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Secondary Spanish Specialist

Secondary Spanish Specialist

The British International School of Chicago, South Loop

UNITED STATES

Salary:
Competitive Package
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
August 2019
Apply by:
29 March 2019

Job overview

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with campuses located across 27 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Together, our 56 schools educate more than 51,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary / high school. We are driven by one unifying philosophy: we are ambitious for our schools, students, teachers, staff and communities, and we inspire every child who attends a Nord Anglia Education school to achieve more than they ever imagined possible.

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.

Our Schools

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We are united by our philosophy, to be ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that being part of our family of 56 schools gives them a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. Our schools have access to a wide range of resources and support to enhance their success. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people, such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London.
About the role

We are seeking an innovative and creative teacher of Spanish who is capable of delivering a curriculum from Year 7 right up to Year 13 Higher Level International Baccalaureate (previous experience in the IB is desirable but not essential). The ability to teach a second language to at least IGCSE level would be attractive to the school. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About you

Able to create a classroom culture where there are no limits to what can be achieved, you will have a degree in your specialist subject, a teaching qualification plus considerable teaching experience and knowledge of the curriculum. Receptive to feedback and ready to embrace change, you will be keen to share best practice with colleagues and peers.

A strong ambassador for the school, you will be able to develop new ways to engage students and parents with the wider school and Nord Anglia Education community. Your strong motivation and communication skills will also enable you to create a feeling of energy, excitement and personal investment within the classroom.

Benefits

When you join a Nord Anglia Education school, you join a global community of more than 10,000 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, you will have opportunities to progress more, learn more, and collaborate more.
We offer career and development opportunities that come with being part of our global organisation. Nord Anglia University unites our team through a vibrant online platform which harnesses the collective expertise of their 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, MIT, UNICEF and King’s College London, offers our teachers unrivalled access to leading experts in their fields. We also offer selected candidates from our staff worldwide 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 worlds' 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

Please apply here: https://www.nordangliaeducation.jobs/displayjob.aspx?jobid=6627

The closing date for application is 29th March, 2019. 

First stage interviews will be conducted by a member of the school’s SLT via Skype and final interviews will be carried out by the school’s Principal via the same medium. Shortlisted candidates may be asked to submit a short recording of themselves speaking in Spanish.

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.

Any successful candidate must have full compliance with visa requirements for working in the United States of America.

Attached documents

About The British International School of Chicago, South Loop

The highly successful and growing British International School of Chicago, South Loop (BISC-SL) has established a reputation for excellence in the Chicago education market. Our school incorporates a variety of curricula to support our through school environment serving children aged 3-18 including: the International Primary Curriculum, the English National Curriculum, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). 

Our contemporary, learning-driven school boasts 98,000 square feet of purpose-built space, including a large gymnasium, two student libraries, state of the art Design & Engineering Lab, well equipped science labs, sound-proof music suite and recording studio, and black box theater. BISC-SL is located in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago serving both American and international families. 

The British International School of Chicago, South Loop strives to empower students and encourage an ambitious outlook to support and foster a comprehensive education experience and prepare our students for college and beyond.

Headmaster

Michael Henderson

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