Middle School English Teacher (Maternity Cover)

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 http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/new-york

 

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Middle School English 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

Middle School English Teacher (Maternity Cover)

JOB PURPOSE

To prepare lessons, displays and learning environments to ensure all students are safe, challenged and engaged in order to maximize educational outcomes for all.  

REPORTING TO

Assistant Head – Upper School, Principal

DIRECT REPORTS

 

OTHER KEY

RELATIONSHIPS

Assistant Heads of School, Director of Operations/Human Resources and Director of Admissions and Marketing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching and Learning

MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE

1. Plan and deliver teaching and learning activities in line with the school’s curriculum and to maximise student engagement and learning.
2. Ensure learning objectives are clear, appropriate and understood by students at all times.
3. Ensure effective leadership and management of learning assistants at all times, ensuring clear e