Extended Support Programme Teacher
Founded in 1924, the Ecole Internationale de Genève (Ecolint) welcomes 4,500 students aged 3 to 18, representing more than 130 nationalities. Our 1,250 staff from all over the world work on our three campuses (La Grande Boissière and Campus des Nations in Geneva, La Châtaigneraie in the canton of Vaud).
In our 7 schools, our students benefit from international teaching and bilingual supervision of the highest quality.
To fulfil our mission of "Educating students to be global citizens with the courage and capacity to create a just and joyful tomorrow together", every member of staff can draw inspiration from our hundred years of experience, our constant drive to innovate, and our strong humanitarian values. Through our Ecolint Institute, we are committed to provide our staff with excellent professional development opportunities.
Campus des Nations is the most recent campus in the International School of Geneva Foundation. Located in the heart of Geneva’s international quarter, this campus has quickly established itself as an educationally pioneering school committed to putting student learning at the centre of all its activities. Campus des Nations is proud to be an International Baccalaureate World School. Our programmes are based on the IB’s ‘Learner Profile’, a set of ideals that inspire, motivate and focus the work of the school and help students to become more thoughtful, moral, cultured and caring. Fostering these qualities is at the heart of all we do.
Campus des Nations
Extended Support Programme Teacher
Part-time 75% - 18 periods/week
The Extended Support Programme is an inclusion programme designed to meet the needs of students with moderate to severe learning difficulties who need global support in order to make progress in the mainstream classroom setting.
The ESP teacher oversees this programme and works closely with the specialist ESP teams, therapists, mainstream teachers, the Head of Support Services, and senior management in the strategic delivery of the Campus des Nations Secondary School ESP programme and the overseeing of the day-to-day operation with the aim of raising ESP student achievement.
Responsibilities :
Coordination
- Coordinate the ESP programme and team (ESP assistants)
- Liaise with staff, parents, external agencies and other schools to coordinate their contribution
- Create the curriculum and IEPs for ESP students
- Guide parents and students with orientation for placement when students leave the school
- Ensure accurate and effective administration of all ESP matters
Coordination
- Liaise closely with parents, ESP team, school psychologists, subject teachers, homeroom tutors
- Raise awareness of ESP students’ needs, contributes to professional development of staff
Teaching
- Teach a timetable of 18 periods per week
- Work with teachers and staff to develop effective ways of bridging barriers to learning through: assessment of needs; monitoring of teaching quality and student achievement; maintaining a detailed recording system for progress
Personal Requirements:
- Relevant university degree in Special Education and/or teaching students with Special Educational Needs.
- Evidence of a successful track record in providing learning support in the field of special needs and education
- Experience in running the ASDAN and other relevant ESP programmes
- French or English mother tongue and fluent oral and written (level C1) in the other language
- An effective team player and communicator able to motivate and inspire trust, counsel and mediate
- Excellent administrative and IT skills
- Self-critical, curious, ethical
- Mental and emotional stamina and confidence to take and abide by informed decisions and remain calm under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal skills, especially listening; able to relate well to parents, staff and students
- Able to show initiative and innovate while assuring compliance with agreed procedures
Candidates are required to send their CV, three references, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer, that may be followed at the point of interview and a cover letter to the attention of Mr Nunana Nyomi, Campus and Secondary School Director, International School of Geneva, by 28.03.2025, mentioning the reference number 410 240.
Note
The Ecole Internationale de Genève values and encourages diversity among its staff. We therefore welcome applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experience. The School is seriously committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful candidates will be subject to rigorous checks on their prior conduct with regard to Child Protection as appropriate to their position, including reference checking with previous employers and the relevant authorities.