Campus des Nations

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Founded in 1924, and enjoying close ties with the UN, the Foundation of the International School of Geneva, commonly known as Ecolint, is the world's number one international school. With eight schools on three campuses across the Geneva area, we educate around 4500 students aged from 3-18 representing 140 nationalities. We have around 1250 employees from all over the world. Ecolint is built on strong humanitarian values and prides itself on its long history of pedagogical innovation, including the creation of the International Baccalaureate, currently a reference in more than 3500 international schools in the world. Our mission is to shape students' lives and prepare them to be world citizens engaged with the political, ethical and environmental challenges of their times. 

The Campus des Nations is the newest campus of the Foundation of the International School of Geneva. Located in the heart of Geneva's international district, the campus has quickly established itself as a pioneering school of education committed to placing student learning at the centre of all its activities. Campus des Nations is proud to be a global International Baccalaureate school. Our programs are based on the IB "learner profile," a set of ideals that inspire, motivate, and focus the work of the school and help students become more respectful, moral, cultured, and caring. Promoting these qualities is at the heart of everything we do.

To complete our team, we are looking for a :

Teacher of BTEC Business & CP Coordinator

Full-time - 20 periods of teaching - 4 periods of décharge

Course details:

TEACHER OF BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) Level 3 Business Studies 

The successful candidate will:

• Teach the Level 3 Pearson International BTEC in Business Studies in line with departmental schemes of work to Year 12 and 13.
• Show the ability to work well with colleagues on the development, delivery and documentation of courses, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching, assessment and pastoral arrangements appropriate to the delivery of Business Studies is essential.
• Keep abreast of curriculum developments affecting the department and be prepared to discuss matters affecting the curriculum as a whole. 
• It is important for the successful candidate to have a holistic approach to education with a willingness to take an active role in the pastoral care of students. 
• Able to conduct differentiation working with students who have divergent learning profiles
• A willingness to take an active role in activities outside the teaching of the academic course would also be an advantage.
• The possibility of teaching a second subject could be a distinct advantage.

In terms of Coordination, the post requires :

• To promote the CP to the foundation and outside of the foundation and actively help the community understand the strengths of the programme, and its ability to help students have future success.
• To administer the BTEC programmes, act as quality nominee to Pearson and ensure programme compliance
• To oversee the CP core- in particular the implementation of the PPS course and completion of Language development.
• To help with the option choices of year 11 students with the assistant principals of 11 and 12 and deal with new students with regards to CP option choices.

The successful candidate will work in close conjunction with the DP coordinator and HOY of 12 and 13, as well as the wider pastoral team supporting 12 and 13.

Candidate requirements:

• A university degree with a focus on Business / Economics.
• A teaching certificate and a proven track record of innovative and excellent teaching.
• The candidate should have a strong background in differentiated instruction.
• The candidate should be fluent in English.
• Experience teaching BTEC at this level will be a distinct advantage.
• Good ICT competence (for example Google Educator Level 1)
• Have high expectations of student achievement and behaviour.
• Experience of the CP
• Knowledge of French or the willingness to learn French is an advantage (B1 level desired)

Candidates are required to apply online, attaching their CV, the contact details of three referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer and a cover letter for the attention of Mr. Nunana Nyomi, Secondary Principal Campus des Nations, International School of Geneva, by 16 January 2025, mentioning the reference number 410 317.

Only applications via our website will be accepted.

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