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English Teacher - Language A

school
Ecole Internationale de Geneve
location
Genève, Switzerland, Europe
housing
Housing allowance
Start date
Start August 2023
1
  • High School, University
  • Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor
  • Master
  • 4 years of teaching experience
  • Teaching Credential/License
    TESL/TEFL Certificate
    Other Certification
  • United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, India

Candidate qualifications:

  • Passionate about teaching and learning
  • Student-centered
  • A willingness to be a mentor and take an active role in the pastoral care of students
  • A passion for world literature
  • Committed to concept-based education
  • Committed to the welfare of the students, has experience and interest in pastoral care
  • Has strong working knowledge of the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate(IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP)
  •  A teaching qualification and a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in English are required
  • Fully fluent in English with working knowledge or desire to develop fluency in French
  • IT competent - Google Level 1 desirable
  • Willing and flexible approach to meeting the needs of the department
  • Able to or experienced in teaching Drama desirable 

Candidates are requested to apply online by attaching their CV, contact details of three references, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer, and a cover letter. The application must be addressed to Mr. Jamie Williams, International School of Geneva, Campus des Nations Campus by the 26th of February 2023, mentioning the reference number 410 791.

  • Housing allowance

Campus des Nations

Secondary

Seeks for 28th August 2023

Founded in 1924, the Foundation of the International School of Geneva, commonly known as Ecolint educates 4500 students aged from 3-18 representing over 130 nationalities. Each of our eight schools is dedicated to the development of seven life-worthy, future-ready global competencies: we develop lifelong learning, self-agency, and the ability to interact with the world, with others, and with resources to develop transdisciplinary, multiliterate thinking. Through this, we drive our mission, which is to educate students to be global citizens with the courage and capacity to create a just and joyful tomorrow together. Ecolint is built on strong humanitarian values and prides itself on its long history of pedagogical innovation, including the creation of the Model United Nations system and the International Baccalaureate. We have around 1250 employees representing more than 60 nationalities, united as one core of dynamic professionals, committed to our mission.

Campus des Nations is the most recent campus in the International School of Geneva Foundation. Located in the heart of Geneva’s international quarter, this campus has quickly established itself as an educationally pioneering school committed to putting student learning at the center of all its activities. Campus des Nations is proud to be an International Baccalaureate World School. Our programs are based on the IB’s ‘Learner Profile’, a set of ideals that inspire, motivate and focus the work of the school and help students to become more thoughtful, moral, cultured, and caring. Fostering these qualities is at the heart of all we do.

To complete our team, we are looking for a:

Teacher of English - Language A

Full-time - 24 periods of 45 minutes

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be able to teach MYP and DP English classes, with a high degree of professionalism in teaching and assessment practices, and can provide differentiated and engaging instruction to a multinational student cohort. The chosen candidate will also be required to take a mentor group in the MYP.

 

The International School of Geneva values and encourages diversity among its staff. As such, we welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. The School is seriously committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous conduct and child protection checks appropriate to their position, including prior checks with their previous employers and the authorities.

This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job

We prepare students for membership in communities that are socially and culturally diverse, for citizenship, and for engagement with the political, ethical, and environmental challenges of their times. We expect them to want to take an active part in making their world a better place and one that is based on the mutual understanding, respect, and shared values to which the school has been committed throughout its long history.

The International School of Geneva serves both the international and local communities of the Geneva area. We are committed to preparing students to live in a multilingual and multicultural world and, as a bilingual Foundation, to develop their fluency in both English and French.

The school exists for the sake of its students and is committed to a continual re-evaluation of their needs in the light of social, economic, and cultural change. The school strives continually to promote excellence in all aspects of its provision, to do better than its previous best, and to model the values that it encourages in its students.

The main principles of an international education

A key element of this unity is a commitment to a particular kind of international education.

The Foundation has defined those main principles as follows:

Encouraging important international values Supporting the student’s language development Ensuring an international dimension to the curriculum Recognising the importance of global issues Showing respect for, and integration with, the host country
This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job
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