Early Years Educator (Potential Leadership Opportunities)
GIS The International School of Monza
Italy
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- Expiring soon
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- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2024
Job overview
GIS Expansion
The Group of International Schools (GIS) is currently in the next phase of development and will be opening a new site in September 2025. We are therefore looking for a range of professionals that would be interested and excited by joining our existing school and who are enthused by a development project.
About GIS
GIS was founded by a group of parents and entrepreneurs with a diverse range of nationalities and experience in International Education. The group has previously opened and managed other schools within Europe.
The GIS Board of Directors is composed by the group of founders and by international school leaders with decades of experience as Head of Schools, they serve as strategic advisors and educational supervisors.
The goal of GIS is to provide local and international families with an international and bilingual education that is broad, balanced and challenging. Through the creative use of technology and authentic, inquiry-based learning experiences, GIS schools want to empower our students to achieve their highest potential, embrace lifelong learning, and contribute positively to the global community. Our students are proud to ‘be here, be unique, and belong’.
The group currently has schools in Sao Paulo and Monza and will be expanding to open a new Secondary School in Monza along with a Primary and Secondary school in Lugano in September 2025. The current schools are authorised providers of the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the new schools will be embarking on their candidacy applications for the relevant IB programmes.
GIS Core Values
At the heart of GIS we strongly believe in developing the following values in all of our students.
Excellence, Human Principles, Multilingualism, Global Citizenship and Lifelong Learning.
About the Role
Applicants must be qualified teachers, with an internationally recognised teaching qualification in Early Years education. Candidates should have a proven record of high quality teaching and learning and should demonstrate a philosophy and approach clearly aligned to the Primary Years Programme and/or Reggio Emilia philosophy.
The Successful Candidate
The ideal candidate will be passionate, flexible, organised and solution focused. They should demonstrate creativity, strong collaboration and communication skills along with effective classroom management. There should be a commitment to developing the core values of GIS. The candidate should demonstrate a clear understanding and commitment to safeguarding and promoting wellbeing within school.
Must have:
The right to work in Europe (such as European Passport or relevant Permesso/Visa)
An educational degree in the relevant subject
A recognised teaching qualification in the relevant subject (eg. PGCE, iPGCE)
Exceptional subject knowledge with at least two years experience working in an educational setting
Dedication to continued professional development and strong collaboration with colleagues
A passion to foster and develop a student-centred learning environment
Relevant safeguarding checks including but not limited to police checks
Desirable:
Two years teaching experience in working in International Education
Passionate and knowledgeable about the International Baccalaureate curriculum and philosophy
Experience in candidacy and authorisation processes within the IB
A passion and motivation to live and work in Northern Italy
Bilingual
How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying for the position, please send through the below information to g.wallbank@gisschoolmonza.it and talents@gisschoolsuisse.ch
- A cover letter (maximum of one page) indicating your interest in the school and why you would make an excellent addition to the team.
- A CV detailing your experience and two references. One reference must be from your most recent employer. We will not contact references prior to speaking with the relevant candidates.
Due to the number of applications, only candidates who are successful in progressing to the first round of interviews will be contacted. The application deadline is the 8th November 2024, but we will be reaching out to candidates prior to this date. Interviews will start to take place the week beginning 4th November. We reserve the right to make an appointment should a candidate be found.
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your applications.
Attached documents
About GIS The International School of Monza
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- GIS The International School of Monza
- Via Federico Confalonieri 18, Monza
- Lombardy
- 20900
- Italy
At GIS The International School of Monza learning focuses on the development of skills and attitudes that young people require to become active participants in the world of tomorrow. It is an international experience that the students experience both as national and global citizens. Learning at GIS is structured on the most prestigious international programmes, the Reggio Approach in Early Years and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme.
For our Early Years sections we inspire ourselves on the Reggio Emilia approach. An innovative and inspiring philosophy to Early Childhood Education which values the child as strong, capable and resilient; rich with wonder and knowledge. Every child brings with them deep curiosity and potential and this innate curiosity drives their interest to understand their world and their place within it. For GIS educators this means visiting Reggio centres and considering the connections between the Reggio Approach and the PYP. Our school prides itself on documenting inquiry and sharing this with the families.
In our Primary Years section, we believe in inquiry-based and transdisciplinary learning. Concepts are explored from a local and a global perspective through the lenses of the different disciplines. The child develops the necessary skills to ask relevant questions and find evidence based answers to fulfil their curiosity and reach their own conclusions. They also develop social skills, learning how to work with others in cooperation, to reach a common goal, and develop the necessary confidence to share their ideas and thoughts. Through these different elements, children are prepared to foster their love for learning that should permeate throughout their entire lives. For GIS educators, being a PYP school allows teachers to use inquiry based learning and to draw from educational research to allow thinking to be made visible in multiple ways.
The GIS Vision is founded on two essential principles we intend to be a Boutique School based on the five GIS Values. Central to our idea of boutique education is how we set out to tailor learning to each individual child. This means we provide accessible class sizes and a higher ratio of educators to children than almost any other school in Italy. This truly allows educators to put the child at the centre and focus on creating personalised learning experiences.
The five GIS Values underpin our planning in everything we do. We believe children should grow up with a global awareness, a principled outlook, the capacity to communicate and interact with others and the resilience to be life-long learners in an ever-changing world.
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