Primary School Kindergarten Teacher

**Our Mission**
We are a community of learners determined to make the world - or our corner of it - a better, kinder place. We reflect our

values in everything we do so that we make the most of opportunities and challenges in a spirit of enthusiastic inquiry

**Our Vision**
We help every student turn learning into action, creating opportunities for students to stretch themselves further and achieve

more than they believe possible.

**General Description**
The Primary Homeroom Teacher is responsible for cultivating a passion for inquiry among students and
for working collaboratively with Primary School colleagues to develop engaging and inspirational learning
curriculum framework to work with students with a diverse range of talents and abilities. In addition, all
teachers participate in our after-school activities and sports programme. This is a full time position (100%)
and will begin in August 2023.

**Areas of Responsibility**

The Homeroom Teacher is expected to:
**While working with ISZL Students**
Cultivate a learning environment that values students as key drivers of their learning- Use a variety of different teaching strategies and resources to create learning experiences that

meaningful ways
- Effectively manage the interplay between emotional wellbeing, motivation and cognition as vital

aspects of learning
- Design learning that allows for students to inquire into diverse viewpoints, address

misconceptions, and solve problems together in respectful, equitable ways
- Work collaboratively with the grade level representatives of the Learning support and EAL teams

to ensure that all students are appropriately supported in the classroom
- Provide regular formative and summative feedback to enable both students and teachers to

receive guidance that is actionable
- Participate in Personal Development Week (experiential education trip) and our after-school clubs

and activities programme
**While working with ISZL Colleagues**
Collaborate with colleagues to ensure grade level and school-wide philosophical alignment- Collaborate within grade level teams to review, develop and refine the units of inquiry in order to
- maximise and enhance student learning- Participate in grade level, divisional and schoolwide meetings
- Engage with colleagues reflectively to deepen practice and learn from each other through regular
- meetings, lesson observations and professional development opportunities- Contribute to the smooth running of the school through performing regular duties and being

familiar with school policies

**While working with ISZL Parents and External Community**
Value parents as a true partner in the learning process- Provide regular and appropriate contact with parents to share feedback on academic
- performance, social integration and general progress- Display student work to showcase their learning and accomplishments
- Engage collaboratively with parents at information evenings and for individual conferences

**Professional Responsibilities**
Commit to ongoing growth and improvement- Commit to collaboration with colleagues, students, and parents
- Provide regular and appropriate communication to parents on academic progress and student
- well-being- Contribute to opportunities for the development of the school through mission-aligned projects
- and sharing with a variety of audiences (eg. colleagues, parents, board members)- Commit to expanding options for students through offering an after-school activity or coaching
- Provide regular and appropriate contact with school administration to share information on

progress, curriculum, the results of assessment, and overall learning environment

**Learning Design**
- Design for learning based on agreed student learning outcomes in the context of a coherent- Focus learning design on conceptual understanding and “big ideas” of the discipline
- Involve students in planning for their own learning
- Design for learning that builds on students’ previous knowledge and experience, working towards
- school learning objectives- Integrate technology into planning to create, adapt and personalise learning experiences
- Integrate the diversity of student profiles (eg. cultural heritage, linguistic profiles, learning

strengths) into learning plans

**Learning Facilitation ** Cultivate a relational environment where students feel safe and motivated to stretch themselves- Amplify positive learning behaviours, holding students accountable to excellent and ethical
- behaviour and work- Use a variety of different teaching strategies and resources to cater to a variety of learning
- situations and styles- Where appropriate, empower students to feel responsible and to take action
- Involve students actively in their learning
- Pursue, where appropriate, open-ended inquiry and real-life investigations
- Utilise media and technology to support access, engagement, and demonstration of learning

**Assessment**
Take into account that planning, teaching, and assess