Teacher i/c Psychology

St Georgeʼs British International School is seeking to appoint an experienced Teacher in Charge of Psychology. The role is available on a permanent, full-time basis commencing in September 2024. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching IB Psychology at both Higher level (HL) and Standard level (SL). 

School Accolades

★ Specialist Provision Provider of the Year, TES Awards for International Schools(Shortlisted for April 2024)

★ Top 100 IB Schools in the World (Summer 2023 Examination Session)

★ COBIS Accredited Member with Double Beacon Status (Learning & Teaching, Governance) (2023)

★ Top 125 Schools in the World: Schools Index by Carfax (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

Aims

Duties and Responsibilities 

Teaching and Learning

• To teach Psychology at IB (Higher level and Standard level)
• To encourage all pupils to reach their academic potential through enthusiastic and personalised teaching, tailored challenge, rigorous record keeping and follow up
• To be aware of, and comply with, all the School policies including those for marking and assessment, teaching and learning and reporting
• To develop and share schemes of work and resources, using in-house formats

Pastoral

• To demonstrate professional curiosity in relation to each pupils’ well being and welfare, and to foster the personal and social development of each pupil in their care
• To actively promote the social, moral and cultural ethos of the school community
• To create an atmosphere of support by being aware of, and fully compliant with, all of the
• schoolʼs pastoral policies
• To be familiar with all the schoolʼs policies on Health and Safety and be proactive in
• ensuring the safety of all members of the school community at all times
• To promote exemplary behaviour and a responsible attitude amongst pupils
• To be aware of and act upon all policies regarding the safeguarding of children
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Leadership and Management

Lead the subject’s review and improvement planning work by:

■ Providing a vision for learning within the subject

■ Analysing the examination results of students working within the subject and agreeing and implementing action points to ensure high standards of learning & progress

■ Preparing the Department Improvement Plan for Psychology

■ Ensuring high standards of teaching, through support and methods such as lesson visits, addressing any issues where teaching falls below the required standards

■ Ensuring that all courses have schemes of work that enable examination objectives and other whole school objectives such as ToK elements

■ Ensuring that learning is personalised through good use of assessment data and assessment practice and liaising with appropriate colleagues, for example in the EAL and SEN departments

Marketing & Finance

Promote the subject of Psychology and manage its budget by:

■ Producing publicity materials for the subject that may be used for the school website, options booklets, parental information and marketing

■ Ensuring the resources required to deliver the course are; provided to colleagues, stored safely, maintained

■ Keeping records of purchases and ensure the budget is effectively used

Personal Skills

The successful candidate will be: 

• Enthusiastic and passionate about education with a sound understanding of UK and international best practices
• Flexible and adaptable to the varied demands of working in a world-class school environment
• Proactive in all aspects of school life
• Able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Creative and innovative across and beyond the curriculum
• Able to work successfully under pressure, with excellent organisational skills
• Reliable and respectful
• Able to demonstrate a positive and proactive attitude towards participation in professional
• development and the schoolʼs induction and appraisal processes
• Able to present a professional image in line with the high expectations of St Georgeʼs
• A talented communicator, orally and in writing

Formal Qualifications/Experience

• A good UK Honours Degree (or equivalent)
• A certified teaching qualification (i.e. Qualified Teacher Status)
• A distinguished record of teaching

How to Apply        

Reference Number              240403

Application Deadline              Tuesday 7 May 2024, 4.00pm CEST

Start Date                                September 2024

Availability (full-time/part-time) Full-time

Contract Permanent

Shortlisting will commence immediately after the closing date. We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date. Early application is strongly encouraged. 

Please complete the Application for Employment form available at www.stgeorge.school.it/employment. Please submit your completed application via email to jobs@stgeorge.school.it, inserting the job reference in the title of the email.