Home Language Teacher Hebrew

The International School of Brussels is one of Europes longest established largest finest international schools. It is a dynamic school with high expectations.

More fundamentally it is a school shaped by a focus on learning and on improving learning for all students. It is a school driven by a Mission and Enduring Goals which commit us to developing independent learners and international citizens in a school in which everyone is included challenged and successful.

The school is a vibrant community in which students teachers staff and parents work together towards the achievement of our mission and goals.

Job Responsibilities

The Home Language teacher is responsible for supporting students to achieve the goals of the program.

Schedule

The Home Language teacher will teach classes according to the agreed schedule three teaching hours on Thursdays between 10:00 and 15:00

Place

The Home Language teacher and the students will meet in person at school in a space reserved for them.

Students

All the students speak the taught language at home on a regular basis and claim it as an important part of their identities.

Specific

The Home Language teacher is responsible for:

• constructing detailed lessons following ISB practices and approaches organized into chunks of learning including all material selection.
• communicating to students and parents the purpose principles and practicalities of the program including all learning objectives assessment criteria and methods timelines and examples of good performance.
• providing challenging engaging differentiated and developmentally appropriate lessons to small groups of students.
• demonstrating a personal enthusiasm for the particular language literature culture.
• assessing student work with a view to giving prompt regular constructive feedback to students.
• providing students and parents with written progress reports each semester.
• participating in professional development as required.

Qualifications

Home Language teachers will have:

• formal language teaching qualifications.
• preferably at least two years of experience in this field.
• a commitment to the schools mission and values: inclusion challenge success for everyone and developing international citizens and independent learners.
• a commitment to learning: the students and their own.
• knowledge of the required range of assessment strategies.

We Offer

• the opportunity to work in a dynamic challenging motivating and multicultural learning environment and to work with a highly professional faculty.
• the opportunity to add value to a successful innovative organization through home language teaching within an important programme.
• the support of the Home Language Coordinator and the team of home language teachers.
• participation in a structured programme of professional appraisal and professional development focussed on the necessary understandings knowledge and skills for supporting excellence in language learning.
• workshops in the teaching of home language: an initial training for new home language teachers and followup workshops during the year.
• invitation to all relevant ISB social events e.g. faculty workshops dinners special events.

Employment Status

Home language teachers can be independent (selfemployed workers) or have a temporary contract.

If they are not EU members they need to have a valid work permit.

Compensation

The Independent Teachers may invoice the school 135/lesson ( 6 transportation fee).

The Teachers employed via Accent with a temporary contract will receive a total gross salary of 9816 (8511 salary 13.08 holiday pay) per home language session.

S/he also receives a lunch fee (8 gross) and a transportation fee (between 1 and 3 depending on the place where s/he lives).

The amounts mentioned above include all aspects of the work as detailed in the job description.

Method of Payment

Home Language teachers are paid weekly or upon reception of the invoice (independent) at the end of every semester.

Application process:

If you are interested and meet the qualifications criteria above please apply today by sending your application to

• Only candidates with a valid work permit in Belgium will be considered
• The deadline for applications is June 1st.
• If You have not heard from us by June 15th please consider that your application has not been successful.

Recruitment Policy

• The International School of Brussels is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race colour gender sexual orientation national origin religion or marital status.
• ISB has established a rigorous vetting process and code of conduct for all employees with regard to child protection.