Year 5 Teacher

JOB PURPOSE

Aiglon College is an international boarding school based in the Swiss Alps with a worldwide reputation for providing a challenging and transformational holistic education in an inspiring setting within a safe, caring and supportive framework. The School is CIS accredited, and caters for 500 students aged 6-18 representing 65 nations. In their final years students prepare for Cambridge IGCSEs and the IB Diploma Programme but our distinct learning philosophy begins to become embedded from our youngest students. The Junior school is a connected part of the whole school but is also a distinct section separate from the senior school with a dedicated focus on Year 2-8 students.

The school wishes to appoint, for January 2027, a teacher of year 5. The ideal candidate for this position would be an experienced Junior school specialist, ideally in an international setting, who has expertise in the creation and implementation of junior specific curriculum programmes. A knowledge of project based learning, inquiry based learning or biophilic education would be preferable. The Junior school team is a passionate and dynamic group of educators, committed to creating an inspirational educational experience for our youngest students.

Teachers are expected to make a significant contribution to the ethos of Aiglon College. The expectation is that staff will be positive and contribute enthusiastically to the life and work of the school. Teachers are directly responsible to the relevant Head of Department/Faculty for the successful management of their classes and for the development and performance of students.The role will involve balancing both rigour and inspiration of inquiry so as to nurture learners towards modern and innovative pedagogical objectives. The points listed in the job description below identify the key areas for which the teacher is responsible; additional responsibilities may arise from time to time at the reasonable request of the School Director or Director of Junior School.

This job description is additional to the basic duties outlined in the Aiglon College contract of employment in accordance with the school’s policies and guiding principles, and under the direction of the School Director (Head of School). A summary of the key accountabilities is included below.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A - GUIDING PRINCIPLES and PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Carry out teaching duties and exercise responsibilities in line with the Guiding Principles of Aiglon College and the Guiding Principles for Learning. Look to inspire and engage students.
Treat all members of the community, colleagues and students, with respect and consideration. Treat all students fairly, consistently and without prejudice. Always putting their interests first.
Set a good example to students in terms of appropriate dress, standards of punctuality and attendance.
Read and adhere to the various policies of the school as expressed in the School Handbook and other agreed documentation, and support the ethos of the school by upholding the behaviour code, the staff prudence code, uniform regulations and other expectations.
Engage with professional development (both pastoral and academic) and participate in staff training including the staff weekly inset programme, in line with the CPD programme of Aiglon College.
Reflect on personal practices as well as the practices of the school with aim of continuous improvement and participation in appraisal and self-evaluation activities.
Participate in the operation of school by attending various team and staff meetings such as departmental meetings as called by the Head of Department and full school meetings to discuss student progress.
Undertake pastoral and other duties as prescribed within school policies.
Ensure that all deadlines are met as published in the school calendar and as directed by the Head of Junior Curriculum and Academics/Director of Junior School/School Director
Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned (e.g. cover and exam invigilation).
Attend Assembly/Meditation on at least two mornings a week when averaged over any term and be prepared to give a Meditation once each term;
Be proactive and take responsibility for matters relating to health and safety.
Support the school through regular attendance at various events in the School calendar (these may be spiritual, sporting or cultural).
Be actively involved in any co-curricular activities that the Director of Junior School/School Director may reasonably request.
Undertake any other task which may be reasonably required by the Director of Junior School / Head of Junior Curriculum and Academics
Understand and implement all school policies and procedures, particularly those relating to safeguarding children and young people
Understand the School’s Guiding Principles and uphold the ethos of the School at all times

B – TEACHING and TUTORING

Teach up to an average of 21 academic lessons per week, in accordance with departmental schemes of work and programmes of study.
Be available to welcome students to the classroom each morning from 8am.
Liaise with relevant colleagues on the planning of units of work for collaborative delivery.
Work in collaboration with Aiglon’s programme of support for students with specific learning difficulties, as directed by the Head of Learning Support or the Director of Junior School.
Take account of students' prior levels of attainment and baseline data and use these to set targets for future improvements.
Set work for students absent from class for health, disciplinary or co-curricular reasons.
Promote technology for learning.
Maintain good discipline by adherence to the advice given to colleagues in the Studies Handbook and elsewhere, and by the Head of Junior Curriculum and Academics, Director of Junior School or School Director
Set high expectations for students' behaviour by establishing a purposeful working atmosphere in lessons and in the boarding environment.
Set appropriate and demanding expectations for students' learning, motivation and presentation of work, in line with agreed school policies.
If appropriate, tutor in an assigned Boarding House, exercising best practice in pastoral care and providing guidance and encouragement to students, as guided by the Deputy Director (Pastoral), Director of Junior School and School Director
Make contact with tutees’ parents as per tutor guidelines as outlined by the Director of Boarding.
Meet your tutees individually on a weekly basis
Assume House duties. At present, house duties usually involve the following, but these may be revised by the School Director should circumstances so require:
a regular weekday lunchtime and evening duty
weekend duties amounting to approximately 10-12 per year. Not including starts of term and graduation weekends where attendance is expected.
Embrace artificial intelligence and other related innovations in order to work towards the creation of the classroom of tomorrow'

C - ASSESSMENT, RECORDING & REPORTING

Maintain notes and plans of lessons undertaken, and keep records of students’ work.
Mark, monitor and return student work within a reasonable and agreed time span providing constructive oral and written feedback and clear targets for future learning as appropriate and keep records of students’ performance as required by the Departmental marking policy.
Complete student formative and summative assessments in line with policy and as specified in the published calendar, including the House feedback system.
Be familiar with the college’s procedures for identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs, E.A.L need and other Learning Support.
Provide mark reading information and write detailed reports on students as per the academic calendar.
Attend parents’ meetings as designated in the academic calendar.
Attend staff, department, parents’ meetings and other meetings when required.
Support effective communication by forwarding documentation to the relevant staff.
Assist with the Department’s contribution to the school marketing effort.
Preserve the good name of Aiglon College in all dealings with the wider public.

D - CO-CURRICULAR DUTIES

Contribute to the Activities and CAS programme on a weekly basis in consultation with the Activities and CAS Coordinator;
Participate in the Expeditions programme, including the Winter and Summer Long Expeditions in consultation with the Head of Junior Expeditions, Director of Character and Director of Junior School. Participation in expeditions is encouraged for all staff, and appears on the weekend duty rota.
Contribute to the annual Aiglon Discovery Trips (ADT) in consultation with the Director of Junior School.