Primary School Techer - Grade 1/Year 2
International School of Schaffhausen
Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2020
- Apply by:
- 29 March 2020
Job overview
“Each mind has its own method.”
Primary School Techer - Grade 1/Year 2
Dates: Job start August 2020
Location: Switzerland
Contract type: Full time
Contract term: permanent
The International School of Schaffhausen is a well established school in the Zurich north area, Switzerland. We are an IB-World School authorized for the PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme.
We are seeking a qualified and experienced Lower Primary School teacher for August 2020.
At ISSH we aim to make every day of learning as joyful, inspirational and challenging as possible. We value the academic and social development of our students in equal measure and actively maintain a curriculum and culture that supports this. At ISSH we follow the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), a curriculum framework specially designed for children who attend international schools and who may later transition back to a national system. The PYP takes a holistic approach in developing the whole child, nurturing hearts as well as minds and addressing social, physical, emotional and cultural needs in addition to academic development. ISSH is at the heart of the international community in Schaffhausen.
More information about the school can be found at www.issh.ch
We are looking for highly experienced and skilled teachers who are well aware of the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and are comfortable working closely with both colleagues and students’ families. Experience of the IB PYP is desirable, but not essential, however applicants should understand and value inquiry as an essential element of learning. We require our teachers to have at least 2 years teaching experience and they must be properly qualified with a recognized teaching degree. You must be a reflective practitioner, always aiming to improve and develop your teaching practice.
ISSH salaries are competitive for the area and Switzerland is a highly desirable place to live, at the centre of Europe with an extremely good standard of living.
If you are interested in a position, please send a CV with at least 2 contactable referees and a detailed letter of application. Due to the expected high volume of applications, we will only reply to applicants who will be asked for an interview.
We look forward to hearing from you.
About International School of Schaffhausen
- International School of Schaffhausen
- Mühlentalstrasse 280
- Schaffhausen
- CH-8200
- Switzerland
The International School of Schaffhausen offers an education to students between the ages of 3 and 18 years. ISSH is a private, non-profit institution owned by the International School of Schaffhausen Foundation. It was founded in 1999 to serve the needs of the local international community. It is governed by a Board of Governors elected by the ISSH Foundation. The school is accredited by the IB – International Baccalaureate (www.ibo.org) and is offering the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the IB Diploma Programme (DP).
ISSH is also hosting a small boarding programme for about 25 students and a daycare centre for children aged 3 months - 3 years (bilingual English/German).
The school is situated in Schaffhausen,3 km from Schaffhausen main station. It is accessible by public transport and by road from Schaffhausen centre and from the motorway coming from Singen or Winterthur. The school offers a free shuttle bus from the main station to the facility and back.
The ISSH student body is multicultural with students from over 45 different national backgrounds. The faculty is similarly diversified with qualified professionals who have at least a bachelors degree and/or a home country teaching certificate. Many also have advanced degrees.
Although the language of instruction is English, the German language is taught throughout the school and students for whom English is a second language receive special tuition on a one-on-one or in small groups. French is a third language that is offered from age 10 throughout the school.
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