Middle Year Program (MYP Humanities / Social Science) Teacher

International Baccalaureate Middle Year Program (MYP Humanities/Social Science) Teacher

PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATION OF TEACHERS (Job Description)

To actively support the mission, values and beliefs of the school, it's curriculum, goals and policies:

• To be an active learner, taking part in professional development offered by the school and applying the learning into the classroom environment.
• To proactively build supportive relationships with other members of the school community, including colleagues, parents etc.
• To actively support whole school development through curricular, co-curricular and extra- curricular involvement.
• To actively support, collaborate and contribute to the teaching teams activities and meetings, both within the IB programs and across the IB programs.
• In order to promote a full understanding of the curriculum to look for opportunities to grow an understanding of the MYP curriculum across the years i.e. vertical curriculum.
• To carry out any reasonable general administrative tasks, not covered in this description, as requested by the Head of School or Programme Coordinator.
• To actively act as a positive role model and ambassador for the school in the community.
• To be committed to the safeguarding of children.
• To help formulate, implement and support any policies decided on by the partnership of Board of Trustees, Head of School, staff and parent community.

Responsibilities specific to teaching and learning:

• To ensure that the curriculum provided in the classroom is approached in such a way that meets the requirements of the IB MYP.
• To display a wide variety of teaching strategies using latest research to ensure that the learning environment is inclusive and meets the needs of all students in the class.
• To provide a broad education through a balanced curriculum covering all Key Learning Areas and skills with high levels of competence in all strands of the Beacon School’s Curriculum.
• To encourage the highest standards of achievement, through programmes which enable students to realize their full potential as individuals, and to develop the values needed to become good citizens.
• To achieve excellence through the establishment of clear learning outcomes, monitoring student performance against those outcomes, and providing programmes that meet individual needs.
• To develop Personalized Learning Plans (PLP).
• To provide equality of educational opportunity, by identifying and removing barriers to learning and achievement.
• To regularly assess student achievement, maintain individual records and report on student progress.
• To regularly evaluate one’s own teaching methods and approaches in order to maximize the development of knowledge, understanding and skills needed to compete successfully in the modern ever - changing world.
• To provide a safe, positive and stimulating learning environment for all students.
• To actively participate in the corporate life of the school through attendance at faculty meetings, regular communication with parents, and supporting colleagues and administration.
• It is expected that all MYP teachers are teachers of the whole child and are thus active homeroom teachers as well as teaching their core subject area.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of BS Education related courses
• Preferably Licensed Professional Teachers
• With 3 or more years of teaching experience in an International Baccalaureate (IB) PYP and or MYP Program
• Master’s degree holder a plus
• With strong background in subjects such as Humanities/ Social Science, Music, Math, Science, English etc.

School Website:

https://www.beaconschool.ph/