Primary School Assistant Teacher
Start date: August 2024
Position: Full-Time, 36 hours/week
The German European School Singapore (GESS) is looking for Primary School Assistant Teacher.
Responsibilities:
- Assist teaching in primary classrooms:
- Supervising and teaching small groups within a whole class or small group setting
- Helping to prepare lesson materials
- Filing and organising student work and resources
- Supervising students during lunchtimes and breaktimes
- Assisting lessons in art, physical education or other subjects, as needed
Requirements:
- Fluent spoken and written English
- Fluency in other languages a plus as you will be communicating with colleagues and students who speak various languages
- Tertiary education qualifications a plus
- Experience working with children aged 5 to 11
- Willingness and ability to learn and take direction
- Flexibility, organisation skills and a caring attitude
Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships across the GESS community.
Our School
The German European School Singapore (GESS) is a multi-lingual, not-for-profit, German international school in Singapore with a distinct European flavour. As an accredited ‘Excellent German School Abroad’, the German Section of GESS offers all major German school leaving certificates.
Our European Section offers tuition in English for students from grade 1 - 12 across all three IB programmes (the PYP, the MYP and the IB Diploma Programme) as an authorised IB World School.
Children aged 2 years onwards can enroll in our Preschool where children are following the PYP programme in German-speaking, English-speaking or bilingual groups. In addition to an outstanding academic education, GESS strives to teach students community values such as respect, openness and diversity.
To Apply
We offer an exciting working environment in an international and cooperative team. Your application should include a letter of application and your complete resume. Please indicate your reasons for applying for the position.
Our Selection Process
At GESS we adhere to fair employment practices that consist of hiring practices that are fair, merit-based and non-discriminatory.
We are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and child protection as we promote the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including satisfactory reference and background checks and the offer of employment will be subject to the completion of these.
Please note, that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
