Design Teacher - MYP
Älmhults kommun, International School / Grundskollärarjobb / Älmhult
2024-10-28
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Welcome to Älmhult kommun - where the opportunities to make a difference in people's everyday life are great! We need committed employees who want to be involved in shaping our municipality going forward. In Älmhult you combine the advantages and charm of the smaller town with a unique international atmosphere. Here it is easy to live and stay and you are close to everything. Good communications also make it easy and convenient to commute.
The International School of Älmhult is a warm, friendly and welcoming school. We are truly international in many senses. There are 41 different nationalities and backgrounds represented amongst our students. We also strive to employ a diverse community of teachers. This year we can boast teachers coming from 34 different countries. We are an IB school, which means that we are progressive and work to develop the skills for the 21st century and prepare our students for an ever-changing world.
ISÄ is a member of a newly founded Playful schools leadership network, as a Poineer school, that strives to inspire and to become more playful. In our teacher collaborations the next years focus will be teacher inquiries connected to various learning needs.
In 2017, we moved into our new home: a modern and eco-friendly building, with a lot of open space and light. The school is in the town of Älmhult, southern Sweden, which a safe and convenient place for families to live.
WORK TASKS
In your role as a Design teacher, you will teach MYP classes (students age 11-16 years), in digital and product design. Moreover, you will be expected to challenge students to:
• apply practical and creative thinking skills to solve design problems
• explore the role of design in both historical and contemporary contexts
• consider their responsibilities when making design decisions and taking action.
You will work alongside your colleagues and undertake all teaching responsibilities as outlined by the IB curriculum documents and the International School of Älmhult. You will be required to attend all team (MYP and whole school) and subject collaboration meetings and training sessions. As a teacher you are responsible for completing the documentation needed.
We expect you to live by the values of the IB philosophy and develop life-long learners. We expect you to build units that have deep rooted connections with the real world. And we also wish to see that you work actively to remove as many barriers for learning as possible in your classroom. In this work you are also expected to use Universal Design for Learning strategies to create an inclusive classroom, and to use the Morning Meeting routines to build strong relationships with individual students as well as a safe learning environment in the classes you teach.
We thrive by working collaboratively with staff at the school and outside of school. We would like you to grow professionally by building connections with the IB community. Our language of instruction is English; therefore, you must have a good command of spoken and written English.
We expect all members to contribute to a positive community feeling, by supporting with celebrations or service projects.
The position is 100% depending on the applicants' qualifications and ability to combine with other subjects.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should be a well-qualified educator with an appropriate level of education (university or similar) in Design, a bachelor's degree in teaching and with significant experience in teaching in MYP Design. The candidate should be committed to high standards and able to demonstrate an innovative and imaginative approach to teaching and learning
The candidate must be flexible member of a team, and able to respond to the needs of a vibrant, dynamic workplace
We would like to see candidates play an active role in the development of the school and its goals and take an initiative into developing new areas. We also would like the candidate to take on the responsibility of developing/strengthening existing areas.
Our school is multicultural, and you must have an interest in working in an international environment with different cultures. An understanding of how to develop students whose first language is not English will be important.
OTHER
From January to June the position is 100%. From the new school year 2025/2026 the position will be 100% depending on the applicants' qualifications and ability to combine with other subjects.
Before employment, a copy of your criminal record is required.
Visit our website to learn more about how it is working with us:
www.almhult.se/jobbahososs Ersättning According to agreement.
Så ansöker du Sista dag att ansöka är 2024-11-10
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Omfattning Detta är ett deltidsjobb.
Arbetsgivare Älmhults kommun (org.nr 212000-0647)
Arbetsplats Älmhults kommun, International School
Kontakt Head of school
Maria Haglund
maria.haglund@almhult.se 0476-551 88 Jobbnummer 8981241