Head of Learning Support

Hünenberg, Zug, Switzerland

Full Time

Experienced

Join ISZL as our next Head of Learning Support

At the International School of Zug and Luzern (ISZL), we're not just another international school. We're a vibrant, curious, and courageous learning community where over 1'200 students from over 65 nationalities come together to explore, create, and grow.

The Head of Learning Support leads the vision and strategic development of inclusive education and learning support services at ISZL. Working in a culturally rich international school community, this role ensures alignment of practices across divisions, drives the effective implementation of a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model, oversees screening and diagnostics, builds the capacity of staff, and ensures that every learner is empowered to succeed.

This is a full-time position and will begin in August of 2026.

Reporting to: Deputy Director

Direct Reports: Learning Support Teachers

Application closing date: 3rd December 2025.

The Head of Learning Support is expected to:

Strategic Leadership & Alignment

• Provide leadership for learning support services across Early Years, Primary, Middle, and High School divisions, ensuring that practices are coherent, high-quality quality and aligned with ISZL's mission and values.
• Ensure the continued development, clarity, cross-school collaboration and effectiveness of the school's MTSS framework, building on the established foundation to promote consistent understanding, alignment, and thriving implementation across the ISZL community.
• Lead the learning support team across the campuses, ensuring consistency, coordination, and professional growth.
• Collaborate with divisional leadership teams, curriculum teams, and the admissions team to ensure policy, practice, and teaching are aligned with school-wide goals around inclusion and well-being.
• Ensure that the latest evidence-based approaches in educational psychology, learning support, inclusion, interventions, and special education are embedded in the school's practice.

Screening, Assessment & Admissions

• Design and oversee a school-wide screening and diagnostic schedule (cognitive, achievement, behavioural, social/emotional) to identify students' learning and support needs early and accurately.
• Guide the administration, interpretation, and reporting of educational assessments and screeners, and ensure high-quality written recommendations and follow-up plans.
• Lead the screening process for admissions in coordination with the Admissions Office, ensuring that new students are appropriately assessed for support needs.
• Monitor progress of students receiving support, using data systems to track outcomes, evaluate the impact of interventions, and refine the approach.

Professional Learning & Capacity Building

• Lead professional learning for the learning support team and teaching staff in areas such as MTSS, screening/diagnostics, differentiation, inclusive classroom practices, social/emotional learning and behaviour support.
  Mentor and coach members of the learning support team, promoting a culture of collaborative inquiry,- d leadership, and continuous improvement.

Collaboration, Communication & Inclusion

• Serve as key consultant to classroom teachers, specialists, and parents on strategies to support learners with diverse needs, including designing intervention plans and accommodations.
• Maintain a cohesive and comprehensive view of our students as learners, by liasing with counselling, nursing, EAL, safeguarding and others across the school.
• Build and maintain relationships with external professionals (therapists, psychologists, agencies) when additional services are needed, ensuring effective collaboration and continuity of support.
• Communicate and partner with families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, ensuring inclusive, respectful, and transparent engagement in the planning and review of support services.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Quality Assurance

• Establish and maintain data-tracking systems for progress monitoring, intervention effectiveness, and overall service delivery.
• Periodically review and refine learning support policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Provide regular reports to the leadership team on learning support metrics, trends in student needs, resource allocation, and impact of programmes.

What we are looking for

• Certification/licensure as a School/Educational Psychologist is highly desirable.
• A Master's or Doctoral degree in Educational Psychology, School Psychology, Special Education, or a closely related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in a school or comparable educational setting, preferably with an international or culturally diverse student population and with leadership/coordinating responsibilities.
• Proven expertise in screening, diagnostics, psycho-educational assessment, MTSS frameworks, inclusive practices and intervention planning.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, organisational, and leadership skills; ability to work across divisions and with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience delivering professional learning and coaching to teaching/support staff.
• Commitment to inclusive education, student well-being, multicultural community, and continuous professional growth.
• IB Experience: PYP, MYP and DP

• Strategic and reflective leader who can set direction and lead change while remaining connected to day-to-day practice.
• Empathetic and culturally sensitive communicator who builds trusting relationships with students, families, staff, and external partners.
• Data-informed and evidence-driven thinker with strong analytic skills and capacity for innovation.
  Collaborative team‐player who values- d leadership, mentoring, and building capacity in others.

Because ISZL is more than a school. It's a community where:

• Students inspire you daily. With 65 nationalities, curiosity and cultural diversity are part of every lesson.
• Innovation matters. We champion bold ideas in teaching and learning.
• Collaboration is real. You'll be part of a team that supports and challenges each other, in a school that believes learning is a d journey.
• Switzerland is your campus. Lakes, mountains, and world-class cities are all at your doorstep—balance professional impact with an incredible lifestyle.

At ISZL, you don't just join a school. You join a mission to grow courageous, compassionate learners—and you get to have a lot of fun doing it. Come join us

• Submit one PDF with a letter of interest and CV via the application link found in the Employment section of ISZL's website.

• Guiding Statements

• Professional Standards
• Teaching Standards
• Learning Principles
• Inclusion Policy
• Visit the Employment section of ISZL's website for more information

ISZL is an equal-opportunity employer

As such, ISZL agrees to support, respect, and seek inclusion with regard to the safety and care of all community members, including potential members looking to join our school. This includes but is not limited to: age; disabilities; ethnicity; gender; gender expression; gender identity; health needs; languages spoken; marital status; mental health; national origin; political affiliation; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation, and any additional characteristic protected under Swiss law.

ISZL endeavours to understand and protect the civil and human rights of all individuals, striving to maintain a high level of multicultural awareness and knowledge about all applicable laws and statutes related to non-discrimination and inclusion.

Child Protection

ISZL is committed to the use of the International Task Force on Child Protection screening and assessment practices for schools for all hiring processes. ISZL takes very seriously its responsibility for safeguarding our students against abuse and neglect. All staff and other adults associated with ISZL are expected to this commitment and to immediately report any concerns regarding a student's safety or well-being.