Further Information

Part-time (72%)

Our salary range is based on the current salary scales defined in our works agreement. The placement on the scale is evaluated according to the years of relevant experience after full qualification.

Your Responsibility

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
• Plans assessments - formal and informal - which benefit student progress and support students to know where they are in their learning
• Uses a range of approaches in the classroom to accommodate varied learning styles and 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 and communicates with parents appropriately through events such as Parent Evenings
• Attends faculty meetings, in-service meetings, grade level meetings, and department
• meetings as required under the BIS Staff Working Agreements and collaborates as part of the instructional team
• Provides ongoing and timely feedback (academic progress, social/personal, etc.) to individual students, teachers and parents
• Provides a point of contact for teachers to discuss students and their (German) language skills
• Contributes to the values, field trips, extracurricular activities and development of the school

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.