United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, New Zealand
Minimum of five (5) years teaching experience with the PYP
Experience as a curriculum coordinator for the PYP
Experience in middle management of a kindergarten
Native English speaker
Tax Free Salary
Work Visa
Profession Development opportunites
Annual Leave: 4-6 weeks total annual paid leave
The PYP coordinator will build, participate and maintain a high quality PYP programme in the kindergarten and contribute to policy formation. The PYP Coordinator is responsible for providing an inclusive and safe Learning-Teaching environment where the process of inquiry is encouraged. He/She will also take on administrative responsibilities to assist in running of the kindergarten.
Teachers
Stimulate, motivate and monitor the development of the PYP program in the school
Observe and provide supervision in classrooms for the purpose of helping teachers to implement instructional principles and methodologies pertaining to the PYP
Support professional development by planning, organizing and leading in-house teacher training workshops
Have weekly planning meetings with all teachers in the program and document them
Assist and support teachers in their understanding of the PYP
Keep teachers up to date with developments within the PYP and of suitable workshops
Keep current with developments with the IBO
Implement the new enhancements
Ensure high-quality PYP related displays around the school
Ensure PYP classroom environments
Lead and execute the PYP Evaluation visit
Oversee resources and proactively source materials, resources, experiences for units
Students
Ensure students are educated about the terminology, practices, and beliefs of the PYP program
Facilitate student involvement in assemblies using PYP themes
Oversee and coach student assemblies and performances
Parents
Promote the understanding of the PYP to the wider community
Disseminate information about the PYP, relating to its philosophy, curriculum, and implementation
Plan and give presentations about the PYP to parents during parent education sessions, in cooperation with other staff members
Collaborate in giving a presentation for Grade 5 parents, and arranging for the presentation of the Exhibition
Administration
Form and chair a PYP steering committee
Attend meetings with the administration to plan for implementation
Document all planning meetings and to keep dossiers of examples of work required
Use planning guide to plan with teachers
Produce a curriculum guide for each year level, including all year level expectations
Work on reviewing and refining the curriculum map for Preschool-Grade 5
Assist with the refinement of reporting system
Review and update all policies (language, assessment, inclusion, academic honesty
Develop an action plan for PYP
Propose and oversee the budget for PYP materials, oversee the timely ordering of materials
Lead the schools PYP evaluation self-study and successfully complete evaluation visit
IB Organization
Be a liason between the school and the IBO
Provide all required data to the IBO, after checking accuracy
Distribute information from the IBO to appropriate members of staff
Maintain documentation relating to curriculum and assessment within the PYP, and have teachers up-date this as needed
Develop and monitor the timeline for the PYP action plan
Review the action plan and follow through with any feedback based on this
Register all teachers for their ‘My IB’, andfor regional workshops as soon as they are approved
This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job
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