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Primary School Student Services Teacher

NIS seeks to appoint an experienced, talented and inspiring Learning Support teacher to join our Student Services Department in the Primary School. The Grade placement is not yet decided but this will be supporting a team of two grade levels (ELC-1, 2-3 or 4-5).

As a community school, NIS strives for inclusivity and serves a diverse group of students with varied talents, hopes and dreams. The student services department consists of staff responsible for the areas of physical health, counseling, special needs and EAL. Together, the team is focused on working in collaboration with classroom teachers, administrators and parents to remove any barriers which might otherwise inhibit learners from accessing our mission. Based in the ‘iSpace’, a collaborative flexi-space for students and staff, the student services team work across the school to provide mission access to learners each and every day.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and qualified special needs practitioner. Ideally the candidate will be able to conduct appropriate assessments, plan for and provide specialized interventions, and work across the grade level team to ensure that the needs of students with barriers to learning are met. While a special educational needs background is required, our ‘team around the child’ approach means that the successful candidate will also be responsible for ensuring the support of EAL within the assigned grade level team.

The team within each grade (2 classes) consists of two homeroom teachers and one intern/assistant teacher per grade. The intern/assistant is usually a fully qualified but inexperienced educator. There can be between 30-48 students across each Grade (15-24 per class). The role of the student services teacher is to work across and with this team to ensure that the needs of identified students are planned for and consistently met.

Posted: January 2020

This is a Direct to School Job

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Location	Nagoya, Japan
Start Date	August 2020
Eligible Candidates	Licensed Teacher
Student Level	Early Childhood, Elementary
Monthly Salary	USD 3020 - 5890
Number of Vacancies	1

Job Benefits

A full copy of benefits, terms and conditions will be provided to candidates during the application process. However, additional benefits include:

Co-pay medical insurance and pension
Social allowance
Dental/optical allowance
Severance payment
Personal leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, job application leave, etc.

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates	Teaching Credential/License
Education Required	Bachelor
Major	Related field
Additional School Requirements
Essential: BA Degree & Appropriate teaching certifications in Special Educational Needs or equivalent A working knowledge of EAL/Language acquisition in the Primary School classroom and a willingness to support and manage this aspect of the team’s work. At least 3 years’ experience in teaching special educational needs Ability to conduct, analyse and utilise rudimentary SEN assessments Commitment to collaborating with colleagues to make learning connected and meaningful A proven commitment to professional development that has been applied to your classroom practice Ability to provide clear police/background and medical checks A commitment to inclusive education and to serving a diverse array of learners Highly Desirable: Experience of the IB PYP programmes Experience of gifted and talented provision Experience of leadership and of mentoring colleagues Please do not apply unless you meet the ‘essential’ requirements above. We hope to hear from you! Thank you for your interest in NIS.

About the School

Nagoya International School (NIS) is a diverse community of life-long learners who embody the values and beliefs of our mission. A fully accredited, not-for-profit, inclusive comminity school, at NIS we seek teachers who want to help students to inquire, inspire and have impact! NIS seeks to make our mission the reality for every student, in every classroom, every day – by design. Our teachers are dedicated to nurturing the talents and dreams of students who represent a wide-range of cultures and identities and we work each day to suppot them in embracing the skills, behaviors and values that are essential for success and happiness in the world beyond school. If you are committed to international, inclusive education, we hope to hear from you!