Description

The International School of Moscow is urgently seeking fully-qualified and highly experienced coordinators of Learning Support to help support the entire school. Successful candidates will have a proven track record of developing and/or leading Special Educational Needs programs in their current or previous position(s) and will take place in non-classroom based learning, allowing for efficient and effective support to be given and developed for targeted students across the whole school. 

Duties will include working with individual students as well as small groups, of course this means that candidates will be expected to work alongside other teachers and to create IEPs, develop links with outside support agencies and making every effort to ensure that an efficient learning support protocol and procedures are set and followed throughout the school. As a result, previous experience and understanding of teaching in an EAL environment are necessary in order to cater to the school’s needs. 

It is also probable that becoming involved in developing a Gifted and Talented learning program could be a future endeavour. So if you are excited at the thought of working in a culturally diverse school in an incredibly dynamic city, we hope to receive your application soon. 
 
Requirements

• UK trained and/or have relevant UK curriculum experience.
• Excellent ICT skills, good IWB knowledge. 
• An interest in embedding ICT into daily classroom experience.
• Enjoy a professionally stimulating environment.
• Able to promote an engaging and well organized learning environment.
• Committed to repeated improvement of an already strong and varied curriculum.
• Enthusiastic, demonstrating a positive approach to students.
• Work well in a team and have good interpersonal skills. 
• Able to demonstrate reflectiveness, seeking to develop your own classroom practice.
• Understand the value of consistent application of school policies.

Salary Package & Benefits

• An incredibly competitive salary & bonus when contract is extended
• Housing provided in the first year and the option of a generous allowance in subsequent years
• International Medical cover
• Annual travel allowance
• Full school scholarships covering the tuition costs of several children attending ISM. 
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development.
• Opportunities for professional advancement within the British Schools group. 
• A professionally stimulating and supportive working environment.
• The chance to live in a culturally diverse society.

Closing date Monday 6^th October 2014

Interviews will take place during the week beginning Monday 13^th October
 
Applications with a full CV, including a photograph and the e-mail contact details of four referees, should be sent to: 

Mr Paul Seedhouse, ISM Headmaster
secretary@internationalschool.ru
 
We follow a strict safe recruitment policy and all interviewees will be required to produce appropriate degree certificates and CRCB checks.
For further details please visit our web site at: www.internationalschool.ru