Classroom Teacher
The Perse School, Singapore - Primary
Singapore
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- Salary:
- Basic Salary, Variable Pay, Professional Development, Insurance benefits and Leave benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2024
Job overview
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.
About The Perse School, Singapore - Primary
- The Perse School, Singapore - Primary
- 58 Chestnut Drive
- 679301
- Singapore
The Perse School (Singapore)
This is an exciting new chapter as we prepare to open the doors to a fantastic new campus, for children aged 3 to 18. We are committed to upholding the high academic standards and holistic education that has defined The Perse School.
Our new campus, dynamic leadership and future-focused curriculum bring a fresh chapter to life. Under the leadership of Daniel Cross, Principal and Kephren Sherry, Head of Primary we combine academic excellence with a global perspective. Staff will join this exciting new School and benefit from wonderful opportunities to teach motivated and intellectually curious children in a beautiful location in Singapore.
The Perse School offers a proven pathway to success. At whatever age children join, we set them on a transformative journey designed to prepare them for a lifetime of discovery and fulfillment.
The campus will be more than just a place for learning - its carefully curated environment fosters creativity, collaboration and personal growth. Surrounded by nature reserves, it offers a unique setting that connects education with the natural world.
We look forward to discussing opportunities to work with us.
Daniel Cross
Principal
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