Salary range: CI$60,060 - $69,396 per annum
The Secondary Teacher (Spanish) will have primary responsibility for a mixed-ability tutor group of up to 30 students with a wide range of abilities, needs, and diverse backgrounds, as well as a teaching timetable consisting of approximately 80–88% teaching and 12–20% planning and preparation time. The post holder will deliver high-quality Spanish lessons and provide a stimulating learning environment that promotes students’ physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, cultural, creative, and moral development, maximising the achievement of all learners.
Secondary Teachers are expected to work collaboratively with other subject teachers and support staff to support the wider work of the school through, for example, collaborative planning, team teaching, and non-traditional groupings, as well as participation in whole-school projects. This may include the supervision of classroom support staff (Assistant Teachers and/or Special Support Assistants), as assigned by the Principal.
Knowledge and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject from a recognized institution
- A Master’s degree in Education (or equivalent level education specialism) would be an asset
- Formal teacher training/qualification as specified in the Department of Education Services policy on Teacher Qualifications
- Minimum of two years’ post qualification, professional experience in a similar post with a demonstrated track record of successful teaching and learning of students with a wide range of abilities and needs from diverse backgrounds
- Prior experience of teaching in a child-centred learning environment with an emphasis on an activity-based approach with differentiation for individual abilities is essential
Skills
- Proven ability to successfully teach their specialist subject across the whole age and ability range at secondary level is essential and the ability to teach a number of subjects would be an advantage
- Proven ability to effectively integrate literacy, numeracy and ICT; evidence of ICT skills sufficient to support integration of ICT in the classroom is required
- Enthusiasm, creativity, organisational skills and patience when dealing with differing abilities and cultures
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to adapt to a changing education environment and new approaches to pedagogy
- Ability to resolve conflict and a positive approach to behaviour management
- Ability to communicate simply and clearly
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well to students, parents, colleagues, and other education stakeholders