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Learning Support Teacher

Responsibilities:

  • Assess student's skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
  • Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students
  • Develop individual development plans for students 
  • Plan, organize and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities
  • Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one
  • Implement IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
  • Discuss student’s progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
  • Supervise and mentor teacher assistants who work with students with disabilities
  • Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation
  • The following are areas for which the teacher will be held professionally accountable: 
  • Planning collaboratively to build on student knowledge and expertise, develop significant units of inquiry, accommodate a range of ability levels and emphasize connections between curriculum areas
  • Using a range and balance of teaching strategies to differentiate learning
  • Encouraging students to be critical thinkers, involving students actively in pursuing open – ended and relevant units of inquiry, and maintaining a supportive climate for the needs of second language learners
  • Ensuring that planning, teaching, learning and assessment are interconnected processes, with a view to maintaining a balance of assessment, recording and reporting strategies that involve students, parents and colleagues in the assessment process. The teacher should also ensure students see assessment as a means of describing their learning and shaping future learning
  • Actively participating in professional development with the aim of continually working to improve learning for our students within the learning culture of HJIS and the philosophy of the IBPYP
  • Maintaining a professional demeanor and regard for the image of the school and the support of colleagues in all activities, duties, and requirements of the school as assigned by the Principal or PYP Coordinator and outlined in the policies of the school
  • The key responsibility of every teacher at HJIS is to be familiar with the values and beliefs expressed in the philosophy of the IBPYP and to work to translate them into daily classroom practice in an international environment
Posted: January 2022
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LocationYokohama, Japan
Start DateAugust 2022
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelAll Levels
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • Relocation allowance
  • Child allowance
  • Visa procurement assistance
  • Assistance with finding housing
  • Medical insurance
  • Sick leave
  • Subsidized public transportation
  • Professional development

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
MajorLearning Support, Counseling
Additional School Requirements
  • Native-like llevel of  English 
  • A degree in Education or a Teaching credential
  • Two to five years current teaching experience as a SEN teacher
  • Experience working with an international education
  • Experience working in a multi-cultural setting
  • Familiarity with best practice methodologies as they apply to teaching a diverse student body as well as evidence of recent professional growth activities
  • Experience and commitment to sponsoring extracurricular and after school activities