Portuguese Language Teacher

Are you passionate about teaching? Looking for an innovative and forward-thinking school which genuinely invests and develops you? Then come and join us at The International School of London!   

An exciting opportunity to work within a vibrant and dynamic international school in the UK capital city. We are currently looking for a part-time Portuguese Language Teacher to join the International School of London. 

The International School of London was originally founded in 1972 and was amongst the first schools in the country to offer the International Baccalaureate programme. There is a strong commitment to the on-going professional training of all staff and for providing leadership development at all levels.   

You would join an exciting and successful Language department which follows an established IB Programme at all levels (PYP, MYP and IB Diploma). ISL delivers an inquiry based, international curriculum that is delivered and planned in a truly collaborative manner. The School is developing several technology initiatives and the successful candidate would be ideally placed for involvement in these innovations and able to make lasting contributions to the school.   

The ideal candidate will have:   

• A relevant degree and teaching qualification  
• Previous experience teaching Portuguese Language and Literature and recent IB teaching experience is highly desirable 
• An interest in working with international students 
• An interest to integrate technology into the classroom
• Proven capacities to work with international students and support students for whom English is not their mother tongue   

What we offer you:  

•                   The opportunity to work in a supportive, friendly and dynamic environment   
•                    You’ll be working alongside a collaborative, forward thinking Head of School and
                    Head of Multilingualism  
•                   Regular CPD opportunities (in house and external)  to progress your career     
•                   A flexible and caring organisation     
•                   Onsite car parking facilities     
•                   Subsidised, freshly prepared lunch, and salad bar in our onsite cafeteria
•                   Coffee and tea daily
•                   Competitive salary scale
•                   Higher than average employer auto enrolment  pension contributions     

If you want to know what it's like to work for The International School of London, please do visit our website  www.islschools.org/london   

If you are interested in this position, please do apply today! We look forward to receiving your application.   

International School London is committed to safeguarding children and will ensure that recruitment procedures adhere to safer recruitment guidance. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced UK Disclosure and Barring Service check and/or equivalent overseas police check where relevant. 

To apply for the position, please submit a completed application form, a one page covering letter and up-to-date CV including contact details of two professional referees who have supervised your work. 

For any further information about the post, please contact Julia Antill at: jantill@isllondon.org  

(Please note: at least one reference must be from your current employer, personal references are not accepted in this instance and all references will be independently verified) 

Hours: The position covers PYP, MYP & DP- 0.72 FTE

For the right candidates, we would be open to splitting the position into primary (0.29FTE) and secondary (0.43FTE).