Senior School French Language & Literature Teacher (Maternity Cover Feb 2025 - June 2025)

Start Feb 2025

If you are a dynamic and inspirational French Language & Literature Teacher with IB Middle Years Programme experience, seeking a new adventure we would like to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be an experienced French Language and Literature Teacher and have a strong understanding of the theoretical framework for comprehensive language skills teaching. The applicant will have the capability to deliver a high-quality language programme aligned with the School’s Mission and Vision.

Values: Contribute to our Culture of Care through our School's Values: respect, creativity, responsibility, gratitude, integrity, curiosity, safety, and sustainability,

Duties & responsibilities:  

School Culture of Care and Belonging: builds respectful and supportive relationships with and amongst students, parents and colleagues, based on shared responsibility, that promote the IB’s philosophy and Amity’s values.  

Teacher Collaboration: works and communicates effectively with colleagues and the wider community to provide appropriately challenging and differentiated learning that is underpinned by data, IB and NEASC resources, school policies and educational research. 

Learner Engagement: supports the design of relevant, play based and meaningful learning experiences that inspires curiosity for learning and promotes student voice, choice, agency and leadership. 

Student Collaboration: promotes effective, empathic and healthy student relationships through purposeful collaboration, and helps create a positive, inclusive and dynamic learning community.  

Coherent Curriculum Design: plans, designs, reviews and shares units with clear learning goals and outcomes; using human, physical, and virtual resources, as part of a horizontal and vertically articulated programme.  

Approaches to Teaching: designs learning driven by concept-based inquiry, transferable understandings and skills; promotes student action and reflection. 

Approaches to Learning: promotes autonomous learners who make informed choices and deploy appropriate higher-order thinking, research, communication, social and self-management skills.  

Approaches to Assessment: uses a variety of assessment methods and feedback that are connected to stated learning objectives and outcomes to measure the effect and impact of learning; provides clear and accessible success criteria; monitors, records and reports on individual student learning and growth. 

Requirements:  

 Personal Attributes 

• Inquirers: Demonstrates a curious and reflective attitude, constantly seeking to deepen understanding and explore new ideas within the context of the PYP curriculum. Encourages a culture of inquiry among students and colleagues, fostering a love for learning and discovery. 
• Knowledgeable: Possesses an understanding of the IB PYP framework, curriculum standards, and educational best practices, enabling effective leadership in curriculum development and implementation. 
• Thinkers: Applies critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies to address complex educational challenges and opportunities within the PYP context. Encourages students to think critically, creatively, and analytically in their learning and teaching. 
• Communicators: Communicates effectively and empathetically with students, parents, colleagues, and community members, fostering positive relationships and a sense of belonging within the school community.  
• Principled: Demonstrates integrity, honesty, and ethical choices in all interactions and decision-making processes, upholding the values and principles of the IB Learner Profile. Advocates for fairness, equity, and social responsibility in the school community and beyond. 
• Open-minded: Approaches challenges and opportunities with an open and inclusive mindset, valuing diverse perspectives, cultures, and experiences within the PYP learning community. Creates a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all students feel respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. 
• Caring: Demonstrates empathy, compassion, and concern for the well-being and growth of students, colleagues, and community members, fostering a culture of care and support within the school community. Facilitates Restorative Practice to education skills for navigating conflicts.  
• Risk-Taker: Embraces new teaching strategies and educational technologies, showing a willingness to innovate and adapt to meet students' evolving needs. Encourages students to step outside their comfort zones and engage in new learning experiences. 
• Balanced: Recognizes the importance of balancing academic, emotional, social, and physical development, helping students to achieve well-rounded personal growth. 
• Reflective: Regularly assesses and reflects on teaching practices to enhance effectiveness, seeking feedback and professional development opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. 

Experience

• Relevant international teaching experience. 
• Experience of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP). 
• Experienced in teaching French language and Literature across the whole senior school. 

Qualifications

• B.A. Degree in Education or other relevant degree with teaching qualification 

Preferred: 

• MYP Experience 
• DP Experience  

We are looking for candidates who are willing to go the extra mile for our young school to be successful. In return, we are offering a competitive salary and package for successful candidates. If you are internationally minded, permitted to work in the Netherlands and have the desire to help shape the exciting future of our school, we would be delighted to hear from you.

If you feel that you are the candidate we are looking for, make sure to share your CV (resume) and supporting statement via the ‘apply now’ button.

If you have additional questions, do not hesitate to contact our HR department via recruitment@amityamsterdam.nl.

*Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.