Senior School Librarian/English Teacher (.8FTE Academic School Year 2023/2024)
Amity International School, Amsterdam
Netherlands
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Aug 2023
- Apply by:
- 13 June 2023
Job overview
Our library and open learning space – distributed over two floors of senior school – is at the heart of our IB Middle Years Programme and a key resource for DP students. We are looking for a dynamic and inspirational Teacher Librarian – ideally with English teaching and IB Programme experience - to promote information literacy and digital citizenship skills, as well as a passion for reading amongst our students.
The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting young people to become autonomous learners who understand the significance of literacy skills and how to seek deeper knowledge and understanding against a landscape of information. Our Librarian teacher will be committed to the school’s vision and have the ability to motivate, support and enthuse students.
What will you do on a day-to-day basis?
The successful candidate will:
- Be experienced in enabling students to understand information literacy and digital citizenship.
- Manage the library catalogue’s circulation (checking in/out and reshelving of books).
- Be responsible for collaborating with teachers on curriculum design and enriching all subject teaching units through the use of library resources.
- Review the current library sources and make suggestions for appropriate new acquisitions.
- Be enthusiastic about promoting international understanding and service learning.
- Be committed to high standards of organisation.
- Be visible and approachable at the heart of the Library, with excellent interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour.
- Be flexible, creative, and resilient.
- Be a collaborative team member who is keen to support the development of the wider school community.
What will you bring to the table?
The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Education or other relevant degree with teaching qualification
- Have experience of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) and philosophy. Experience of the Diploma Programme would be beneficial.
- Relevant international teaching experience
- Experience of teaching English, especially to MY1-3 level, would be advantageous.
- Fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Be an innovator, committed to learning and keeping up to date with current research.
- Be an inspiring, challenging, and empowering educator.
- Be able to demonstrate creativity, compassion, and a desire to make a difference in the learning of our children.
**Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will close earlier if suitable candidate is found before closing date.**
About Amity International School, Amsterdam
Empowering our students to thrive is at the core of everything we do. Amity International School Amsterdam is a family-oriented school, proud of the connections with our wider community and Amity Education Group. We are still growing and are ambitious to be a school at the forefront of impactful teaching and learning.
We are an IB World School for the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education- that we believe is important for our students.
Our curriculum is based on the principle that children’s best learning happens when they are engaged and emotionally involved in their education when it is meaningful to them and relates to the world around them. At Amity Amsterdam our students’ educational experiences will be individualised based on their skills, abilities, interests, needs and learning styles. A fundamental part of our curriculum is the opportunity to go out into the real world, to talk to experts and have a ‘hands on’ experience. This enables children to form a personal connection with their education and deepens their understanding, transforming learning into something vivid and real.
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