Learning & Innovation Hub Educator
Europese School Den Haag Rijnlands Lyceum Secondary School
Oostduinlaan 50, The Hague, The Netherlands
- Expired
- Salary:
- an appointment based on the collective labour agreement for secondary education (CAO VO)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 10-01-2022
- Apply by:
- 5 December 2021
Job overview
The European School The Hague (ESH) is an officially accredited European School providing multilingual and multicultural education, offering complete Early Years, Primary and Secondary education leading to the European Baccalaureate. Due to the maternity leave of one of our colleagues, our Secondary school has a temporary job opening from the 10-01-2022 until the 24-05-2022 for a:
Learning & Innovation Hub Educator
1,0 FTE
Post description
- Creating inquiry based learning materials that stimulate the natural curiosity of the students and encourage self-directed learning – ideally related to STEM
- Working with students in our new Learning & Innovation Hub, which functions as a learning, project and study space
- Supervising and instructing students during cover lessons in our new Learning & Innovation Hub, including:
- printing or preparing cover-forms & taking and managing attendance;
- implementing positive behavioral strategies;
- working with the timetable schedulers and Assistant Deputy-Director to arrange cover;
- returning completed cover-work to teachers
Requirements
- bachelor in the educational field;
- fluent spoken and written English (additional European languages are an advantage);
- flexibility and proven ability to function well in an international team;
- ability to use technology as a tool for learning;
- willingness to build positive relationships with students;
- an innovative approach to learning that encourages student agency, choice, creativity and voice;
- good organizational skills;
- knowledge of administrative procedures and office practice;
- team player;
- a commitment to professional growth through reflection and collaboration;
- maintains confidentiality regarding students matters and report concerning behavior to the cycle leaders;
- adheres to Board of Education policies and procedure
We offer
- an appointment based on the Dutch teachers’ collective labour agreement for secondary education (CLA VO) on the relevant pay scale. The specific step in the scale is depending on relevant background and work experience;
- a temporary contract from 10-01-2022 until 24-05-2022
- an attractive multicultural work environment;
- ongoing Professional Development
Besides a meaningful job, we offer attractive terms and conditions of employment determined by the primary and secondary education collective labour agreements, as well as Rijnlands foundation specific benefits. This includes (but is not limited to):
- 8% holiday allowance of the gross annual salary;
- an end-of-year allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary;
- an extra end-of-year allowance of € 1.200 gross for scale 1-8 (only applicable for non teaching support staff OOP);
- an end of scale payment amounting to € 1.567,58 gross for teachers and € 260,03 gross for scale 9 (based on a fulltime position);
- a monthly contribution towards travel expenses (if applicable);
- a collective/group occupational disability insurance;
- the ABP pension scheme;
- a number of options for tax benefits regarding e.g. trade union dues, the costs of sports (for instance fitness) membership fees and the purchase of a bicycle (for commuting purposes);
- a discount on various insurances (health care, home content, legal aid, liability insurance policies and more).
About our school
The European School The Hague is a unique school. We were established in 2012 to educate the children of employees of European Union institutions. We provide a multilingual and multicultural education to Early Years, Primary and Secondary school children, culminating in the European Baccalaureate. We are an officially Accredited European School, administered and partly financed by the Dutch national education system, and accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools since December 2012. We are part of the Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation. ESH Primary is located at the Houtrustweg 2, and ESH Secondary at the Oostduinlaan 50. Information about the European School The Hague can be found on www.europeanschoolthehague.nl and on www.rijnlandslyceum.nl. The website of the European Schools www.eursc.eu explains the European Schools’ system and regulations.
Procedure
Applicants who meet the requirements are invited to apply via this link: Learning & Innovation Hub Educator
You will be asked to upload a CV accompanied a completed job application form (incomplete applications may not be considered). Please send in your application for the attention of Mr. F. van de Kerkhof, director of the European School.
Deadline for applications: 5 December 2021
The job interviews take place from week 49. Shortlisted applicants will receive an invitation via email. The job interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams. Please note: suitable candidates may be invited to an interview sooner than the closing date for applications.
Our recruitment procedure is subject to the Recruitment code of the foundation Rijnlands Lyceum. The purpose of the code is to provide a standard for a transparent and fair recruitment and selection procedure. ESH requests all applicants to carefully read the code before applying.
Attached documents
About Europese School Den Haag Rijnlands Lyceum Secondary School
- Europese School Den Haag Rijnlands Lyceum Secondary School
- Oostduinlaan 50
- Den Haag
- 2596 JP
- Netherlands
The European School The Hague (ESH) is part of Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting het Rijnlands Lyceum). Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation is an ambitious foundation that offers both primary and secondary education and national and international education. The 1100 staff members at eight schools provide innovative quality education to more than 7000 students with a focus on global citizenship.
The ESH is a unique school. We were established in 2012 to educate the children of employees of European Union institutions. We provide a multilingual and multicultural education to Early Years, Primary and Secondary school children culminating in the European Baccalaureate. We are an officially Accredited European School, partly administered and financed by the Dutch national education system, and accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools since December 2012. We are part of the Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation.
ESH Primary is conveniently situated in between the city centre and the beach of Scheveningen. ESH Secondary is located 4,5 km from ESH Primary and 10 minutes by bike from Central Station.
Our vision is to…
Inspire students to be responsible, future focused, proactive citizens of Europe and the world.
Our mission is to…
Provide a positive, open-minded community that fosters ambition through rich cultural and academic opportunities, inspiring lifelong learning.
Our ESH community is…
Enriched by our multicultural and multilingual staff, students and parents as we connect, collaborate and celebrate a culture of learning.
Our core values
Provide the foundation of how the ESH community, staff, students and families achieve our mission.
RESPECT
We show respect for people, possessions, our planet, protocols and ourselves.Accept other’s differences, strengths and weaknesses.
POSITIVITY
Focus on the positive aspects in situations.Build a constructive and positive environment from which everyone may benefit.
AMBITION
Strive to reach our full potential.Accept challenges and have a passion for finding solutions.
Key competences
Our ESH pupils are future citizens of Europe and the world. As such, they need a range of competences to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. In 2006 the European Council and European Parliament adopted a European Framework for Key Competences for Lifelong Learning. These competences are incorporated and embedded in the European Schools curriculum. The eight key competences, which all individuals need for personal fulfillment and development, active citizenship, social inclusion and employment are what we aim for our students to achieve.
- Science, technology, engineering, mathematical
- Multilingual
- Literacy
- Cultural awareness and expression
- Entrepreneurship
- Citizenship
- Personal, social and learning
- Digital
Curriculum
ESH uses the European Schools curriculum. The curriculum incorporates the established 8 Key Competences. Learning is planned in a cross-curriculum manner, linking concepts and skills across subject areas. We also strive to include our core values in our teaching.Early Years involves a cycle of 2 – 2.5 years and the Primary cycle, 5 years. Secondary education in the European Schools lasts for a total of seven years divided into three cycles.All curriculum documents can be found on the official website of the European Schools - www.eursc.eu. For any further information about our school curriculum: Primary School Guide 2019-2020 and Secondary School Guide 2019-2020
Working at ESH
The ESH has favourable Dutch social and working conditions, and offers a fantastic working environment, located in the international zone of The Hague (in Dutch: Den Haag). The Hague is a cosmopolitan city with a large expat population and as such offers excellent housing, health and transport facilities. The ESH maintains a high standard of quality education and therefore we request applicants to provide details of three referees, of which one must be the most recent employer, or the one prior to the current employer. We will contact referees after a successful interview.All applications should contain a completed ESH job application form, CV and supporting statement. Incomplete applications will not be considered.Furthermore, applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid permit to work in the Netherlands. For any further information, please visit the Government website (here). All appointments are subject to the successful completion of an interview, (trial lesson), identity checks, criminal record checks, and references. Our application procedure is subject to the Recruitment Code of Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting Het Rijnlands Lyceum). The purpose of the code is to provide a standard for a transparent and fair recruitment and selection procedure. ESH requests all applicants to carefully read the code before applying.
Requirements for teaching positions:
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Hons), or equivalent
- Fully qualified teacher status for secondary education in the country the qualification is obtained, and in the subject applied for (UK/Ireland/Scotland: you have been awarded QTS and have successfully completed - or are exempt from - the statutory induction period)
- Successful teaching experience
- Knowledge of international curricula
- Experience teaching pupils in their second language
- Fluent in the language in which you teach
- Knowledge of two or more European Union languages preferred
- Experience working collaboratively in an international environment
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