Date posted:2024-06-18 | Writer: The International School of The Hague | Email: [email protected]
Our EAL department is looking for a new colleague to join our team. In our diverse community, we aim to support students to reach their full potential and learn English while learning in English. In the language support lessons the EAL team is working with an integrated, cross-curricular language approach across speaking, listening, reading and writing to build up students’ academic fluency, linked to their home language foundation. As an EAL teacher you need to be able to be proactive and adapt to a given context, taking students’ prior knowledge, current levels and backgrounds into account. In addition, strong communication skills and the ability to be diplomatic, professional and respectful in all areas of communication and to advocate sensitively to ensure the learning needs of EAL students are met are essential.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be:
Internationally-minded
Innovative, committed to learning and up-to-date with current research
An inspiring, challenging and empowering teacher to our students
An excellent team player both within the department and across the school, willing to work collaboratively and support the ongoing development of the EAL department and the whole school.
Excited about opportunities to work with students in their subject classrooms (in-class support).
Proactive, independent and have an enthusiastic approach to teaching and wider professional practice.
Flexible and have the desire to be a part of a dynamic school community.
Willing to be involved in extracurricular activities.
A role model for the ISH Community Profile.
We are a forward thinking school and therefore we invest in potential future leaders as well as excellent teachers. We expect our teachers to be skilled in using digital tools for teaching (example: MacBook Air, Touch Screen boards and iPads). The chosen candidate will be a reflective practitioner and embrace opportunities for Continuous Professional Learning.
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
A Bachelor or Masters degree in English as a Second Language (or related field)
An official teaching qualification such as a Bachelor or Master’s level degree in Education, Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Education etc. to teach EAL to all year groups and levels in Secondary Education. Please know that in order to work for us, you must be a fully qualified teacher in accordance with the standards required by the Dutch Education Authorities (DUO).
The teaching qualification must be officially recognized either in your home country or the country in which you obtained your qualification, as this is the starting point for DUO
For applicants from the UK with a PGCE, you must also have a QTS and successfully completed your NQT induction year
Qualified Teacher with at least 2 years secondary school EAL teaching experience
Experience in teaching English as an additional language to both beginners and more advanced students (Y7-Y13).
Preferred
Experience in teaching IB MYP and DP/CP is advantageous
Experience with team-teaching and in-class support
Applicants who have the right to work in The Netherlands, independent of employment status.
We offer
As with all teacher appointments in The Netherlands, this is a temporary appointment for one year, with a view to a permanent contract if all the conditions are met. The position is based on the Dutch Collective Labor Agreement (CAO) for Secondary Education.
Teacher salary scale LB: €3301 - €5030 pm (gross) for 1.0FTE - steps in the scales depend on relevant background and experience.
Other benefits include the 8% holiday allowance, a year-end bonus of 8.33%, an extra year-end bonus for educational support staff, a contribution towards travel expenses and the ABP pension scheme.
In addition, staff are given a number of options for tax benefits regarding trade union dues, the costs of sports (fitness) membership fees, the purchase of a bicycle (for commuting purposes) and a travel allowance (cafeteria scheme). In addition, Rijnlands staff receive discounts on various insurance policies.
Start Date
The appointed person will start on the 1 August 2024, or soon thereafter.
Procedure
You are invited to express your interest by submitting your application form, motivation letter and CV (all in English) - incomplete applications may not be considered.
Please visit our school website for more information on our application process, reference requirements, child safeguarding, Recruitment Package, FAQs etc.
Deadline for Applications: Sunday, 23 June 2024. Short listed candidates will be interviewed as soon as possible. Please note that the school reserves the right to interview suitable applicants early and appoint a successful candidate prior to the deadline. In case of equal suitability, internal candidates are preferred.
Apply
Apply for the course by emailing the ISH Secondary Recruitment Office, on [email protected]