Your duties
- Teaches and team-teaches the German language in an IB PYP School (EC-G5); creates a stimulating learning environment based on inquiry, discovery and exploration
- Contributes to a school programme which is based on transdisciplinary teaching, collaborating and team-teaching with homeroom teachers and other German teachers to ensure student needs are met
- Supports students in an overarching way across the curriculum, and their development in a holistic manner
- Designs and delivers lessons which are engaging and inspiring, as well as accessible by all learners; articulates instructional goals based on the BIS curriculum which challenge and inspire learners
- Plans assessments - formal and informal - which benefit student progress and support students to know where they are in their learning and what they need to do to progress
- Uses a range of approaches in the classroom to accommodate varied learning styles
- Plans engaging, well-structured and appropriately differentiated learning experiences
- Promotes the value of German learning for all stakeholders in an international environment; promotes international-mindedness throughout the curriculum
- Contributes to programme development, professional development and accreditation processes
- Communicates with parents appropriately through events such as Parent Evenings, reports and email
- Attends faculty meetings, in-service meetings, grade level meetings, and 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
- Develops the meaningful and supportive use of technology in the classroom
- Provides ongoing 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
- Communicates student progress in collaborative meetings, conferences, portfolios and reports
- Provides a point of contact for teachers to discuss students and their (German) language skills
- Assists other teachers to implement strategies to match the needs of (German) language learners
- Establishes and maintains expectations of student behaviour in and out of the classroom; models positive practices to create a well-functioning, learning atmosphere in the school
- Supports students to develop as lifelong learners
- Works collegially and collaboratively to facilitate the development and delivery of curriculum and educational programme
- Establishes and maintains a classroom culture that embraces excellence, encourages student agency and models high expectations
- Contributes to the values, field trips, extracurricular activities and development of the school
- Adheres to the BIS Works Agreements, the BIS Standards of Teaching Excellence, the BIS Staff Code of Conduct and BIS handbooks and practices
Your profile
- Education: An appropriate teaching qualification and a college and university degree from an accredited higher education institution
- Certification: Up-to-date national or state credential required for the assigned teaching position
- Experience: Ideally, two years of experience teaching the German language in a diverse school setting
- Familiarity with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (inquiry-based, transdisciplinary learning) or a willingness to learn
- A proven willingness to work collaboratively and positively with colleagues to benefit student outcomes; basic familiarity with team teaching or a willingness to learn
- A native speaker of German (or native-level proficiency - spoken and written - in German)
- Professional proficiency in the English language (written and spoken)
- A solid understanding of current best practices in language learning and teaching
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.