The International School of Brussels is one of Europes longest established, largest, finest international schools. It is a dynamic school with high expectations.
More fundamentally, it is a school shaped by a focus on learning, and on improving learning for all students. It is a school driven by a Mission and Enduring Goals which commit us to developing independent learners and international citizens in a school in which everyone is included, challenged and successful.
The school is a vibrant community in which students, teachers, staff and parents work together towards the achievement of our mission and goals.
Job Responsibilities
The Home Language teacher is responsible for supporting students to achieve the goals of the program.
Schedule
The Home Language teacher will teach classes according to the agreed schedule, three teaching hours on Thursdays between 10:00 and 15:00.
Place
The Home Language teacher and the students will meet in person at school, in a space reserved for them.
Students
All the students speak the taught language at home on a regular basis and claim it as an important part of their identities.
Specific
The Home Language teacher is responsible for:
1. constructing detailed lessons following ISB practices and approaches, organized into chunks of learning, including all material selection.
2. communicating to students and parents the purpose, principles and practicalities of the program, including all learning objectives, assessment criteria and methods, timelines and examples of good performance.
3. providing challenging, engaging, differentiated and developmentally appropriate lessons to small groups of students.
4. demonstrating a personal enthusiasm for the particular language, literature, culture.
5. assessing student work with a view to giving prompt, regular, constructive feedback to students.
6. providing students and parents with written progress reports each semester.
7. participating in professional development as required.
Qualifications
Home Language teachers will have:
8. formal language teaching qualifications.
9. preferably, at least two years of experience in this field.
10. a commitment to the schools mission and values: inclusion, challenge, success for everyone, and developing international citizens and independent learners.
11. a commitment to learning: the students and their own.
12. knowledge of the required range of assessment strategies.
We Offer
13. the opportunity to work in a dynamic, challenging, motivating and multicultural learning environment and to work with a highly professional faculty.
14. the opportunity to add value to a successful, innovative organization through home language teaching within an important programme.
15. the support of the Home Language Coordinator and the team of home language teachers.
16. participation in a structured programme of professional appraisal and professional development focussed on the necessary understandings, knowledge and skills for supporting excellence in language learning.
17. workshops in the teaching of home language: an initial training for new home language teachers and follow-up workshops during the year.
18. invitation to all relevant ISB social events e.g. faculty workshops, dinners, special events.
Employment Status
Home language teachers can be independent (self-employed workers) or have a temporary contract.
If they are not EU members, they need to have a valid work permit.
Compensation
The Independent Teachers may invoice the school /lesson (+ 6 transportation fee).
The Teachers employed via Accent with a temporary contract will receive a total gross salary of 98,16 (85,11 salary + 13.08 holiday pay) per home language session.
S/he also receives a lunch fee (8 gross) and a transportation fee (between 1 and 3, depending on the place where s/he lives).
The amounts mentioned above include all aspects of the work as detailed in the job description.
Method of Payment
Home Language teachers are paid weekly or upon reception of the invoice (independent) at the end of every semester.
Application process:
19. Only candidates with a valid work permit in Belgium will be considered.
20. The deadline for applications is February 15st.
21. If You have not heard from us by February 28th, please consider that your application has not been successful.