Humanities /english Teacher

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

**Start date**:
december 2024

15 December 2024

**Job overview**:
ISN seeks a Humanities / English teacher who can provide excellent instruction and learning opportunities for MYP and IB classes in alignment with ISN’s vision and mission, as well as supporting Globeducate events when appropriate for the department.

All teachers at ISN are expected to effectively develop and deliver the curriculum to excellent standards.

You will be joining the ISN Humanities and English departments. The departments function in a collaborative and supportive manner based on mutual respect and understanding. We strive to deliver a dynamic program at all levels and share best practices in an open and empathetic environment.

Teaching responsibilities:

- Plan and prepare learning activities that guide students towards achievement of curriculum objectives
- Use and develop a range of instructional techniques including inquiry based, project based and problem based learning using media consistent with available resources and student needs and capabilities
- Expand the students' use of individual and collaborative strategies to generate concepts and ideas
- Incorporate new technologies and tools in the creative process
- Evaluate each student's performance on a continual basis
- Prepare evaluative student reports
- Ensure the required standards of classroom management and student behavior are met

Responsibilities specifically related to student safety and student support:

- Collaborate with the Director of Inclusion to ensure that teachers are aware of students' specific learning needs.
- Ensure that students who meet requirements have inclusive assessment arrangements.
- Ensure all activities are carried out with due regard to health, safety and safeguarding, in accordance with the Child Protection Policy.
- Trained in Safeguarding and Duty of Care.

Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Humanities / English
- Solid working knowledge of MYP and IB
- Strong foundation in classroom management
- An understanding of the approaches to teaching that include meaningful feedback, student reflection, and ATL skills.

Essential qualities:

- Positive, creative, collaborative leader
- Committed to ensuring high standards of teaching and learning
- Flexible, resilient, supportive team player
- Passionate about learning
- Effective communicator
- Diplomatic, proactive, problem-solver
- Interculturally aware with well-developed interpersonal skills
- Well organized and efficient
- Able to meet deadlines

What we offer besides the sunshine:

- Full time
- Permanent contract
- Meal vouchers (tickets restaurants)
- Summer holiday and Christmas vouchers
- Social security and optional health insurance
- On-site welfare advice and support and help with banking arrangements.
- A caring and supportive Senior and Middle Leadership Team with a mission “to do what is right” and to offer individualised support to all members of staff.

**About **International School of Nice ISN**:
**International School of Nice ISN**
- 15 Avenue Claude Debussy, Nice- 06200- France+33 93 21 04 00

The International School of Nice (ISN) is a private, co-educational day school for children from preschool through to Grade 12. The school was founded more than four decades ago for globally-mobile families aspiring to international education on the Côte d’Azur.

ISN has been inspiring and preparing new generations with a complete anglophone education for all preschool, primary and secondary age groups on the dazzling azure blue Mediterranean coastline of southeastern France. Becoming well-established over the decades; today, our school is renowned in the area as a leading international school for graduates’ excellent exam results and university placement record.

Why ISN?
Our vibrant school attracts local families and newcomers alike who embrace our joyful, family-like atmosphere and immersive English learning environment for their child.
- We warmly welcome children who cannot speak English or French at any ability level. We support students with English as an Additional Language (EAL) through our EAL department. Our children develop biliteracy through five French lessons a week.
- ISN’s spacious campus, with extensive facilities for sports and the arts, home to our ISN Wolfpack football team and popular IB Diploma arts courses, enjoys vast appeal with ISN families.
- We treasure our diversity, our school a clear reflection of the international community on the French Riviera with around 42 nationalities. Each child’s home language, culture and worldview are widely celebrated and enrich our learning community.
- Small and inclusive, at ISN, every child receives personalised attention to achieve their individual potential.
- Our school is located only five minutes from the international Nice Côte d'Azur Airport, with easy access to the A8 motorway, on the western edge of the city.
- We connect our students