prioritise and analyse your lesson planning, as well as other assignments that are part of your role, efficiently.
We place major emphasis on personal competence and suitability for the role.
Miscellaneous
ISSR is strongly committed to professional development, with a focus on IB workshops and training. As an employee of Stockholms stad, you receive an annual wellness allowance (friskvårdsbidrag).
Visit https://pedagog.stockholm/ for more information about what it is like to be a teacher in Stockholms stad.
The City of Stockholm uses competence-based recruitment, which aims to recognise each person's competence and thereby counteract discrimination.

- full-time
- temporary cover/substitute from 11 January– 18 June 2027, with possibility of an extension.
-Start date: 11 January, 2027
- Contact person: Justina Soewarso Sundström
Stockholms stad uses competence-based recruitment, which aims to recognise each person's competence and thereby counteract discrimination.
If you progress in the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide relevant grades and certificates and, if applicable, a criminal record extract from the Police. Do not upload these when you apply.
To work at our schools, you must present a valid extract from the police criminal records and suspicion registers before being offered employment.
Within the Education Administration, we apply individual salary setting regulated by HÖK and the General Terms and Conditions (AB).