Classroom Teacher

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Create a learning environment where staff and students engage in ongoing learning and reflection. 
• Fully participate in school life and the extracurricular program. 
• Communicate and cooperate with staff and parents to support student success. 
• Arrange the classroom and materials according to school guidelines. 
• Design and maintain displays that enhance the learning environment. 
• Plan, prepare, and teach lessons to all students. 
• Adapt teaching methods to suit the needs and abilities of all students. 
• Organize external learning opportunities, like field trips and guest speakers. 
• Track and report on student progress and behavior. 
• Mark works, gives feedback, and sets goals for student improvement. 
• Provide assessments and reports for students. 
• Attending parent-teacher and student conferences and provide written reports. 
• Create displays to make the learning environment attractive. 
• Work with School Leadership and other teachers to develop courses, teaching materials, and assessment methods. 
• Maintain high standards of teaching and learning. 
• Participate in peer reviews and classroom observations by the Principal and/or Head of Primary. 
• Attend training and development sessions to improve skills. 
• Provide pastoral care to all students. 
• Maintain order and discipline, ensuring students' health and safety. 
• Use positive reinforcement to manage discipline according to School policies. 
• Carry out break and lunch duties as scheduled in the School duty rota. 
• Facilitate 2-3 ECAs/CCAs (Extra Curricular Activities/Co-Curricular Activities). 
• Prepare and present at least one class assembly each year. 
• Organize Grade level performances or productions as scheduled. 
• Ensure students are safely dismissed to parents, caregivers, CCA teachers, or the correct bus. 
• Attend all required meetings, workshops, and events, including those on weekends or evenings. 
• Register and monitor student attendance. 
• Participate in improvement committees. 

PERSONAL COMPETENCIES AND QUALITIES:  

• Motivation to work with children and young people.  
• Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.  
• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours.  
• Positive attitude to the use of authority and maintaining discipline.  
• Empathy for students, parents, staff and the community.  
• Shares in the values that define the School community: intellectual curiosity, endeavour, breadth and balance, and valuing one another and the environment. 
• Works collaboratively and supportively with colleagues within the school and with colleagues in other organisations. 
• Respects and values the different experiences, ideas and backgrounds others can bring to work and to teams.  
• Ability to motivate and encourage participation in activities both inside and outside the classroom and a willingness to take part in and organise trips and visits.  
• A generosity of spirit and a willingness to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school.  
• Committed to continual personal and professional development.  
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact with. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• At least two (2) years teaching experience within an international school environment 
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Education, along with a Professional Teaching Qualification (e.g., PGDE, PGCE, PGCEi, NIE Diploma), or a valid Teacher License/QTS. 
• Strong understanding of the CAIE Cambridge curriculum. 
• Experience working in an international school setting is preferred. 
• Demonstrated passion for education with the capability to deliver inquiry-based learning effectively.