DP Coordinator
International School of Ticino
Switzerland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 14 April 2024
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
The International school of Ticino is seeking to appoint a DP Coordinator to join us in August 2024.
Candidates should be well qualified and experienced in DP leadership. The successful candidate should also be committed to high standards, interested in using innovative and inquiry-based approaches to learning and be enthusiastic about promoting international understanding.
Our School
Our school was founded in September 2014 as part of the ISE network of schools, spanning Italy and Switzerland. The school has had year on year growth, and now has 270 students across the age range of 3-18.
In January 2021 the International School of Ticino became the only IB continuum school in the area and had our first DP class graduate in July 2023 with a high value added. Our cohort this summer looks set to achieve a high average score, with university admission process for Cambridge held, and entrance confirmed to Universities such as Bocconi, Lausanne and other leading institutions.
The school is one of several very successful Swiss and Italian schools belonging to Inspired, a worldwide network of premium schools offering global best practice and professional development.
Why work with us:
- A knowledgeable and talented staff body committed to supporting the very best in student achievement.
- IB professional development during employment
- A very competitive salary in the region
- Support settling in to Switzerland or Italy
- Further leadership and professional development
- An exciting opportunity to be part of a new school build and development
- Cooked lunches provided free daily.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate would be excited by the opportunity to help grow and develop a young DP school and experienced in teaching a range of ages and abilities across the entire secondary school age range (11-18 years).
A candidate with experience in teaching DP Biology and or ESS would be at an advantage.
The contract is a permanent contract and our location offers the opportunity live on Lake Lugano in Switzerland or Lake Como in Italy.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
- to be in possession of a university degree in a related subject and an appropriate teaching qualification;
- to have had recent, demonstrable experience leading a DP programme;
- to be an enthusiastic and passionate teacher with a love of teaching and the ability to convey this successfully to students;
- to be an EU passport holder or already be in possession of a valid visa that enables to work in Switzerland.
- Previous experience with IB programmes is an advantage. Further IB training will be offered, together with relocation assistance.
How to apply
Please apply via the Inspired Career page:
https://jobs.inspirededu.com/job/Lugano-DP-Coordinator/790958102/
Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should apply including:
• Letter of application (No more than 2 pages);
• CV with photo;
• Contact details of three referees (one of which must be the Head or Principal from your most recent appointment), who you give your consent for us to approach before interview.
More information about the school can be found on our website at http://www.isticino.com/.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
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About International School of Ticino
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with over 80 premium private schools spanning six continents providing premium education to over 70,000 students ensuring they all receive a first-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.
We offer you the chance to work/live in an exciting new location, collaborate with passionate educators, develop your skills, and grow in a role that inspires you.
Please visit our careers site for further information and to see our latest opportunities - https://careers.inspirededu.com/
Here at the International School of Ticino we place the student at the centre of all we do to facilitate them to become lifelong learners. We achieve this through our school culture, which is rooted in the IB Mission statement:
The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
The school opened as a Kindergarten in 2014 and as a feeder school to the International School Como in Italy, which had been in operation since 2002. The school was established to offer the local and international residents of Ticino an IB education. As of 2017 the International school of Ticino joined the Inspired education group, who educate students in over 64 schools worldwide.
This grounding and combination with a leading educational group has laid the foundations for the special community of learning which we see today. The school currently accommodates students from Kindergarten, 3 years old, to Grade 11, 16 years old.
From 2019 the school entered the most exciting phase of its development with the opening of our new purpose designed campus. The design and build of the new campus has drawn upon our foundations, the IB mission and the vision of the school:
Inspiring the extraordinary.
The opening of our new campus enabled the International school of Ticino to open Middle and High schools, and as of August 2019 we become a candidate school for the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) and the Diploma Programme (DP). The school will become an authorized IB Continuum school MYP and DP school in the coming months offering education from 3-18 years old in class sizes of not more than 20 students.
The international School of Ticino is a special and exciting place to be and we look forward to welcoming you to our community.
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