IB English Literature Teacher

IB English Literature Teacher

Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam (NAISR) is a unique place where traditions are valued and innovation is embraced by an extraordinary learning community bringing together students from all over the world. NAISR creates a nurturing environment in which students can feel comfortable, safe and secure in order to learn to the best of their respective abilities.

You must be a eligible to work in the EU, and must be qualified teacher with relevant language certificates and credentials and have a minimum 2 years post qualification teaching experience.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an enthusiastic, suitably qualified and experienced Secondary English Language teacher to join our dynamic teaching team. Teacher qualifications and a Bachelor degree are required, M.Ed. preferred. A minimum of 2 years of relevant teaching experience (preferably international experience) is required; IB experience/training and experience with curriculum review preferred. Fluent proficiency in English language is required. The ability to teach an additional subject area is an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities

● Promote the mission and philosophy of the school, ensuring that students are working towards being true global citizens;

● Be flexible and adjust to the needs of the school, actively contributing to its development plans and growth;

● Assist with supervising students during breaks and lunch as per the school’s timetable and duty rota;

● Demonstrate a willingness to take part in extra-curricular activities, both locally and nationally;

● Communicate effectively the school’s narrative, being an ambassador for our school at all times;

● Set a good example to students in the way that you conduct yourself within and beyond the school;

● Ensure that planning, preparation, recording assessment and reporting are of the highest quality and meet the varying learning and social needs of the students;

● Set high expectations for student behaviour, establishing and maintaining a high standards of behaviour management and a safe instructive environment at all times;

● Promote and foster a student-centred learning environment where students are nurtured to develop independence, autonomy, critical thinking, and creativity;

● Use a variety of methodologies which will stimulate learning appropriate to student needs and the demands of subject specifications;

● Assess and monitor learning attainment and progress against standard criteria, including input into the database system;

● Complete written reports, organise parent consultations and meetings as appropriate with school stakeholders;

● Mark, grade and give both written and verbal feedback on students’ work on a frequent,

regular basis, with attention to individual learning based on assessment;

● Support students with emotional, behavioural, and learning needs;

● Undertake routine tasks to support curriculum delivery and assist with enrichment learning activities such as; themed days, outings, field trips, events.

● Make effective use of formative and summative assessment to plan challenging learning

opportunities for students;

● Planning shows clear understanding of year group and syllabus expectations and leads to progression in learning for all students;

● Planning for learning is differentiated so that all students are suitably challenged to develop higher level skills;

● Planning for learning fosters and facilitates student independence, autonomy, critical thinking, creativity;

● Engage in curriculum review cycle;

● Attend and contribute to staff meetings as required

● Commit to continual development through the identification and implementation of your own Personal Development Plan

● Understand the need to take responsibility for your own professional development and keep up to date with research and development in pedagogy as relevant to your role

● Set a good example to students in the way that you conduct yourself within and beyond the school

Qualifications and Training

● A degree plus teaching qualification (or equivalent)

● Higher degree or recognised professional qualification (preferred)

● Evidence of continued relevant professional development

● Experience teaching IBDP English A Language & Literature (or equivalent) to senior students

● Familiarity with the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) or equivalent

● Ability to integrate technology into the classroom experience to enhance and extend the learning of students

● Ability to engage students and enable them to achieve highly

● Fluent in written and spoken English

● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills