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Secondary/IB Teacher - International Independent School

Secondary/IB Teacher - International Independent School

German International School Sydney

Terrey Hills

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent

Job overview

Secondary / IB Teacher - International Independent School

Fulltime Position from January 2019

Subjects: Maths, Economics, Chemistry, English, German (any combination)

Language of Instruction: English (except for German)

German language skills preferred

Experience in the IB Diploma Programme is preferred

The German International School Sydney (GISS) is currently seeking experienced, committed and passionate Secondary School Teacher (Year 5 – 12) to join our team at the start of Term 1 in 2019.

The GISS is a small international school offering a bilingual education programme (German and English). It is registered by the NESA and accredited by the Federal Republic of Germany as a German School Abroad which offer tuition from Kindergarten to the bilingual IB-Diploma. The school has been awarded the certificate “Excellent German School Abroad” in 2017.

The school is a highly reputable co-educational school that caters for students from Preschool to Year 12. The school has a rich history of quality education and aims to provide an enjoyable work place for its staff.

Applicants are required to have:

  • An appropriate tertiary teacher qualification
  • The ability to work collaboratively with staff and parents
  • Right to work in Australia

Key descriptors and skills:

  • Demonstrated effectiveness and experience as a teacher for secondary students
  • Being a team player and contribute to a multi-disciplinary team
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate effectively with parents, students, and colleagues
  • Maintain professional competence by participating in staff development activities, curriculum development meetings, and other professional opportunities
  • Being committed to meeting the needs of a diverse student population in a bilingual learning environment
  • Embracing the culture of a multilingual community in an inclusive, non-selective school

This position will commence with term 1 starting 21st January 2019. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please submit your resume and cover letter to Jobs1989@giss.nsw.edu.au.

About German International School Sydney

Founded in 1989, the German International School Sydney (GISS), offers a complete multi-lingual school education from Preschool to Year 12.   

Our vision is to enable your child to live a fulfilled life in tomorrow’s modern and fast changing global society. Our 360 students from Preschool to Year 12 are part of a truly multicultural community, with about half of them coming from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and many other countries and half from local Australian families. Therefore, we truly live our mission to offer the highest quality co-education in a bi-lingual and multi-cultural environment.

Principal

Dr Lorenz Metzger

Facilities

Located on a 16,000 square metre property, the educational facility consists of eight building following the natural slope and landscape of the property. The school has a library, sports hall, multifunction room, a mobile IT lab, and science, art and music rooms. The school uses the nearby Terrey Hills Swim School for part of its physical education program.

Curriculum

The focus of our curriculum – which combines the New South Wales Syllabus and the one of the German State Thüringen while following the NSW school calendar year – are languages, math and the sciences. Students can be enrolled without prior knowledge of either the German or English language. Our content and language integrated learning methods allows all students to be taught according to their language skill set. Our immersion approach also leads to a high bilingual proficiency in both languages.

In Years 11 and 12 we offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB) which is recognised worldwide as the best university preparation programme currently available to students completing post-secondary education. I am proud to say that in recent years our IB students continuously achieved IB scores above world average.

Furthermore, our highly qualified and dedicated team of teachers guide and support every student to develop their full academic potential and to become competent, responsible and independent adults.

School ethos

The German International School aims to “offer the highest quality co-education in a continuous bilingual and multicultural environment, and is dedicated to developing each individual student's full potential. We challenge our students to develop into responsible, reliable, competent and confident adults”.

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