Trilingual Upper-primary Teacher (En/Fr/De)

Léman International Academy is seeking to recruit an outstanding trilingual upper-primary teacher (En/Fr/De) on an 80% basis for the 2024-2025 school year, starting as soon as possible after 28 August 2024.

Léman International Academy (LIA) first opened its doors in Geneva in September 2010, in an exceptional setting which is both quiet and close to the city centre.

While Geneva has a number of major international schools, some with several thousand students mainly from the expatriate community, we have chosen to develop a school:

• which is inviting to both the local and expatriate communities

• which provides a truly bilingual French/English curriculum

• which allows for a wide choice of secondary education options

• which is grounded in Christian values

• which values its “small classes” (15 pupils maximum).

Based on the PER, the Plan d’Études Romand, and the Common Core (USA), our bilingual immersion program includes 50% of the learning time in French and 50% in English.

Our staff is as dynamic as it is diverse, striving for the well-being of each and every one of our students.

LIA is a small but growing school, having recently opened 7th & 8th grades. To support our growth, we are looking for an upper-primary teacher.

Your Mission

• Take responsibility as primary classroom teacher, teaching across the curriculum in French and in English

• Provide specialised language teaching (German) to support several classes

• Collaborate with the other teachers and staff to ensure the coherence of the programmes and activities

Your Profile

• International teaching qualification (PGCE, iQTS, TESOL or equivalent)

• Mother tongue or near-native command (C2) of English and French with proven ability to teach the range of the curriculum in both languages

• Strong command of German, with ability to teach as a foreign language

• 5 years experience working with children 3-12 years old

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to work in a team

Desirable

• Experience with international school environments and cross-cultural children

• Basic understanding of UK, US, French and Swiss curricula, a plus.

Candidates are requested to apply attaching their CV, two references (one of which must be from their current or most recent employer, who can be contacted should the candidate be selected for an interview), and a covering letter.

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Applications close: September 30, 2024

Start date: August 28, 2024 or as soon as possible after that date.