Learning Support Teacher - Temporary
Listed on 2026-08-28
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Education / Teaching
Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, Teacher Assistant/ Paraprofessional, Special Education Teacher, Bilingual
Location: Genf
Job Posting Date: 24 Aug 2026
Location:
Geneva, CH
Job
School:
Collége du Léman, Geneva
Company:
Nord Anglia Education
THE ROLE
The Bilingual Learning Support Teacher provides flexible learning support services across the school according to operational needs. The role focuses on identifying students' learning needs and supporting them in achieving their full potential within the classroom environment whenever possible. The Learning Support Teacher collaborates closely with teachers, school leaders, parents, and external professionals to ensure that support strategies are aligned with individual student needs.
In partnership with classroom teachers, the Learning Support Teacher develops and delivers targeted interventions that can, where appropriate, be integrated into regular classroom practice. This position offers flexible assignments based on the school's requirements and may involve supporting students across different year groups and learning support programmes.
The Learning Support Teacher is responsible, in collaboration with the teacher, for:
- Planning, organising and implementing specific interventions to develop literacy, numeracy and language skills for students who have identified specific learning differences (to include HP)
- Providing in class's support or small groups pull-outs as appropriate
- Providing 1:1 support for those students with significant learning differences which have been identified by an external evaluation.
- Completing student observations and evaluations.
- Collaborating with teachers to provide classroom management suggestions and plans regarding identified students
- Mentoring assistants and support staff as appropriate
- Communication with parents in collaboration with the classroom teacher, Principals and/or Deputies
- Collaborating with School Counsellor and external specialists
- Providing regular feedback to principal/deputies.
- Presenting a positive role model by employing appropriate and respectful interactions with students and staff
- Maintaining own records for identified students.
- Leading workshops with teachers and other staff for professional development
- Remaining current in the field of Learning Differences by attending in-service programs, mandated staff meetings trainings and self-selected workshops and conferences.
- Attending reviews or other related meetings
- Assisting with playground supervision and special activities as requested.
(The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively)
- Good organisational skills
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with students and parents.
- Ability to take initiative and accept responsibility
- Awareness of confidential processes and an ability to respect confidentiality
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Dynamic, committed yet flexible
- Willingness to embrace the latest developments in education for those with Learning Differences (including HP) and a commitment to ongoing Professional Development
- Ability to use IPADS/computers to stimulate interest in learning
- Ability to work with administrative and regular Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook...)
- Assessing students formally and informally including standardised assessments, screeners and use these to assess data to inform support for those students in need.
- Providing regular feedback on progress and achievements to individual student's teachers and parents.
- The learning support teacher will serve as a case manager for students receiving learning support services, including writing IEPs and keeping the students learning support master list up to date
- Fluent in English (level C1 minimum reading/writing speaking).French desirable at B1 level.
- Familiar with the MTSS inclusive framework
- Experience in administrating standardiaed assessments and diagnostic screeners.
- A minimum of 2 years of special educational/learning support teaching in a diverse setting
To be considered for this position, you must possess a BA (QTS)/BSc (QTS) or equivalent, or a BA/BSc with a PGCE or MA in Special Education. Alternatively, a
B.Ed or CAPSAIS/CAPA-SH qualification…
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