Special Educational Needs Teacher
The Alice Smith School (Primary)
Malaysia
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 23 October 2017
Job overview
The Alice Smith School
One of the most prestigious and successful British curriculum schools in South East Asia is seeking to recruit high calibre teachers for August 2018.
For full details visit www.alice-smith.edu.my
Primary Teacher Positions
Special Educational Needs Teacher
The Kuala Lumpur Alice Smith School (KLASS) is fully accredited as a British School Overseas by the Department for Education in London, receiving an ‘Excellent’ grade from its very recent inspection. Our school has an established reputation for excellence, and as a not-for-profit educational foundation, all resources are focused on the development and well-being of students. Located on two sites in Kuala Lumpur with excellent facilities, it has a total student population of approximately 1,600 and caters for the full age range from 3 to 18 years.
A KLASS teacher is an inspiring, innovative, high achieving professional with a strong track record of teaching success, possessing drive, energy and enthusiasm in abundance. Our teachers are confident, caring, helpful and supportive of students, colleagues and parents. They have the ability and determination to attain and maintain very high educational standards. They have the capacity and dedication to keep students at the centre of all they do, raising students’ standards of attainment and the breadth and scope of students’ achievement to the very highest levels internationally. They are highly computer literate and instinctively use a broad range of learning technologies to impact on learning and teaching.
Primary Special Educational Needs teachers will be allocated as a Key Worker to work with students in EYFS, KS1 or KS2 according to skill set, experience, team dynamics and relevant vacancies. We expect all of our SEN teachers to be able to teach across the primary age range.
The SEN teacher will be a key member of the Learning Support Unit and will work in a team of teachers, specialists and professionals to ensure that the needs of students with SEN at KLASS have the best possible care and provision. Experience of working in a mainstream setting delivering SEN interventions to students with a broad range of needs and diagnostic, formative and summative assessment experience for students with SEN, are essential for success in this role. We expect all teachers to be able to teach across the primary age range.
At Alice Smith you will be encouraged and nurtured to be the best teacher you can be through professional development, peer to peer review, monitoring and evaluation and personal study. This is truly a forward thinking and innovative environment in which to work and learn. Applicants need to know; how children think, how they play and learn, and, their key developmental milestones. We deliver a child-centred, skills based curriculum across the entire primary age range. Applicants must demonstrate that they are open to new ideas and approaches and have a thorough subject knowledge.
Please address all of these aspects in your letter of application. In addition, for whichever role you apply for, please ensure that your CV and letter clearly show how you meet the KLASS job description and person specification in the first instance.
The KLASS benefits package includes a highly competitive salary, a generous contribution towards housing, excellent medical insurance, contract renewal incentives, relocation flights and allowances and free school places for dependent children.
To apply, you MUST go through the online system at: https://klassjobs.com
In case of query contact Ms Millie Boey: tsrecruitment@alice-smith.edu.my
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 24th October 2017
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an initial interview on Sonru with candidates moving to the final round being interviewed in Kuala Lumpur between 8th - 10th November or London 14th - 19th November.
About The Alice Smith School (Primary)
Alice Smith is the oldest and most successful British international school in Malaysia. We are a not-for-profit school with students at the heart of everything we do, offering an exceptional education. As a leading, world-class international school our learning environment is second to none where innovative learning and teaching is the norm. We are a happy, warm, nurturing and supportive community where everyone comes together to create an enduring sense of belonging to something very special.
Seven reasons to teach at KLASS:
- Work with motivated and committed students
- Become part of a learning community that enriches the lives and characters of young people
- Join a talented, dedicated, passionate and well supported team who want to excel
- Challenge yourself in a superbly resourced and dynamic professional environment
- Develop yourself through a programme of professional learning and opportunities for career progression
- Enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package
- Take advantage of Malaysia’s lifestyle and location in Asia
We are looking for teachers who are:
- Genuinely passionate about working with children
- Aiming to be the best they can be
- Enthusiastic, dedicated and hardworking
- Team players
- Caring and supportive of students and each other
- Willing to “go the extra mile”
- Positive and solutions focused
We are committed to your professional growth. Our coaching programme for growing the social and professional capital of our teachers supports the development of relationships grounded in trust, reflection, self-directed goals and collaboration, enhancing collegiality and resilience and cohesion in our school community.
Our students and teachers share a love of learning and thrive from their positive and enriching experience with us. Charlotte Moore, Head of Media for the secondary campus shares her views.
“As a family we are delighted to have made the move to Alice Smith and to be part of the vibrant community in KL. We are very grateful to all of the people at Alice Smith who have made our transition from the Middle East to South-East Asia, via the UK, so much easier. People often ask me why we made the move across the globe to live and work in KL. For me, the answer is quite simple: the ethos at Alice Smith matches exactly what I would want for my own children and for the students that I have taught, or am yet to teach. Giving each child the best possible experience and encouraging them to make each day count means so much. Whether that is in the classroom, or by giving students experiences that allow them to develop their own character and build relationships that are built on mutual respect and trust and celebrating difference whilst we embrace diversity. Just like I don't believe there is only one winner, I also don't believe in an academic hierarchy where some subjects are more worthy than others. Alice Smith supports students to walk a path of equal opportunity with enthusiasm, pride and an open-mind. I am looking forward to this next adventure.”
The school is a founding member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and a long standing member of the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). Alice Smith was accredited as a British School Overseas with an Excellent grading in both 2011 and 2014 and in March 2019, received an outstanding COBIS Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance Report.
The School is accommodated on two sites approximately 20 minutes apart, both campuses having exceptional resources and facilities. As an innovative user of technology, Alice Smith is a Google Apps for Education school working across both Windows and Mac platforms, utilising the power of Google sites and Google Classroom to provide tailored learning opportunities for our students.
Sic Itur Ad Astra - In this way you shall reach the stars.
Safer Recruitment Statement
The Alice Smith School is committed to safeguarding children and young people through safer recruitment practices. The school's recruitment protocols adhere to the standards set for accredited British Schools Overseas. Candidate references will be checked and qualifications attested. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC) or local police checks are required, together with a Statement of Medical Fitness.
School Campus Locations
Secondary Campus
No. 3 Jalan Equine Park, Equine Park, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Primary Campus
No. 2 Jalan Bellamy, 50460 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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