Head of Department - Languages
International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01.09.2018
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2018
Job overview
Campus des Nations
SECONDARY SCHOOL
From 01.09.2018 to 31.08.2019
Fixed term contract for one year
The International School of Geneva has an excellent reputation for the quality of its education and its diverse multicultural environment. Its success is mainly due to the openness and commitment of all its employees.
Our Secondary Languages department currently offers French, Spanish, German and Mandarin Chinese. As the International School of Geneva is a bilingual Foundation the teaching of French is of key importance to our community.
The Head of Language will have a proven track record in leading a highly successful department and will be an outstanding teacher of French, from beginner to mother tongue equivalent level. The successful candidate will have IB experience in particular in the MYP and a passion for the teaching of languages. Working closing together with our highly qualified team of teachers, the Head of Department will develop a rigorous and exciting programme of language teaching in the school.
Candidate requirements:
- Extensive experience with the IB Programmes
- Demonstrated innovative approach to curriculum development
- Administrative and leadership skills
- Enthusiastic, dynamic and highly effective teacher
- English or French mother tongue.
- Ability to teach German an advantage
Candidates are required to send their CV, three references, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer, that may be followed at the point of interview and a cover letter to the attention of Mr Jamie Williams, Secondary School Principal, International School of Geneva, Campus des Nations, via www.ecolint.ch / job opportunities by 31st January 2018, mentioning the reference number 430 073.
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About International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
- International School of Geneva - Campus des Nations
- Route de Morillons 11, Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
- CH-1218
- Switzerland
The International School of Geneva is a mainstream, all-through, co-educational, independent, non-denominational school for children aged 3-18. It is situated across three campuses in and around Geneva in Switzerland. There are over 2000 students across the campuses.
The school was founded in 1924 with just 8 students and a rabbit. It was founded by local educators and officials of the League of Nations and ILD to provide an international education based on the programme of educational principles of the education nouvelle movement.
It is the oldest and largest functional international school in the world.
It has a bilingual foundation and it encourages students to master French as well as English. The school offers a range a qualifications including The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, International Baccalaureate Programme, Maturité Suisse, IGCSE and High School Diplomas.
There are three campuses, one in central Geneva, one in La Chataignerine in Founex just 20 minutes outside of Geneva and the third is in Geneva’s International quarter. Each campus welcomes students aged 3-18 and they share the same values and objectives.
Director General
Conrad Hughes
Values and vision
The school benefits from a breadth of educational expertise with 570 members of teaching staff from around the world and the school shares the International Baccalaureate’s aims to “develop, inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people.”
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