Teaching Assistant (Instructional / English as Another Language)
St Joseph's Institution International is a Catholic and Lasallian school that provides a quality international education to a diverse student body, rooted in the community of Singapore. We are seeking a proactive and enthusiastic team player with strong people skills and cultural sensitivity to join us as a Teaching Assistant (Instructional/English as a Second Language)
Reporting to : EAL CoordinatorPosition: 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.
Salary range : $4,190 to $5,843
Please visit our website at https://www.sji-international.com.sg/about/careers for more details.
Interested parties please apply via my MyCareersFuture or JobStreet.
Only Singaporeans or P-Rs need apply.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.