French And Spanish Teacher

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FRENCH & SPANISH TEACHER

Role: 70 % (additional hours may be available depending on skills and experience)

Start Date: 29 August 2022

We hope you will visit the website, www.surval.ch, where you will be able to see the stunning location of the school, and gain an insight into life amongst our international students.

Surval Montreux is a unique international boarding school for girls aged 12 to 19 set in an exceptionally beautiful location in Montreux, Switzerland. Offering an internationally recognised curriculum and especially tailored gap year programme, Surval welcomes girls from around the world. The school also offers a summer camp exclusively for girls aged 8 to 16 years every June to August. Surval belongs to the international education group Bellevue Education consisting of 21 schools, with headquarters in London, UK.

The curriculum is based on the American High School Program, taught alongside as required and appropriate Advanced Placements or IGCSEs, AS and A2 levels, with an innovative Swiss GAP year programme for post-secondary school study which includes an intensive French language programme. Most students work towards DELF certification.

This is an exciting time in the School’s history as we celebrate our 60th anniversary, connecting with the school`s traditions and heritage whilst seeking to continue to provide forward-thinking and creative education in order to prepare young women for tomorrow`s world.

If you are an experienced, enthusiastic teacher of French and Spanish who loves your subject and can communicate this passion to students from a wide range of nationalities; have good experience teaching IGCSE and Advanced Level/American High School Programmes, or other equivalent programmes, and have fluency in written and spoken French with a good level of English, then we would welcome your application.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an energetic, imaginative, and inspiring teacher. If you love teaching, thrive on initiative and ideas, and would relish the enrichment opportunities of an international boarding school, please contact us.

Classes are small at Surval, typically around 10 students or smaller. Classroom practitioners must therefore be self-sufficient in their subject specialism, able to build their own resources, and to administer the curriculum and assessments efficiently. Flexibility is valued and expected.

We are looking for a team player who will share ideas and be fully involved in the life of the

school.

Teaching Job description

This list is a non-exhaustive list of professional duties which should be read in conjunction with any additional job description or code of conduct provided by the Principal, and with the letter of appointment.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Teaching

• Planning and preparing courses and lessons, writing and updating schemes of work, providing lesson plans. Marking work promptly and giving effective feedback to individual students, setting individual targets as appropriate.
• Working individually or with colleagues to develop inspirational and stimulating lessons, and cross-curricular opportunities for students.
• Teaching, according to their educational need, the students assigned; setting and marking work (including examinations) to be carried out by the students in school or elsewhere. Advising the Principal of any issues of which s/he should be aware regarding students.
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of students. This will include entering data onto the school system and reporting to parents.
• Delivering creative lessons tailored to the needs of the students.
• Integrating technology in the classroom effectively and creatively to support engagement in learning and strong student outcomes..
• Covering for absent colleagues when required.

Other activities

• Promoting the general progress and well being of individual students and of any class or group of students assigned.
• Acting in accordance with school policies and guidance on all matters.
• Providing guidance and advice to students on educational and social matters. Making records and reports on the personal and social needs of the students. Participating in professional development meetings as required.
• Contributing to the planning of the educational and cultural content of trips and accompanying students on such trips away from the School.

Assessment and reports

• Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students, using best professional judgement in making comments that are fair and objective.

Appraisal

• Participating in any arrangements that may be made for teacher appraisal and performance management.

Further training and development

• Reviewing regularly methods of teaching and programmes of work.
• Keeping up to date with developments in specifications at all levels, using on-line resources through professional associations etc.
• Participating in arrangements for continuing professional development. Undertaking such training as may be reasonably required by the School to enable you to adapt to the changing requirements of the School and your role or as may be necessary to fulfil the School’s statutory or regulatory obligations.

Educational methods

• Advising and co-operating with the Principal, and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment of pastoral arrangements.
• Taking part in weekly training sessions and working groups to provide the best possible education provision for students.

Child protection, discipline, health and safety

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
• Maintaining good order and discipline among the students and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are on the School premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.
• Acting reasonably as a parent would in an emergency medical situation.

Staff meetings

• Participating in staff briefings and other meetings at the School which relate to the curriculum for the School or the administration or organisation of the School, including pastoral arrangements.

Public examinations

• Participating in arrangements for preparing students for and supervising them during public examinations, as required, and providing assessments.

Administration

• Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as are described above, and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials. Attending assemblies, registering the attendance of students and supervising students, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after timetabled lessons.

Commitment to extra-curricular activities and boarding

• Playing a full part in the extra-curricular life of the school, providing interesting, challenging and varied enrichment activities for girls in the evenings and at weekends. All teachers are expected to take a share in running of weekend activities and residential trips.
• Undertaking supervisory duties as outlined in the contract.

Flexibility

• A teacher may be required to undertake such other reasonable duties from time to time as the School may reasonably require.

This job description is an integral part of the Employment Agreement

How to Apply

Applicants are requested to submit to pernille.mogensen@surval.ch

Completed application form ensuring you do not leave any blank spaces Letter of Motivation addressed to the Principal, Ms Nicola Dudley CV

Copy of passport (and Swiss residence permit if available)

Copy of certificates and degrees

Applicants must give the names and contact details of three referees. Applicants should be aware that Surval reserves the right to contact your previous employer, but will only do so after discussion with the applicant.

Pre-employment Checks

Employment with the School will be subject to the School being satisfied with the following: Enhanced disclosure received from the Criminal Records Bureau, Criminal Records Disclosure or other relevant certificate from the relevant police authority; Verification of qualifications and identity;

Three satisfactory references received;

Such other pre-employment checks as the School is required to complete in accordance with its statutory or regulatory obligations and in the limits of the Federal Act on Data Protection ( DPA of 19 June 1992 ).

Surval Montreux - Route de Glion 56 - 1820 Montreux - Switzerland