English Teacher with French or German as additional subjects m/f/d 100 %
Ecole d'Humanité
Hasliberg
- CHF 60,000 - CHF 70,000 per year
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01 August 2026
- Apply by:
- 29 April 2026
Job overview
Do you see yourself in this description?
You are a trustworthy teacher with empathy, a sense of humor, and a touch of idealism, committed to the well-being of our students. With creative approaches, you inspire young people to engage with languages, especially English, ideally also French or German.
In small learning groups averaging six students, you respond to the individual needs of our Ecolianers and create a framework in which content is conveyed in a vivid and engaging way. You actively enrich our holistic co-curricular program, particularly in music, performing arts, sports, art, or handcrafts. You can
imagine not only working here, but also living here and contributing to boarding school life.
What sets you apart:
University degree in English (or native English speaker combined with a degree in language studies)
Ideally experience teaching at lower secondary level (grades 7–9) and upper secondary level (Matura / university entrance level)
Openness to new forms of learning
Enjoyment of working with young people
What you can expect from us:
A varied and wide-ranging role with ample room for initiative, creativity, and new ideas
Teaching in small courses and classes
Working with other dedicated teachers, living in a welcoming community
The opportunity to engage with reform pedagogy, Ruth Cohn’s Theme-Centered Interaction, and Martin Wagenschein’s
didactics of exemplary, discovery-based learning
A place to live and work in the heart of the Swiss Alps, inviting you to ski, hike, cycle, and enjoy many other outdoor
activities, also during holidays
The possibility for your children aged 12 to 19 to attend our school
About Ecole d'Humanité
The Ecole d’Humanité, an international boarding high school, is located in Hasliberg Goldern, just off the rail line between Interlaken and Lucerne. Surrounded by the awe-inspiring peaks of the Bernese Oberland, our international village for living, learning, and growing is home to children and adults from some 25 different countries. The stunning natural setting provides both a wholesome learning environment and exceptional opportunities for hiking, skiing, climbing, and other outdoor activities.
The academic program at the Ecole aims to promote meaningful understanding rather than surface knowledge. Students take only three academic subjects per trimester. This allows them to concentrate on each one with special intensity. Small classes (student-teacher ratio is 5:1) allow for individualized instruction and demand active participation.
To balance the intensive academic program in the morning students devote their afternoons to the arts, sports, and practical work, selecting from some eighty possible courses. Blacksmithing, skiing or snowboarding, woodworking, painting, pottery, rock-climbing, the annual Shakespeare production, French theater, classical, jazz, folk, and pop music ensembles, instrumental and voice lessons, gardening, and animal husbandry are just a few of the fields students can choose to explore and then concentrate on in their afternoons.
The Ecole d’Humanité offers both Swiss and American academic programs. The American Program leads to a High School Diploma and includes preparation for the College Board SAT exams, for which the Ecole is an official testing center. Students can also prepare for exams leading to the AP International Diploma (see facing page) and entrance to universities around the world. Our Swiss Program offers primary and normal secondary school diplomas which are recognized throughout Switzerland. Older students can prepare for university via the Swiss Matura exams or the College Board AP exams, or they can take courses that increase their chances of winning a place in a demanding apprenticeship or a vocational college.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.