Secondary Psychology Teacher (Cologne, Germany)

Secondary Psychology Teacher (Cologne, Germany)

Our client is a top International school in Cologne, Germany.  They are currently looking to hire an additional Secondary Psychology Teacher.

Responsibilities

• To always act in the best interests of pupils.

• To support the school’s ethos and aims.

• To act in accordance with school policy and the school’s Code of Conduct

• To teach an approximately 80% teaching timetable, with 20% of time dedicated to preparation.

• To maintain the highest standards of practice in planning, preparation, monitoring, assessment, reporting and feedback, in accordance with school and departmental policy.

• To employ teaching, learning and assessment strategies that meet pupils’ individual needs and support differentiated learning.

• To create clear, challenging and achievable expectations for pupils.

• To create a secure learning environment, based on mutual trust and respect, in which pupils feel safe to explore and take risks.

• To ensure that all pupils make progress relative to their prior attainment and potential.

• To maintain a stimulating and well-maintained learning environment, paying due care and attention to the quality of resources and display

• To maintain thorough and current knowledge in the subject area(s) taught.

• To maintain a full overview of curriculum developments.

• To engage fully with professional learning opportunities, including INSET, working groups and professional learning communities, even where these fall outside core school hours.

• To work collaboratively and support the professional learning of colleagues.

• To engage with evidence and research to direct improvements in teaching and learning.

• To be genuinely reflective towards one’s practice and pursue consistent improvement.

• To engage fully with structures that support professional learning, including appraisal and observations.

• To make an active contribution to the ongoing improvement of policies and procedures of the school.

• To attend and contribute to meetings, for example, staff meetings, Parents’ Evenings, departmental meetings, and individual parent meetings.

Administrative Responsibilities

• To complete all administrative tasks in a timely manner, in accordance with school and departmental policy. This includes the writing of reports, keeping of registers and maintenance of pupil data.

• To ensure that communication with parents is carried out in a professional and timely manner.

• To take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe environment for staff, pupils and visitors.

• To carry out an appropriate share of the collective staff responsibility to cover absent colleagues.

• To carry out a share of supervisory duties in accordance with the published rotas.

• To contribute to the extracurricular activities program and other aspects of enrichment within the school, including after-school clubs, school trips and events. These may be held after school, at the weekend or on holiday dates.

• To attend all school functions relating to teaching year groups or other year groups as part of the whole school program.

• To assist with examination invigilation of internal and external examinations.

• To take shared responsibility for the tidiness of communal areas.

• To undertake any reasonable request from the school management, in line with your professional role and level of responsibility, to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the school.

Qualifications

• All applicants should hold a valid teaching qualification.
• Our client will consider a degree in education (e.g. B.Ed./ M.Ed./Lehramt), or postgraduate teaching certificate (e.g. PGCE) as valid.
• Previous Psychology Teacher Experience