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Teacher of Theatre

Teacher of Theatre

International School of Geneva

Founex Switzerland

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Temporary
Start date:
01.01.2020
Apply by:
28 October 2019

Job overview

To complete our dynamic Theatre team, we are looking for an experienced and well qualified

TEACHER OF THEATRE

Full-time

To join our department and help students to understand the world around them, preparing them for their future. We seek an enthusiastic teacher, able to inspire students through a variety of creative teaching styles and someone with excellent classroom management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities:

• To teach International Baccalaureate Diploma Theatre at Higher and Standard Level and experience in directing and producing theatre productions in various styles

• To deliver high quality theatre lessons

• To contribute to the teaching resources of the department

• To regularly assess the progress of students, record, and report those results to parents

• To be willing to collaborate closely with colleagues

• Ability to take leadership or offer support in staging productions, both scripted and devised

Professional experience required:

• Have experience of teaching IB Theatre

• Teaching students age Y7-13

• Excellent subject knowledge

• Be passionate about theatre 

• Enthusiasm, creativity and drive to achieve the highest possible standards

• A genuine interest in students and their well-being and progress

• High personal standards and high expectations of others

• French or English mother tongue with a good knowledge of the other language

• Good communication skills with colleagues and parents

• Proven expertise in collaboratively directing and production shows

Candidate requirements:

• Be passionate about theatre and inspire our students to be so as well;

• Enthusiasm, creativity and drive to achieve the highest possible standards; 

• A genuine interest in students and their well-being and progress; 

• High personal standards and high expectations of others; 

• French or English mother tongue with a good knowledge of the other language; 

• Good communication skills with colleagues and parents. 



About International School of Geneva

The International School of Geneva is a mainstream, all-through, co-educational, independent, non-denominational school for children aged 3-18. It is situated across three campuses in and around Geneva in Switzerland. There are over 2000 students across the campuses.

The school was founded in 1924 with just 8 students and a rabbit. It was founded by local educators and officials of the League of Nations and ILD to provide an international education based on the programme of educational principles of the education nouvelle movement.

It is the oldest and largest functional international school in the world.

It has a bilingual foundation and it encourages students to master French as well as English. The school offers a range a qualifications including The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate Programme, Maturité Suisse, IGCSE and High School Diplomas.

There are three campuses, one in central Geneva, one in La Chataignerine in Founex just 20 minutes outside of Geneva and the third is in Geneva’s International quarter. Each campus welcomes students aged 3-18 and they share the same values and objectives.

Director General

Conrad Hughes

Values and vision

The school benefits from a breadth of educational expertise with 570 members of teaching staff from around the world and the school shares the International Baccalaureate’s aims to “develop, inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.”

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