Teacher of English

The School

The Nelson-Mandela-School (secondary school) is the first Berlin state international school that was founded in the year 2000, as a bilingual and multicultural, German- International public school. It leads to the recognized IB Diploma as well as to the German Abitur.

The school serves 1400 students in 3 buildings. The elementary school is made up of grades 1 through 6 and the high school contains grades 7 through 13. The student body is comprised of students with 45 % German and 55 % with international background representing more than 60 different nationalities. The school has an international faculty of more than 170 teachers from more than 16 different countries. The elementary and the secondary school have a German principal each as well as a corresponding assistant principal. The elementary school ranks among one of the most prestigious in Berlin with three sections of each grade level, grade 1 through grade 6. The secondary school works with five sections of each grade level, grade 7 through grade 10. In upper secondary (grade 11 through grade 13), the school prepares approximately 360 students in courses for an IB diploma or Abitur.

Curriculum

The school provides an academically challenging curriculum that combines features of International and German educational systems. It also provides enough flexibility to meet the needs of individual students The Nelson-Mandela-School offers unique opportunities for a child’s early exposure and contact to the corresponding partner cultures and language. Teaching languages are German and English, with a slight stronger emphasis on English because of the prevailing German-language environment surrounding the students. All students are assigned a Mother Tongue and a Partner Tongue, which define their language arts program during the school day.
An extensive variety of extracurricular after school activities is offered for students in all grades.

The City

The city of Berlin offers unsurpassed cultural and recreational opportunities, making it one of the most vibrant and livable capitals in the world. 

Nelson-Mandela-School is looking for:

An enthusiastic and motivated English teacher (native-level speaker) who will join the international staff from August, 1st 2019. A second subject, such as Global Learning, Biology, TOK or Politics is desirable but not essential.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• BA/MA or PGCE in Education and a degree in the specialist subject (as mentioned above) that you teach as well as a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• As a state international school Nelson-Mandela-School is following the German curriculum but also provides an IB diploma stream in the upper secondary. Therefore teachers are sought who either have or are willing to gain experience in teaching the IB curriculum.
• At least three years of recent experience as school teacher.
• Experienced as teacher in an international setting preferred.
• English native speakers (C2) are required. 

For general orientation on teachers’ salaries in Germany check the Eurydice-overview on “teachers’ salaries and allowances in Europe 2016-17” (published Oct. 5, 2018) 
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/content/teachers-and-school-heads-salaries-and-allowances-europe-201617_en

For more information on the Berlin public sector recruitment and employment conditions check https://www.berlin.de/sen/bildung/fachkraefte/einstellungen/lehrkraefte/ (- only in German)

If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.

Please send your application (including curriculum vitae, certificates and references via email to:

Nelson Mandela School
State International School Berlin
Primary, Lower and Upper Secondary
principal@nelson-mandela-schule.net
Pfalzburger Straße 23
10719 Berlin

The application process will be closed when appropriate candidates are found.