Coordinator PYP
La Escuela de Lancaster
Mexico
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01/08/202
- Apply by:
- 1 June 2022
Job overview
There is more in us than we know if we could be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.” (Kurt Hahn).
The Lancaster School is a non-profit, private bilingual school founded in 1979 and is located in the south of Mexico City. Lancaster also has a reputation for being an unconventional school and this is, in ways large and small, indeed true. Many of us at the school believe Lancaster offers a unique teaching and learning experience which enriches our professional lives.
The school is interested in hiring a Bilingual Spanish- English PYP Coordinator that is confident and supportive whilst having a view to leading the continual development of this school. The ideal candidate will be motivated and willing to learn as much as to lead, with a view to enhancing the school’s ability to provide a rich education for our students. They will have a genuine passion for education and a desire to work with students, colleagues and the community together in building on the school’s unique strengths. You must have experience working with PYP/ IPC, be reflective practitioner, be able to see the bigger picture and the detail, staying calm under pressure, excellent interpersonal skills, be analytical and creative thinking skills be able to show initiative and innovate while ensuring agreed procedures are followed, be strong team player who enjoys working on their own initiative in a collaborative environment and have excellent organizational skills and ability to work to deadlines.
Some of your activities will be:
• Oversee the school's professional development program in relation to the PYP, including IB training and visits.
• Guide all educational staff regarding the implementation of the PYP.
• Maintain a connection with the IB and IBAMEX offices, maintaining active and fluid coordination and communication with representatives not only in Mexico but at the International level.
• Generate, nurture and maintain communication of the PYP program in the school community, including school leadership, administrators and families.
• Establish and make clear the objectives and expectations related to PYP.
• Promote and participate in the professional development and growth of all those involved in implementing the program.
Some of what we can offer at Lancaster includes:
● Ongoing support for professional development
● Good local salaries & benefits
● Return airfare at the end of the contract
● Furnished accommodation
● Comprehensive Health & Dental Insurance
● free weekly Spanish classes at beginner and intermediate levels
More details can be found on the School’s website.
Lancaster School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including the collection of reference checks with previous employers.
The activities and contract are scheduled to begin on August 1st.
Attached documents
About La Escuela de Lancaster
- La Escuela de Lancaster
- Prolongation May 5 # 67, Colonia San Pedro Mártir, Tlalpan Delegation
- México City
- 14650
- Mexico
“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and star saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities”
- Charles Dickens
The Lancaster School is a non-profit, private school founded in 1979 and is located in the south of Mexico City. From small beginnings, the school has grown in size and quality, while keeping a strong sense of its individualism and identity, in line with the School’s Mission and Philosophy. From the start, Lancaster has offered all our students integrated programs combining the Mexican and British education systems, taught through both English and Spanish.
Lancaster has a unique educational philosophy, based on our long-standing view that the real aim of education is to allow each person to embark on a life-long journey of self-discovery, so constructing our own identity. As such many of our school systems are focussed on supporting Lancaster students discover who they are and who they want to be. Mariana, one of our Lower 6 students, wrote about the school as part of an anthropology class assignment:
“The Lancaster School has a sense of freedom, diversity, respect and empathy. Lancaster allows you to see the world from a different perspective. They teach you how to be a human being and not a machine. Teachers don’t let you fall, but rather, hold your hand to guide you. They let you be free.”
Lancaster has a reputation for being an unconventional school and this is, in ways large and small, indeed true. This stems from our philosophy and the reality that we are, as our mission states, a community of learners. The central idea is that we are engaged in the development of our individual identity, applies to the adults in our community as much as our students. Each of us who takes up the challenge of working at Lancaster finds that we have to examine some of our most cherished beliefs about education. It is our aim that during their time at Lancaster all our staff grow as people, in ways planned and perhaps unplanned. As a community, we welcome diversity in all its forms and the complexity that goes with this.
To be happy and successful at Lancaster teachers need to be: passionate about what they teach, be open-minded, and be reflective. They also need to be adaptable and believe that learning is a process, not a task for our students and ourselves. If you find yourself agreeing with this we would be happy to talk to you about becoming a member of the Lancaster team.
For more detailed information about Lancaster please read our 'General Information for Candidates' document, which you can find at this site.
October 2022
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