Primary Class Teacher

Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading premium schools organisation. We are a fast-paced and growing family of over 90+ international schools in China, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia and North America, providing outstanding education to over 90,000 students from preschool through to the end of secondary education. Our schools are united by one philosophy - we are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools.

Each Nord Anglia Education school is unique in character and designed to meet the needs of its community. We believe that being part of our family of 90+ schools gives each school a special advantage. Working together, we can achieve more than we can individually. We also create unique opportunities to benefit our students and people such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and King's College London reflect, all reflective of our ambitions to learn from the best.

Nord Anglia International School New York (NAISNY)

Nestled in the heart of the Gramercy, New York, and with a strong community of local and international families, the school benefits from being situated in one of the most vibrant cities in the world. We offer a truly engaging global education for students aged 2 - 14 years from over 30 countries, based on the rigorous standards of the English National Curriculum.

NAINSY has a strong ambition to grow over the next few years based on our vision to empower our diverse community to be globally responsible, achieve ambitions and thrive on their chosen paths.

Our students and staff benefit from excellent facilities, with space for academics, sports and creative arts. Classrooms are light and spacious with the resources to inspire our students to be creative and explore every learning opportunity. As part of a supportive and talented team, NAISNY offers opportunities to work with engaged students and to collaborate with the very best teachers in school and organizations across the Nord Anglia family.

Our students and staff can take advantage of the unique opportunities afforded to them by being New York City, including our Nord Anglia Collaborations with UNICEF and Juilliard, as well as being situated close to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.

NAISNY students belong to sections of the school dependent on their ages - Early Years (2s - Reception), Lower School (Year 1 - Year
4) and Upper School (Year 5-Year
9), with specialist teachers working across the school to deliver high quality leaning in Dance, Drama, Music, Art, PE, and Spanish.

To learn more about our outstanding students, staff, school, and supportive community, please visit

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Primary Class Teacher to join our talented team. We welcome applications from outstanding, self-motivated and reflective professionals.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

LOCATION

Nord Anglia International School - The Americas, New York

JOB TITLE

Primary Class Teacher

JOB PURPOSE

To identify and provide effective support to students requiring additional education needs in the school, including but not limited to providing training and support for class teachers.

REPORTING TO

Principal

DIRECT REPORTS

Learning Assistant

OTHER KEY

RELATIONSHIPS

Head of Lower School, Head of Upper School, Deputy Head, Director of Operations/Human Resources and Director of Admissions and Marketing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching and Learning

MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE

Plan and deliver teaching and learning activities in line with the school's curriculum and to maximise student engagement and learning.

Ensure learning objectives are clear, appropriate and understood by students at all times.

Ensure effective leadership and management of learning assistants at all times, ensuring clear expectations and regular feedback is provided.

Provide clear structure for lessons, maintaining pace and challenge throughout.

Ensure effective differentiation by planning activities for the whole class, groups and individuals, which motivate and challenge all students.

Ensure there are opportunities for independent and collaborative learning.

Ensure there are opportunities for peer and self-assessment to support learning.

Ensure effective behaviour and resource management.

Use a variety of teaching strategies to personalise learning to maximise student motivation.

Set high and encourage high expectations at all times.

Identify and adapt lessons & resources to meet the needs of students who are very able, have Special Educational Needs, are Gifted and / or Talented or are not yet fluent in English.

Be proactive in adapting learning activities to support students' needs and the school's collaborative links with other NAE schools, Julliard, MIT and UNICEF.

Collaborate with Specialist subject teachers to create meaningful cross-curricular links.

Establish a safe, supportive, attractive and stimulating learning environment where all children can…