Teaching Assistant

Phorms Education; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch allowance

Monthly public transport ticket

Pension scheme

Urban Sports Club membership

Corporate Benefits Portal

30 days leave per calendar year

5 child sick days per year

Staff discount for enrolling your own/

Job summary

Phorms Education Hamburg invites applications for a Teaching Assistant at our bilingual primary school. You will support teachers, help spark curiosity, and contribute to a playful, language-rich learning environment for our young learners.

Join an open-minded, international team and benefit from extensive development opportunities, generous leave, relocation support, and a modern campus with digital resources. Relocation assistance and city integration support are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a similar qualification in Education or Childcare.
• Experience working in a primary school setting.
• English at C2 level and willingness to learn German.
• Open-minded, flexible, and solution-focused.
• Identification with our pedagogical concept and ability to implement it collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Supporting teachers with day-to-day lesson-related tasks
• Independent planning and implementation of activities in after-school and holiday care
• Communicating with parents, colleagues and external organisations
• Helping to decorate and organise the classroom, supervising school trips and breaks

Skills

Open-minded

Flexible

Team player

Solution-focused

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related childcare qualification

Job description

Our Benefits

At our bilingual primary school in vibrant, maritime Hamburg, being a Teaching Assistant means guiding our youngest learners on a daily journey of discovery. You will help spark curiosity, making learning playful and tangible. You will join an open-minded, international team that brings global perspectives and a love for languages into everyday school life.

• Attractive salary with additional benefits such as lunch allowance, monthly public transport ticket or Edenred City Card, company pension scheme, Urban Sports Club company membership and access to a Corporate Benefits Portal
• 30 days of leave per calendar year
• 5 child sick days per year, paid in full by the employer
• Staff discount for enrolling your child/children at Phorms
• Relocation allowance and support securing residency and work permits
• Professional development opportunities
• Well-appointed classrooms with state-of-the-art educational resources including modern digital equipment (e.g. smartboards, laptop classes, in-house IT support, school library)
• Small classes which enable differentiation and individual support
• Innovative technologies and pedagogy to implement our curriculum
• Short internal administrative processes: uncomplicated purchasing and reimbursement of expenses
• Great onboarding and Buddy-system

Your Responsibilities

• Supporting teachers with day-to-day lesson-related tasks
• Independent planning and implementation of activities in the after-school and holiday care
• Communicating with parents, colleagues and external organisations
• Helping to decorate and organise the classroom, supervising school trips and breaks

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a similar qualification in Education or Childcare as well as very good professional knowledge
• Experience working in a primary school setting
• English at C2 level and an interest in learning German with the commitment to achieve a competent level
• Open-minded, flexible, and solution-focused
• Identification with our pedagogical concept and motivation to implement it creatively and collaboratively as part of a team

About Us

There are currently around 730 children and young people learning and playing at our modern Phorms Campus Hamburg with Nursery, Primary and Secondary including Upper Secondary School with Abitur. Our concept is based on bilingual education using the immersion method, multilingualism through language-sensitive teaching, as well as personalised learning. Our competent and engaged pedagogical team appreciates the school's family-like atmosphere as well as the very central and convenient location and the innovative equipment. The special characteristic of our campus is the internationality and multilingualism of the entire school community - in its diversity it's a reflection of Hamburg.

Phorms Hamburg is part of the Phorms Education SE network of bilingual schools and nurseries, which has been enriching the educational landscape in Germany since 2006.

Are you excited about making a difference, bringing your own ideas to the classroom and helping us shape the future of education? We would love to hear from you. You can find out more about Phorms and our opportunities in Hamburg at www.jobs.phorms.de. If you have any questions, please contact Sandra, via [e-mail].