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Head of the Primary School

International Trilingual School of Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland, Europe

US 2500 - 3000 a month

Individual housing provided by school

Inbound and outbound transportation allowance in the beginning and at the end of the contract, pic up at the airport

Start August 2020

Job
School

Contract Length: 3 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Elementary, Middle School, High School

Eligible Candidates:

Director/Principal

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

Native English speaker
Fluency in other languages will be an asset but is not mandatory
Teachers’ Managing Experience in an international environment required (2 years minimum)
Only kind, caring, collaborative teachers need apply

Job Benefits:

Tuition waiver for age-appropriate children
Individual housing provided by school
Inbound and outbound transportation allowance in the beginning and at the end of the contract, pic up at the airport
Public and partly private health care
Yearly professional development
Retirement Plan
Meals at the school canteen

Job Description:

Responsibilities

The main role of the head is to maintain communication with the parents, manage the teachers and students’ progress, school’s didactics projects and school development and mission. The position requires cooperation with the local director responsible for the compliance with Polish educational laws and requirements of the Polish Ministry of Education and some (10-12) teaching hours with the students (subjects to be determined)

Main Accountabilities

Communication with the parents:

Maintain an up-to-date communication aiming to engage parents in their child’s life and cooperate with them on the development of crucial life educational skills

Teachers’ management

Manage the team of English, French, Spanish, Chinese and Polish teachers
Assure the fulfilment of curriculum goals by the teachers
Maintain “lead by example” discipline model among the teachers in re to the curriculum standards, schedule
Prepare yearly timetables for teachers
Enforce discipline and accountability among the teachers and students’ community
Participate in the recruitment of the teachers
Supervise curriculum progression of the students
Initiate and follow through school’s didactics projects
Participate in the development and keep in line with the school’s vision and mission
Support, lead and if necessary train less experienced teachers
Cooperation with the local principal
Communication and preparation of the required by Polish regulations documents necessary for educational institutions

Teaching:

Planning lessons and sequences of lessons to meet student’s individual learning needs and to ensure student’s progression
Using a range of appropriate strategies for teaching and learning and classroom management
Use flexible groupings and structured inquiry to deliver high quality lessons in line our curriculum
Maintain a well organised and stimulating learning environment
Using information about prior attainment to set expectations for students
Using a range of assessment and reporting methods that show student’s achievement in relation to learning outcomes
Providing clear and constructive feedback to students and their parents and caregivers

Wider professional roles:

Planning and engaging in professional learning activities that support the school and systematic priorities
Taking responsibility for own professional development and using the outcomes to improve teaching and students’ learning
Making an active contribution to the policies and aspirations of the school.
Ensuring the administration of classroom procedures is completed efficiently
Collaborating with members of the school community to build a team environment that supports students’ learning

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

The International Trilingual School of Warsaw (ITSW) was founded in reaction to a rising demand for private, international education in Warsaw and a particular need for bilingual and trilingual programs. ITSW has 4 campuses from nursery till upper primary located in Warsaw’s most popular neighborhoods. With instructions from three main language combinations: Spanish/Japanese/French/Chinese + English/Polish. The school has accreditations from high performance organizations around the world that allow our staff and students to excel such us Cambridge, ESSA, …. among others. We offer an innovative approach to the education with the highest quality standards. .

What we do?

The International Trilingual School of Warsaw provides a comprehensive curriculum built on abilities, methods, concepts, knowledge, and application. Students are encouraged to develop their critical thinking, academic, and social skills.

Each student who attends The International Trilingual School of Warsaw, is emerged in 3 languages. This means our students learn subject matter in 3 different languages, essentially as native speakers. In the nursery and preschool curriculum is proportionally taught in three languages but following common standards applied for early education. A student graduation from ITSW can continue his/her studies in any system,in any country because of the curriculums around the world that ITSW follows.

All of our teaching and classroom support staff are qualified, experienced and hold a recognized university degree in their chosen field as well as an appropriate teaching qualification. Around 80% of the instructors on staff at ITSW are from abroad.

ITSW believes in navigating the cross-cultural life of school life is part of the overall learning experience of our students!

Thanks to our low student to teacher ratio, ITSW teachers are able to adapt their methods and teaching styles to suit the needs of the students. The school's mission is to support students so they can grow into passionate, lifelong global citizens of the future. This is accomplished through a genuine partnership with families, the staff and the community.

''Education should prepare children for the future which is more unpredictable that ever. Languages are not only a door for better opportunities but also a way to improve their neuroplasticity and social skills. We created ITSW at 2001 and since then our programs evolves taking the best from different programs and recognized institutions
around the world so we can offer the best educational offer in the market. We believe in innovation in education so two years ago we were the first school in Poland to offer Asian languages from early years. Aside our
school is in international community of motivated and passionate people in education. We invite you to join Us”.

Anna Maliszewska, Founder and Director of the International Trilingual School of Warsaw .

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