Class Teacher

CLASS TEACHER - EL VISO INFANT SCHOOL (APPLICATION REFERENCE EV0408171)

British Council- El Viso Infant School, Madrid
2-5years| Co-Educational| Day| BSO, NABSS

The British Council Infant School in Madrid is seeking to appoint inspiring, caring and dedicated professionals to be part of the team of Teachers at our El Viso Infant School in the city centre, to contribute to the continued success of an “Outstanding School”, as assessed by the British Schools Overseas (BSO) Inspection in 2015. These positions would be full-time and part-time appointments, and we are looking for candidates that could start in September 2017.

About the British Council- El Viso Infant School - Madrid, Spain

Our Infant School opened in September 2016 with 40 children, and will grow year on year until full capacity. Located in a purpose-built Infant school in the centre of the city, the children follow the English National Curriculum. Children start at 2 years of age and enjoy their Foundation Stage phase in the Infant School until they join Key stage 1 at the main British Council School in Somosaguas, also in Madrid. We provide children with a unique, bilingual and multicultural education. A holistic approach to teaching and learning is delivered through a broad and attractive curriculum.

We are looking for creative and collaborative professionals who will be excited to join our school, contributing to its vision and success through their inspiring performance. If you are a good team-worker, flexible, adaptable, creative, and willing to work in a novel, challenging and changing environment, this is the place for you.

Our dedicated team of professionals help pupils to become future global citizens through instilling our core values of loyalty, caring, resilience, challenge and flexibility. These values are deeply embedded in all that we do; from our approach to learning, relationships and aspirations held by our pupils, ourselves and one another. We believe in enabling our pupils to “be the best that they can be”.

About the British Council School - Madrid, Spain

Our main school is located 15 kilometres to the west of Madrid. It has 2,000 pupils, aged 2 to 18, and 200 teachers who are extremely proud to be part of our welcoming, vibrant and successful

community. We are a thriving co-educational day school with superb facilities set on a large, well linked, modern campus. The school is part of the British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, which provides us with excellent opportunities to participate in cultural activities across the world.

We are particularly delighted to be the first British school in Spain to receive the highest rating of ‘outstanding’ in all areas of the (BSO) Inspection.

Why come to Madrid?

Our School is located in the heart of Madrid, a vibrant and thriving cosmopolitan city. Our staff have the chance to live and work in a place of great history, culture and cuisine. Opportunities are endless for travel, sport and entertainment, both in the city and country-wide; Spain is one of the top destinations in the world for leisure and holidays.

What do we offer our teachers

• The opportunity to work with enthusiastic, happy and confident children who enjoy learning
• The chance to contribute to a growing infant schoo
• A welcoming and supportive network of colleagues
• An extensive welcome and integration programme to help new teachers and their families settle into Madrid
• Ongoing and robust professional development opportunities
• Subsidised Spanish language courses
• Free annual health check-ups and private health insurance at a reduced rate

The successful applicants for this post will have:

• A real desire to exemplify our school values and motto, ‘Be the best you can be.’
• English to the level of, or a level comparable to, first language communicator
• Ambition, passion and dedication to guide, inspire and challenge young children
• A drive for professional development, continued outstanding practice and challenge
• A minimum of 2 years recent and relevant teaching experience within the last 5 years in

Foundation Stage/ Key stage 1/ Key stage 2 in a UK, International or bi-lingual School

• A good working knowledge of latest UK practices
• Flexibility and adaptability, working in a new and changing environment
• An entitlement to live and work in Spain

Employer Information

CLASS TEACHER- EL VISO INFANT SCHOOL (APPLICATION REFERENCE EV0408171)

Employer: British Council School Location: Madrid, Spain

Closing Date forApplications: 14/08/2017 09:00 local
Interviews: From the 15th AUG – dates to be confirmed.

Contact information

Please send an up to date Curriculum Vitae including email details of 3 recent referees (indicating when they can be contacted).

A British Council application pack is enclosed in the advertisement, which includes the official British Council application form: Please send your Application and CV, with reference to the Application Reference number in the Subject line, to:

Carolina.Gopal@britishcouncil.es  and Borja.Roca@britishcouncil.es

Tel: 00 34 699 60 72 38

School website: https://www.britishcouncilschool.es/en/curriculum/early-years/infants-el-viso  British Council website: https://www.britishcouncil.org/

The British Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all of its staff and stakeholders to share this commitment. Appointment to this role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks in the UK, and, where appropriate, equivalent systems overseas. This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be   declared. We operate an equal opportunities policy. The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.