Enrichment and Enhancement Specialist - Primary and Secondary

About British International School of Chicago, South Loop

The highly successful and quickly growing British International School of Chicago, South Loop has established a reputation for excellence in the Chicago market. Leading students to success in the highly-respected International Baccalaureate Diploma, the school’s outstanding teachers prepare students for college and beyond through a robust and rigorous curriculum. The contemporary, learning-driven school is located in the South Loop area of Chicago, serving both American and international families.

Nord Anglia Education Schools

In addition to being highly successful in its own right, the British International School of Chicago, South Loop, is a member of the Nord Anglia Education family of premium international schools. Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We believe that being part of our family of 43 schools gives our schools a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have a wide range of resources and support to enhance our students’ success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and King’s College London.

About the role

We are looking for two skilled teachers to promote high expectations for our primary and our secondary students, designing learning activities that align with our curriculum and students' interests. The secondary specialist will enable students to be successful in the UK National Curriculum and IGCE or the International Baccalaureate programmes. You will create a learning culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved. Finally, you will foster an environment of respect within the classroom, facilitating learning through questioning and discussion.

About you

You are able to adapt quickly in our fast-paced, international environment, and you will bring a degree, a recognised teaching qualification, at least two years of teaching experience after successfully completing your NQT year. Committed and creative, you will be reflective on your own teaching and student outcomes, seeking out and implementing new ideas and innovative practice to raise achievement.

Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with parents and students. You will also be able to meet visa-related restrictions, including being able to prove current domicile in the UK.

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 8,000 people working together to support our students’ success. We offer you unsurpassed opportunities to innovate and develop best practice across our family, to access extensive professional development, and to gain exceptional experience and career development in our schools. At Nord Anglia Education, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more than ever before.

University unites our team through a vibrant online platform that harnesses the collective expertise of peers in an exchange of knowledge, ideas and best practice. We also provide extensive online and face-to-face professional development through Nord Anglia University to ensure that our teachers don’t just maintain their skills, they develop at the cutting edge of educational thinking. Our collaborations with The Juilliard School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offer our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from Nord Anglia Education’s worldwide staff an opportunity to earn their Executive Master’s in International Education in an exclusive collaboration with King’s College London.

Alongside great training and a competitive package, you’ll enjoy the chance to live and work in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.

As a Nord Anglia Education teacher, you enjoy the following benefits:

• A fast-paced, global experience so that you can progress on a global scale
• An enabling environment founded on creativity, challenge and collaboration
• A culture which is fair and consultative
• Unique opportunities to grow professionally and develop your career

Selection Process

The closing date for applications is 9th December, 2016. First stage interviews will be conducted by Skype or telephone and final interviews will take place at the Nord Anglia Education Recruitment Event in central London in the week commencing Sunday, 15th January (alternative arrangements will be made for candidates who cannot attend in person).

Start Date: August 2017

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years.