Primary School German Teacher

Overview

Join ISZL as our next Primary School German Teacher!

At the International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL), we’re not just another international school. We’re a vibrant, curious, and courageous learning community where over 1,200 students from over 65 nationalities come together to explore, create, and grow.

We’re searching for a Primary School German Teacher who is ready to cultivate a passion for inquiry among students and for working collaboratively with Primary School colleagues to develop engaging and inspirational learning experiences. The successful candidate will have German as their first language and be expected to use the Primary Years Program (PYP) curriculum framework to work with students with a diverse range of talents and abilities.

In addition, all teachers participate in our after-school activities and sports programme. This is a full-time position and will begin in August of 2026.

At ISZL, all members of staff are expected to meet our professional standards. Teachers design, facilitate, assess, and empower learning based on the ISZL learning principles according to the following teaching standards and programme-specific documentation.

• Commit to ongoing growth and improvement
• Commit to collaboration with colleagues, students, and parents
• Provide regular and appropriate communication to parents on academic progress and student well-being
• Contribute to opportunities for the development of the school through mission-aligned projects and sharing with a variety of audiences (eg. colleagues, parents, board members)
• Commit to expanding options for students through offering an after-school activity or coaching
• Provide regular and appropriate contact with school administration to share information on progress, curriculum, the results of assessment, and overall learning environment

• Design for learning based on agreed student learning outcomes in the context of a coherent school-wide, division-appropriate and subject-specific programme
• Focus learning design on conceptual understanding and “big ideas” of the discipline
• Involve students in planning for their own learning
• Design for learning that builds on students’ previous knowledge and experience, working towards school learning objectives
• Integrate technology into planning to create, adapt and personalise learning experiences
• Integrate the diversity of student profiles (eg. cultural heritage, linguistic profiles, learning strengths) into learning plans

• Cultivate a relational environment where students feel safe and motivated to stretch themselves
• Amplify positive learning behaviours, holding students accountable to excellent and ethical behaviour and work
• Use a variety of different teaching strategies and resources to cater to a variety of learning situations and styles
• Where appropriate, empower students to feel responsible and to take action
• Involve students actively in their learning
• Pursue, where appropriate, open-ended inquiry and real-life investigations
• Utilise media and technology to support access, engagement, and demonstration of learning

• Take into account that planning, teaching, and assessing are interconnected processes
• Design assessment to benefit student learning in a timely, specific way
• Offer regular, written, formative feedback on student progress
• Use a range and balance of assessment strategies
• Be transparent about reasons, criteria, and methods for assessment
• Utilise formative assessment to improve learning
• Actively involve students in the assessment process
• Assess the level of students’ current experience and understanding before embarking on new learning

• The candidate should hold a recognised teaching qualification or certification
• Fluent or native German speaker, minimum C1 level proficiency
• Knowledge of the PYP curriculum framework and experience teaching within a pedagogy of inquiry-based learning is preferred
• Candidates must have a Swiss or EU passport/valid Swiss work permit (or be approved for a Swiss work visa)

Because ISZL is more than a school. It’s a community where:

• Students inspire you daily. With 65…