• Division: Secondary School
• Reports to:  Secondary Principal
• Category: Overseas or Local Hire
• Start Date: August 2027
• Contract Length: Initial 2 Year Contract

POSITION OVERVIEW SUMMARY

AISB’s Secondary School seeks a highly qualified and dynamic MYP French teacher who is also able to teach the beginning phase levels of MYP Spanish. We are looking for an individual who has experience across MYP years who enjoys working across middle and high school grade levels.  The position will likely include teaching three different courses spread across both grade and phase levels.    

All full-time employees also have an advisory role that includes membership on a grade-level team; this position will include membership on either a middle or lower high school grade-level team.  Advisory teachers support our social-emotional learning program by working with a partner to mentor a homeroom of students, delivering advisory curriculum as part of a focus team, and contributing to community building events.     

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Education & Certification

• Bachelor’s Degree from a University in a relevant discipline
• Valid and active teaching certification
• Master’s Degree in subject discipline or the field of education (preferred)

Experience

• Experience teaching middle school French and Spanish (required)
• Experience with the IB MYP in an international Secondary School environment (preferred)
• Experience working with, and differentiating for, EAL and LS students
• Experience delivering a pastoral / advisory program

Core Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
• Excellent communication skills in English (oral and written)
• Skills and training for effective technology integration

KEY ATTRIBUTES 

• Your philosophy aligns closely with our Learning Principles;
• You are passionate about providing a safe, inclusive learning environment where children thrive;
• You actively build relationships and keep student learning at the heart of what you do;
• You understand how to establish and maintain strong partnerships between school and home ;
• You have a positive disposition and are solution focused;
• Your teaching fosters students' capacity to become independent, thoughtful learners in all grade levels;
• You are flexible, and adapt easily to collaborating with different teams;
• You are someone who students and colleagues want to be around and you communicate with clarity and kindness;
• You place a high value on concept-based learning, inquiry and learner agency, and you understand how to develop and implement effective developmentally-appropriate learning plans which reflect these values;
• You are able to use a range of strategies to assess learning for planning, monitoring and reporting purposes;
• You are confident and adaptable in using technology to facilitate teaching and learning in powerful ways.    

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

Classroom Teaching:

• Teaching allocation of five classes in an eight block rotating schedule;
• Documenting curriculum and learning experiences on Toddle, our learning management system;
• Co-teaching with members of the Learning Support or EAL departments in at least on grade level;
• Homeroom and advisory lessons with an assigned homeroom partner and on an advisory curriculum focus team.

Department and Grade-Level Team Member:

• Attend co-planning, department, and grade-level meetings once per eight day cycle;
• Facilitate student onboarding, team-building, and community events;
• Participate in an Experiential Week trip with your assigned grade level.

Support of Students and Colleagues:

• Working with the Learning Support, EAL, and counseling teams to support for students by ensuring that access arrangements are supported in both classroom and exam settings;
• Working closely with students, parents, the VPs, Grade Leaders & Counselors to address and communicate student success and challenges;
• Follow the guidelines of the school’s protective behavior policies and protocols and personal data protection policies and procedures, including reporting any situation that might constitute a health and/or safety hazard to students or school employees, and reporting any personal data breach.

Other Responsibilities:

• Participation in Co-Curricular Activities program: one trimester in the first contract year and two each year after; 
• Supervision of two Personal Projects or Extended Essays per academic year;  
• Active engagement in AISB’s Professional Growth and Evaluation Program; 
• Other appropriate duties as assigned by the Secondary Principal or Core Leadership Team.

Other

AISB is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. All faculty and staff members are expected to share this commitment and adhere to the school’s Child Protection Policy. Appointment to this position is contingent upon satisfactory background checks and references.

Please note: AISB follows the guidelines of the school’s protective behavior policies and protocols and personal data protection policies and procedures, including reporting any situation that might constitute a health and/or safety hazard to students or school employees, and reporting any personal data breach.

JOB CODE: 1000018