St Joseph’sInstitution International is a Catholic and Lasallian school that provides aquality international education to a diverse student body, rooted in thecommunity of Singapore. We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic team playerwith strong people skills and cultural sensitivity to join us as a Teaching Assistant (Instructional / English as Another Language)
Reporting to : EAL Coordinator
Position: Full Time
Overall Purpose:
To support the EAL department in our mission: to support students socially, emotionally and academically to help them to achieve their potential as learners and to participate fully in school life.
Specific Responsibilities:
● To provide support and interventions for children, individually or in small groups, as directed by the EAL Coordinator.
● To plan a programme of support with the guidance of the EAL coordinator to agreed deadlines and in agreed formats.
● To regularly liaise with Head of Grades, Head of Faculties, Head of Departments, teaching staff and Homeroom teachers regarding the support and interventions provided.
● To help with differentiating lesson content and instruction, as well as the scaffolding of tasks
● To liaise with and facilitate staff training to promote capacity of technical and academic language and current EAL trends .
● Add relevant observations and strategies used to the individual EAL learner profiles in the EAL registry
● Feed knowledge of EAL learners’ understanding of key concepts into the teacher’s assessment and planning where appropriate
● To develop and maintain a good home-school partnership with the guidance of the EAL coordinator; to consult with and inform parents of the progress, attainment and attitudes of pupils.
General Responsibilities:
● To assist teachers with the well-being and safety of High School students.
● Any other non-teaching duties that may be assigned by the Senior School Principal or teachers
● School working hours are from 7.15 am to 4.15pm.
● Promote the School’s Lasallian values
● Be a positive role model for students
● Set high expectations
● Promote cohesion and collegiality in professional relationships
● To understand and apply school policies
● To maintain professionalism and confidentiality inside and outside the workplace. This includes keeping updated on Child Protection issues and internet safety and having a working knowledge of the pastoral care system within the school.
● Other reasonable requests made by the Principal.
● Attend professional learning and coaching sessions with the EAL coordinator.
Only Singaporeans or PRs need apply. Interested parties please apply via mycareersfuture or JobStreet.
Please visit our website at https://www.sji-international.com.sg/about/careersfor more details.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.