IES Careers
Staffanstorp
Academic Manager, Staffanstorp
About this vacancy
Role of Academic Manager IES Staffanstorp
The purpose of the Academic Manager is to support the Principal and Assistant Principals with coordination of academic and remedial education efforts in Years F-9. The role require working across F-9 with a focus on supporting IESS's Academic development.
The Academic Manager is authorized to:
1. Coordinate meetings with guardians, logopeds and school personnel to discuss matters relating to the academic, social and emotional success of students.
2. Decide on extra adjustments and classroom strategies to be used for students in need
3. Initiate and document remedial program investigations, and follow up on those programs
4. Be in contact with outside agencies i.e BUP, Social Services.
5. Assist the student care team in the resolution of student care cases when necessary.
Duties and responsibilities
Deliver “Command of English”
1. Work to ensure that we use English as the staff language and to communicate in the corridors, classrooms and meetings.
Deliver “A safe and orderly school environment where teachers can teach and students learn”
1. Support the student care team in working with students with academic and behavioral issues, ex “hemmasittare”.
2. Establish a shared vision for the development of the academic awareness of the students and promoting the ethos and values of the school whilst working with the the Heads of Department.
3. To promote high pedagogical standards and a shared vision of how to improve the academic habits of the students in the school whilst working with the Heads of Department.
4. Evaluate / develop a working knowledge and understanding of best practices for the IES Staffanstorp work environment procedures whilst working with the Heads of Department.
Deliver “High academic expectations and aspirations”
1. To support the Assistant Principals and teachers and follow up on the implementation of remedial programs and extra adjustments.
2. To support the Assistant Principals in the development and evaluation of the school assistants in their delivery of a safe working environment and the effective delivery of the remedial education programs.
3. To coach teachers and help them develop into effective educators in the Swedish school system whilst working with Heads of Department.
4. To ensure that all members of staff follow processes and procedures in relation to a safe working environment, remedial education and specialized support whilst working with the Heads of Department.
5. Assist the Principal and Assistant Principals in academic matters such as planning and coordinating the national tests whilst Heads of Department.
6. Contact with BUP, Social Services, and all other outside agencies.
Who are you? / Vem är du?
- You are a visible role model with a strong presence in the academic life of the school.
- You have a good structural ability to plan, execute and deliver results in the academic quality work processes that IES Staffanstorp is currently embarking on.
- You are a safe and stable person and leader for others, an excellent teacher and a role model for instructional innovation
- You have a good ability to communicate to be able to build: professional relationships, understanding and to make employees, parents and students feel safe.
- You think ahead, plan for the long term and base your decisions with a holistic perspective which encompasses academic routines on both of our campuses.
- You are flexible and adaptable to change, whilst following through on outcomes.
- You enjoy working with young people and thrive in the school environment.
- You have the instinct to put students in the centre of every decision and action.
Requirements/ Kravprofil
- Prior experience in leading others in a similar school environment
- Relevant pedagogic degree/education that you may be able to draw from
- Experience of working in an International School or bilingual school is an advantage and you should be fluent in English and ideally Swedish and possess relevant education and experience in leadership.
- Preferred experience as a HoD and LGR22 experience is desired.
About IES
Internationella Engelska Skolan (IES) is a leading independent school group with academic results far above average and a diverse and energetic staff. Teaching is in both Swedish and English, and the hallways are bilingual. The language of meetings and communication amongst the staff is English.
IES is one of Sweden's largest school groups at compulsory school level with 48 schools and around 32,000 students across the country. IES has grown steadily and maintained quality since 1993.
Vacancy details
- School
- Staffanstorp
- Position
- Academic Manager
- Position starts
- Fri Aug 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Publish date
- Tue Apr 01 2025 22:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Closes at
- Wed Apr 16 2025 21:59:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
- Contract type
- Permanent with probation
- Working hours
- Full time
- Working language
- Swedish and English
Contact
- Name
- Truls Katzler
- Phone
- +46 733 05 23 67
- truls.katzler.staffanstorp@engelska.se