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Whole School S.S.T. Leader

Whole School S.S.T. Leader

Amsterdam International Community School

NETHERLANDS

Salary:
Pay scale 10
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
as soon as possible
Apply by:
16 September 2014

Job overview

We are looking for a full-time (1,0 full-time equivalent on five days) Student Support Team Leader who will also work as a Special Educational Needs Teacher/ Specialist accommodating Primary and Secondary school students aged between 4-19. A teaching degree and a specialisation in S.E.N. are required - Pay scale 10.

About the AICS

The AICS is the first Dutch International Primary and Secondary School in Amsterdam. We are affiliated with the Berlage Lyceum and the Europaschool in Amsterdam, which, together with a number of other schools, form the 'Esprit Scholengroep Amsterdam'. The school is subsidised by the Dutch government, which enables us to deliver high quality education at competitive fees. The AICS is a school for international education that is accredited by the Council of International Schools and focuses on children from international backgrounds. Currently the school offers primary education to students aged 4 - 10 and secondary education to students aged 11 - 19. The main language of instruction for classes is English. After several moves since the start of the school in 2003, the AICS is now in a state of the art building with around 900 students.

Vision Statement

To be a community where learning is at the heart of everything we do.

Mission Statement

The AICS facilitates high quality, accessible, community-based international learning for students of all nationalities living in The Netherlands.

You need to be:

  • an excellent S.E.N. teacher and/ or specialist.
  • an excellent and experienced team SST leader with an extensive network in the Netherlands.
  • able to work as a team member in a new school.
  • able to collaborate with all teachers and possible outside experts to define appropriate activities and support programmes for the pupils in relation to the curriculum.
  • able to develop and implement Individual Education Plans.
  • able to make observations, analyse, update, plan and maintain student's records on progress.
  • able to attend meetings and in-service training.
  • experienced in teaching individuals and small groups within or outside the classroom.
  • able to integrate S.E.N. computer software into the lessons.
  • fluent in spoken and written English and Dutch.
  • liaising closely with parents and/or guardians.
  • able to help identify students who may be in need of academic, social, emotional and or behavioural support.
  • gearing your work towards students, colleagues and parents and/ or guardians with many different social, emotional and educational needs and coming from different cultural backgrounds and countries.
  • familiar with administering assessments.

You need to have:

  • a commitment to the school's mission to provide community-based international learning.
  • a teaching and/ or S.E.N. qualification.
  • experience of working as an S.E.N. teacher in primary and secondary international schools
  • at least three years of experience of successfully working as a team leader coordinating support needs in English and Dutch, leading a team of SEN specialists and liaising with external support agencies.
  • experience of, or an enthusiasm to use, the International Primary Curriculum and IB MYP and DP (International Baccalaureate Middle Years' Programme and Diploma Programme).
  • excellent knowledge and experience of inclusive education (Passend Onderwijs) laws and practice
  • excellent knowledge and experience of different teaching and educational methodologies.
  • an understanding and knowledge of different cultural backgrounds.
  • the ability to contribute to interdisciplinary projects.
  • the ability and initiative in helping to create and implement school policy.
  • excellent communication skills and ability to function well within a team.

The procedure

Applications must be submitted by e-mail. Please send a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae, preferably in PDF format, with possible references before the 16th of September 2014 to ms. K. Mulder, Recruitment & Selection, e-mail:
vacatures@werkenbijespritscholen.nl.

Refer to the correct vacancy number VCT-TJ-958 in the subject of your e-mail. For more information about our school, please visit our website:

http://www.aics.espritscholen.nl

Vacancy number: VCT-TJ-958

About Amsterdam International Community School

Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) is a mixed, independent, all-through school for pupils aged between 4 and 20. It is an English language international school and an IB World School where students study towards the International Baccalaureate diploma.

AICS is located in south Amsterdam and is one of many schools that are part of the Esprit Scholengroep, a dynamic international and multicultural community of primary and secondary schools and sixth forms based in the Dutch capital. The school offers the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) among its learning programmes.

The school has been an IB World School since March 2006 and has just over 1400 students. AICS is about to grow to a population of over 2000 students within the next 5 years. 

Headmaster

Boris Prickarts

Values and vision

Amsterdam International Community School offers what is t hopes is an accessible and high quality international community based learning programme for pupils of all nationalities. Learning, the school says, is at the heart of everything it does. The school shares the outlook of the Esprit group of schools, as set out tin its manifesto. This includes the aim of providing inspiration to the learning environment, and nurturing the personal qualities and development of each pupil and staff member. There is a belief within the school that the best possible academic results stem from individual students fully recognising their own abilities and talents, and the school aims to actively encourage its students to make full use of these talents to achieve their goals.

AICS aims to create a diverse, accessible learning environment where students learn not only the curriculum subjects but also learn much about themselves and the community and world outside of the school. High quality approaches to teaching encourage pupils to be academically skilled and also respectful global citizens.

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Applications closed