ELA Teacher (m/f/d)

Your duties

• Assesses students formally and informally to gauge language development and recommend language support
• Teaches students using appropriate and motivating materials. Student contact based on need and is either pull-out or in-class support
• Provides on-going and timely feedback (academic progress, social/personal, etc.) to individual students, teachers and parents. Provides regular opportunities to liaise with parents and class teachers to discuss student progress
• Provides a point of contact for teachers to discuss students with developing English language skills
• Assists classroom and single subject teachers to implement strategies to match the needs of English Language Learners
• Collaborates in the planning process with teachers to provide for student needs and provides materials to support homeroom teachers as needed
• Team teaches with homeroom teachers to ensure that student needs are met in the classroom
• Attends faculty meetings, in-service meetings, grade level meetings, or department meetings as required under the BIS Staff Working Agreements
• Collaborates as part of the instructional team to discuss students and review the quality of the services offered at BIS
• Facilitates professional development in areas related to English language development, formally and informally
• Manages class scheduling according to student needs in agreement with leadership and teachers

Your profile

• Flexibility and Growth Mindset
• Proactively seeks help and guidance
• Actively contributes to a positive work environment
• Maintains confidentiality and privacy
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with students, teachers and parents
• Communications skills /ability to build and maintain excellent relationships
• Establishes and maintains expectations of student behaviour in and out of the classroom to create a well functioning, learning atmosphere in the school
• Maintains professional competence by pursuing professional development opportunities, taking part in in-services and by engaging in the BIS appraisal process
• Teacher certification in the area of English as an Additional Language or Primary School Teacher certification with coursework and experience teaching English as an Additional Language
• Certification: Up-to-date national or state credential required for the assigned teaching position
• Experience: A minimum of two years of English as an Additional Language teaching experience in a diverse setting, preferred
• Familiarity with International Baccalaureate, preferred

Why us?

We offer a varied and exciting job with an international spirit, at a modern campus with the best equipment. We promote professional development and training and provide our employees with their own laptops and among other things. We live diversity, and the work-life balance of our employees is important to us. Therefore, we offer excellent working conditions and social benefits.