Primary School Classroom Teacher for our English Program classrooms
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 (Primary)
Primary School Classroom Teacher for our English Program classrooms
Full-time - 29 periods
Responsibilities
- Planning and teaching creative, challenging and inspiring learning experiences, allowing for the development of student self-agency
- Cooperate and collaborate with colleagues on the preparation and development of teaching materials, team planning, teaching programs and methods
- Assume pedagogical supervision and follow-up of students, as well as their well-being and monitoring attendance
- Provide and contribute to oral and written assessments and report on individual students
- Participates and be engaged in school life
- Participate in professional development appropriate to the Foundation’s objectives and the teacher’s needs and goals
- Supervise students as reasonably required
- Be willing to play an active role in the wider life of the school.
Candidates requirements
- Recognized teaching qualifications
- At least two years experience working with primary school students, 3 to 9 years old
- Passion for early years teaching and learning will be an asset
- Deep understanding and experience in inquiry based pedagogy and concept based learning
- Demonstrates the Ecolint Principles of Learning in their daily practice
- Ability to differentiate instructions to meet diverse learning styles and needs
- Enthusiasm and creativity: demonstrates a real passion for teaching and learning with high expectations
- Experience of using strategies to support English Language Learners
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a team
- Ability to integrate technology to enhance learning
- Excellent command of English with a good working knowledge of French (Level B1)
- Knowledge of other languages is desirable.
Interested candidates are invited to apply online with their CV, three referees, of which one must be the current or most recent employer (who will be contacted in case of interview) and a letter of motivation addressed to Mirna Hafez Farah, Ecole Internationale de Genève, Campus de La Grande Boissière before 12 January 2024, mentioning the reference number 320 364.
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.