Teacher-Librarian or Library-based Teacher
English College in Prague
Prague
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2018
Job overview
Job Start: January 2019 (can be earlier/later for the right candidate)
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Contract Term: We offer a permanent contract after one-year probationary period.
Closing Date: 8th October 2018
What we seek:
The English College is looking for an enthusiastic, creative and reflective educationalist to lead the drive to bring our library right into the heart of the school. They will create a love of reading, and focus on whole-school literacy, curricular engagement and information literacy, while at the same time working alongside a library assistant to maintain the accessibility and integrity of our physical and online resources.
The school is looking to make a major investment into the physical library space within the next year to 18 months. We are looking for a decision-maker with bold vision, who will advise and guide the work of our designer and project manager, suggesting directions that this exciting project could take to support our school’s ambitious literacy aims and curricular engagement.
We have an open mind as to the exact background and qualifications that might be needed for this role, however we are looking for a charismatic, confident and dynamic individual who will feel comfortable working as equal partner to Departmental and Faculty Head leaders and effecting motivational change.
Ideally, the post would suit a dual qualified teacher-librarian, however the nature of the individual’s skills and personal presence is more important, so we would be happy to consider either a qualified librarian or a simply qualified teacher with the right professional experience and ambition. We would provide access to relevant supplementary professional training or qualifications as needed or desired.
Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and References Statement
The English College in Prague is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance, or similar depending on their country of origin or previous employment. Identity checks, employment checks and qualifications checks all form a non-negotiable part of the recruitment process. Any gaps in employment will be examined, and we will require at least two references, including one from your most recent Headteacher. Safeguarding and child protection training is given on arrival and the induction process follows UK best practice in this regard too.
How to apply:
Email the Headmaster, Dr. Nigel Brown, at headmaster@englishcollege.cz with a short covering letter and a full c.v. Please include a complete career history as well as the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent Headteacher or Director at your current place of work.
Only applicants selected for interview will be contacted. Shortlisted candidates will be notified on or before 12th October. Interviews will be conducted by either Skype, or in person in Prague, possibly in London (travel expenses will be reimbursed), depending on the circumstances.
Read more about our school at www.englishcollege.cz.
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About English College in Prague
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The English College in Prague is a unique and special school. It was founded in 1994 in the wake of the Velvet Revolution as a moderately selective independent day school, offering a British-style Grammar School education and holistic pastoral support to students aged 13-19 (Years 8 - 13 in UK terms). Although all non-language lessons are taught in English it is also a part of the Czech school system. The College is a prominent member of HMC and unlike many international schools is a non-profit-making, fully incorporated charity. Around 70% of its students are Czech and 30% are international students from over twenty different countries.
The College prepares students for a mixture of IGCSE exams, Common European Framework language exams (DELF, Instituto Cervantes and Goethe Institut), as well as ensures that all students in Years 1-4 follow an authorised Czech Curriculum. All students study for the International Baccalaureate in Years 5 and 6 and just over half of the cohort also takes the Czech Maturita examination in addition to the IB. The College has more than twenty-five years’ experience of teaching the IB and many of our staff are IB examiners.
The teaching staff consists of a dynamic mix of recent and more experienced graduates, the vast majority of whom are native English speakers or have been trained in the UK system. A particular benefit, which is relatively unusual for schools abroad, is that, following a successful probationary period, we offer permanent contracts to our staff. We value relationships between student and teacher and of course how both of these connect with parents. We also actively promote a culture of academic aspiration and individualised expectations.
The College traces its traditions back to the Prague English Grammar School which existed in Prague from the 1920s but suffered closure under both the Nazis and the Communists. It seeks to maintain the traditions and rigour of an English Grammar School within the Czech educational framework and its governors are drawn from both the UK and the Czech Republic, symbolised by its two founding patrons – former President Vaclav Havel and Charles, Prince of Wales.
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