Descripción del puesto

Elementary Homeroom Teacher at ISP

Homeroom teachers design and deliver comprehensive curriculum while creating inclusive learning environments that support each student's academic, social, and emotional development. They work collaboratively with their learning assistant to implement lessons, support individual and small group instruction, and reinforce positive behavior management. Grade level teams collaboratively use backwards planning and authentic assessments, provide regular feedback, and collaborate closely with colleagues and families to ensure all students achieve grade-level outcomes while maintaining ongoing parent communication, participating in continuous professional learning, and actively contributing to the school community.

• Start date: August 2026

• Reports to: Division Principal or designee

• Collaborates closely with: Teachers, Learning Assistants, Assistant Principals, Head of Department, Instructional Coach, K-12 Coordinators and Specialists, and other colleagues as appropriate.

Responsibilities: (Including but not limited to)

1. Classroom Responsibilities: To provide learning opportunities for every child relative to his needs, abilities, and stages of development while establishing effective relationships with students based on mutual respect, recognizing the individuality of each child, ensuring an effective and challenging learning environment, and ensuring the classroom is an attractive and welcoming place.

2. Planning, Curriculum, and Organizational Responsibilities: Collaborate with grade level team to design authentic and meaningful units, starting with the end in mind. Use effective instructional strategies to create interactive, exciting, meaningful, and social learning experiences, while also developing and managing classroom resources. Provide students with feedback to support their academic and social-emotional growth, using standards-based rubrics to guide the evaluation of their work. Collate and analyze student data to provide an accurate assessment of student achievement as well as to inform instruction.

3. Professional Development Expectations: Embrace a growth mindset by keeping up-to-date on best practices, engaging in teacher development opportunities, participating in professional learning sessions, attending meetings as scheduled by leadership, seeking out and using feedback from coaches and administrators.

4. Community Expectations: Engage with our ISP community by sharing updates on the progress and development of the students in the teacher’s care, as well as important events happening in the classroom. Work as part of a learning community, sharing ideas, resources, and spaces; supporting others through co-planning and co-teaching. Find opportunities to meet with parents, caregivers, and guardians to discuss the progress and development of the students, and collaborate to support the child’s specific needs, interests, and passions. Connect with our larger community by attending PTA events, athletics events, and various student performances.

WHAT YOU DO

• Support the ISP Teaching and Learning Philosophy (ISP Way) by engaging all learners in purposeful, connected, and balanced work that cultivates 21st-century skills.

• Use backwards design to collaboratively develop standard-based units that are focused on essential questions and enduring understandings.

• Design authentic assessments with standards-based rubrics to measure student learning in a real-world setting.

• Provide regular feedback to students to help guide them in their learning process.

• Use data throughout the teaching process—before, during, and after learning—to personalize instruction and meet students’ needs.

• Report on student progress using standards-based grading.

• Regularly communicate with parents through our pastoral care platform, direct messages, phone calls, and reports.

• Provide a positive, supportive learning environment where students are encouraged to be curious, joyful, and inclusive.

• Collaborate with support teachers and specialists to meet the needs of all students.

• Participate actively in ongoing professional learning.

• Use the ISEL Standards to align lessons and activities to support the social and emotional development of students

WHAT YOU BRING

• Dedicated to teaching and passionate about working with international students and staff.

• Committed to fostering an inclusive international school community that values cultural diversity and supports multilingual learners..

• Committed to learning about and applying practices that promote belonging, equity, and justice in education.

• Resourceful, adaptable, collaborative, and eager to embrace change.

• Possesses strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.

• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism.

• Committed to the whole school experience, embodying its core values and mission.

Requisitos

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in the relevant subject area

• At least 3 years of experience in the relevant subject area or grade level

• Experience with using the backwards design model and authentic assessment

• High level of English proficiency

• Knowledge of and a commitment to incorporating the Science of Reading into instructional practice

• Experience in Standards-Based Grading, Universal Design for Learning, and Blended Learning are highly desirable

• Previous experience with Responsive Classroom is desirable

• Previous experience in an international school is desirable