Learning Support Teacher
Founded in 1924, the Ecole Internationale de Genève (Ecolint) welcomes 4,500 students aged 3 to 18, representing more than 130 nationalities. Our 1,250 staff from all over the world work on our three campuses (La Grande Boissière and Campus des Nations in Geneva, La Châtaigneraie in the canton of Vaud).
In our 7 schools, our students benefit from international teaching and bilingual supervision of the highest quality.
To fulfil our mission of "Educating students to be global citizens with the courage and capacity to create a just and joyful tomorrow together", every member of staff can draw inspiration from our hundred years of experience, our constant drive to innovate, and our strong humanitarian values. Through our Ecolint Institute, we are committed to provide our staff with excellent professional development opportunities.
La Grande Boissière (LGB) campus is centrally located in Geneva and blends a mix of 18th Century buildings with cutting edge STEM and Arts facilities. The bilingual (French and English) campus is home to close to 1,900 students across the Primary, Middle and Secondary Schools. Our unique Universal Learning Programme, co-designed with UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education, seeks to anchor learning in deep conceptual understanding and the assessment of Ecolint’s global competences, to ensure that the outcome of learning makes some positive social impact.
La Grande Boissière (Middle)
Learning Support Teacher
Part-time - 16 Periods
Responsibilities:
- Work with students and lead small group sessions with students with a focus on language and learning support (eg literacy, neurodivergent profiles Gifted and Talented)
- Write individual learning goals for students
- Support the learning of students with expressive and receptive language issues, difficulty with concept formation in all academic domains, multi literateness and organizational challenges
- Assist the coordinator of learning support regarding the follow up of students
- Liaise with students, subject teachers, year coordinators, Senior Leadership, Pastoral Team amongst other key members
- Produce LS and language related reports and documents
Candidate Requirements:
- SEN qualifications or equivalent
- French first language, with a strong command of English
- Minimum 2 years’ experience of teaching
- Resourceful, adaptable, accessible
- Both autonomous and a good team player
- Good IT, administrative and organizational skills
- Flexibility with ability to support any academic content
- Strong interpersonal skills
Candidates are required to send their CV with three references, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer, that may be followed at the point of interview and a cover letter to the attention of Mrs Sarah Blyth, International School of Geneva, La Grande Boissière Campus, via our website by 26 April 2024, mentioning the reference number 330 395.
Note
The Ecole Internationale de Genève values and encourages diversity among its staff. We therefore 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 checks on their prior conduct with regard to Child Protection as appropriate to their position, including reference checking with previous employers and the relevant authorities.