LCH - Extended Support Programme Assistant
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.
La Châtaigneraie (Secondary)
Extended Support Programme (Replacement) Assistant
Full-time replacement (32 hours/week) from 11.09.2023 to 06.10.2023
Daily or longer replacements during the School year 2023-24
Responsibilities
- Join a team of 12 people working with secondary school students who have severe needs
- Work with individual students, or small groups and/or the ESP classroom in collaboration with other ESP assistants, under the supervision of the ESP teacher
- Support students across academic subjects
- Use adequate tools to contribute to the social and emotional development of the ESP students
- Plan activities/lessons according to ILP goals
- Provide appropriate feedback to the ESP teacher or class teacher on student achievement
- Follow an individualised educational plan
- Provide Regular communication with and feedback to parents
- Participate in parent-student conferences as needed
Candidate requirements
- Appropriate experience in Special Educational needs instruction
- Knowledge and experience in working with students who need to follow a life skills program is desirable
- Willing to continue training in order to develop new and stronger skills in supporting students with moderate to severe needs
- Fluent French or English with a good command of the other language
- Strong organisational skills, sense of initiative and ability to collaborate with subject teachers in order to facilitate student access to the curriculum
- Open-mindedness, team player with ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and communicate with the various individuals in the school
- Flexibility with working hours
- Eligibility to work in Switzerland, preferably
Candidates are requested to apply online, attaching their CV , three references (one of which must be from their current or most recent employer, who can be contacted should the candidate be selected for an interview), and a covering letter (mentioning their availability). The application must be addressed to Soraya Sayed Hassen, International School of Geneva, La Châtaigneraie Campus by the 9th of September 2023 mentioning the reference number 230 349.
The International School of Geneva values and encourages diversity among its staff. As such, we welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of 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.
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.