English Teacher [Bilingual Stream]
PaRK International School Alfragide
Portugal
- Salary:
- Competitive salary
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2025
- Apply by:
- 30 April 2025
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
PaRK International School in Lisbon is a top-tier institution focused on guiding students to academic and personal success. Known for excellent results, we encourage exploration and proficiency in multiple languages. PaRK is a diverse community with students from over 60 countries, emphasizing the importance of service and global engagement.
We also prioritize staff growth, offering professional development opportunities. Staff actively participate in the pastoral life of the school, ensuring students achieve their full potential while developing key social skills. The role includes involvement in co-curricular activities.
We are looking for a well-qualified English teacher (bilingual stream) for our Junior School, starting in August 2025.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Deliver Engaging Instruction: Teach English language and literacy skills aligned with bilingual learning goals, fostering proficiency in English and Portuguese.
- Curriculum Planning: Design and deliver differentiated lessons following local and international curricula, catering to diverse learning needs in grades 1-5.
- Foster Language Development: Implement strategies to enhance vocabulary acquisition, reading comprehension, and communication skills in both languages.
- Student-Centered Learning: Create an interactive environment that encourages student participation, collaboration, and critical thinking.
- Classroom Management: Maintain a positive and disciplined classroom atmosphere, promoting respectful behavior and organization.
- Assessment & Monitoring: Use formative and summative assessments to track progress, regularly updating students and parents on performance.
- Cultural Integration: Incorporate elements of students' cultures into lessons, promoting language skills alongside cultural appreciation.
- Parent Communication: Provide updates on student progress and collaborate with parents to address language development concerns.
- Collaboration: Work with colleagues to create cross-curricular activities supporting bilingual learning.
- Professional Development: Engage in continuous learning to stay updated on best practices in bilingual education and language teaching.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- Bilingual Proficiency: Fluent in both English and Portuguese, with a strong command of English for teaching.
- Relevant Qualifications: A degree in English, Linguistics, or Education, plus a recognized teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, QTS).
- Experience in Bilingual Education: Proven experience in teaching bilingual or dual-language classes, especially in grades 1-5.
- Curriculum Knowledge: Expertise in bilingual learning programs and international curricula, such as IB PYP.
- Classroom Management: Strong skills in maintaining a structured and inclusive classroom.
- Adaptability: The ability to tailor lessons to meet the needs of bilingual students with varying proficiencies.
- Cultural Awareness: Sensitivity to cultural differences and a commitment to integrating cultural elements into lessons.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication for collaboration with parents and colleagues.
- Commitment to Growth: Dedication to continuous professional development in bilingual education and language teaching.
- Passion for Student Development: A commitment to supporting the academic, social, and emotional growth of young learners.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT: Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, and other third parties to share this commitment. Pre-employment background checks will be conducted before any appointment is confirmed.
About PaRK International School Alfragide
- PaRK International School Alfragide
- Estrada de Alfragide, Alfragide 92
- Amadora
- 2610-008
- Portugal
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
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In over 24 countries, Inspired schools are individually developed and anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations. They collectively form an international family of schools that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
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Welcome to PaRK International School!
At PaRK International School we teach children the skills and give them the tools to become bilingual, curious, collaborative, caring, autonomous and agile learners while achieving their personal best in a fast moving world.
We are highly committed to our mission of guiding and inspiring students to be successful and happy in their adult lives.
We work together to have a global impact in the field of education. We have a passion for education, innovation and technology. We view technology as a global language and believe that understanding it allows our students to interact and impact the global society.
We mentor our students to give their best effort and become leaders that influence and inspire those around them. Although we can never be certain about the future, we may already predict that this type of leadership will require our students to respond to an international and rigorous environment and work across cultures and borders. Technology coupled with an innovative mind-set will allow our students to navigate confidently through the world in this manner. In order to achieve this, we expect our staff and students to practice a hard-working, curious and resilient mind-set. We work hard to create an open-minded and rigorous learning environment for our students and staff, that brings together different people, cultures and ideas. We believe that each student is unique and deserves to be treated likewise; we use individualised teaching and learning practices in order to respond to this idea. We encourage every student to give his/her best in every subject.
PaRK IS’ culture and ethics is grounded on a firm belief in teamwork and research. We constantly look for the best practices to put our mission and curriculum in action in a meaningful way.
We are very proud of the community we have built. We work towards the purpose of changing educational paradigms together. This high level of commitment practiced by all of us is what makes PaRK IS a successful company and unique school with a motivated staff and student body.
This school is focused on the mind and heart of its staff and students. Students will leave our school prepared for academic excellence, proficient in more than one language and comfortable with exploring their own academic curiosity through research and exploration. Students will make lifelong friends and learn about the importance of service within one’s neighbourhood and the World. We are determined to guide each student in overcoming their individual challenges by using and developing their strengths and by working hard. Students will learn to embrace failures as necessary steps of growth. They will learn to be comfortable stepping out of their comfort zones and constantly challenge themselves. Practicing these values of academic excellence and personal growth will guide our students to live a productive and happy life.
Together, teachers, staff and students explore exciting academic and personal journeys and frontiers. Welcome to PaRK IS!
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