Cover Teacher for Primary School (On Call / As-Needed)

Green School Bali; Provinsi Bali; On-site; IDR 120,000,000 - 240,000,000; Part time

Job summary

Green School Bali is seeking a Cover Teacher for Primary on an on-call basis to provide engaging, inquiry-based learning when regular teachers are away.

The role spans across Primary classrooms, emphasizing sustainability, outdoor learning, and a safe, inclusive environment.

You will join a collaborative international community that values adaptability, teamwork, and ongoing professional growth in a vibrant Balinese setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education, Education, or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of teaching experience, preferably in Primary or Early Years.
• Excellent English language skills and experience in multicultural settings.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engaging, inquiry-based learning across Primary classrooms.
• Support hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and collaborative projects.
• Adapt lessons for different ages and diverse learning needs.
• Integrate sustainability concepts and Balinese context into lessons.
• Supervise outdoor learning and ensure student safety.
• Collaborate with the Primary School team and wider staff.

Skills

English proficiency

Intercultural experience

Differentiating instruction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education or related field

Job description

Cover Teacher for Primary School (On Call / As-Needed)

Join Our Community: Cover Teacher for Primary School (On Call)

Location: Green School Bali, Indonesia

Reports to: Primary School National Principal

Start Date: As soon as possible

Are you an adaptable and enthusiastic educator who enjoys creating meaningful learning experiences and working with diverse groups of students?

Green School Bali is looking for a Cover Teacher for Primary (On Call) to provide engaging, inquiry-based learning experiences while supporting continuity of learning when class teachers are away. In this on-call role, hours are flexible and scheduled strictly on an as-needed basis when regular teachers are absent. You’ll work across different Primary classrooms, helping students stay connected to their learning while fostering curiosity, sustainability, environmental awareness, and global citizenship. You’ll be part of a collaborative international community where flexibility, teamwork, and a positive approach are essential to creating a safe, inclusive, and values-driven learning environment.

What You Will Do:

Learning & Facilitation (35%): With guidance from the Primary School team, facilitate engaging, inquiry-based, and experiential learning experiences that connect students to real-world environmental and social contexts. Support hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, project work, reflection, and collaboration while encouraging students to question, observe, experiment, and think independently. Adapt learning experiences to different age groups and learning needs, and contribute to lesson planning and preparation as required.

Sustainability & Local Context (20%): Integrate Green Studies concepts such as sustainability, regeneration, biodiversity, systems thinking, and responsible resource use into everyday learning. Connect local Balinese culture, wisdom, and environmental practices with global sustainability issues, while modelling environmentally responsible behaviours aligned with Green School Bali’s values.

Learning Environment & Wellbeing (20%): Create a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment that supports student wellbeing, voice, and agency. Maintain consistent routines and expectations while using mindful, collaborative, and restorative approaches, seeking guidance from lead teachers or leadership when needed.

Outdoor Learning & Safety (15%): Supervise students during outdoor and nature-based learning experiences, ensuring their safety and wellbeing. Follow school health, safety, and safeguarding procedures while supporting students to engage responsibly with the natural environment.

Collaboration & Communication (5%): Collaborate with the Primary School team, specialist teachers, and wider staff to ensure consistent and meaningful learning experiences. Contribute to a positive school community through flexibility, reliability, and teamwork.

Professional Practice (5%): Uphold Green School Bali’s values, policies, and safeguarding commitments while demonstrating professionalism, adaptability, and a willingness to learn. Be open to feedback and reflect on practice to support continuous growth and effectiveness.

Who We Are Looking For:

Experience: Minimum 1 year of teaching experience, preferably in Primary or Early Years setting. Experience with intercultural/international schools are highly desirable.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education, Education, or a related field is required.

Skills: High proficiency in English and experience working in a multicultural environment are essential. Strong skills in differentiating instruction, designing engaging learning experiences, and supporting diverse learners.

Attributes: Adaptable with a flexible schedule, comfortable accepting assignments on short notice when regular teachers are absent. A positive, confident, reflective, and collaborative educator who is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment. Demonstrates strong professional boundaries, safeguarding awareness, and a commitment to student wellbeing, care, fairness, and respect.

Why Green School Bali?

Join a truly international school community in the heart of Bali, where educators and families from around the world come together to reimagine education. As a Cover Teacher for Primary (On Call), you’ll have the opportunity to work across different classrooms, support diverse learners, and contribute to a collaborative, multicultural team while experiencing Green School’s unique approach to learning, sustainability, and wellbeing.

Our Core Commitment to Child Protection:

Please refer to our Student Safeguarding Policy through the following link:

Green School Bali is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices, which are aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, social media checks, successful references, as well as due visa and work permit process as required by Indonesian law.

GSB is committed to diversity within its team, organisational practices, policies and culture. It recognises that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and it encourages and leverages these differences to make its work more relevant and approachable. Green School Bali will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background. Green School Bali strives to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. It expects everyone who works with it to share this commitment and to act accordingly, as it aspires to best serve the mission and its community.

Thank you for your interest in Green School Bali.

Come Inspire the Next Generation of Changemakers

Green School’s staff and teachers come from all corners of the globe. We are gifted with a pool of talents passionate to progressively advance the education system. The teachers are empowered to bring their passion, individual talents and commitment to sustainability to life.

Green School opened in September 2008 with 90 students and a tailor made campus that had only recently emerged from the jungle and rice fields. Since then it has grown physically and in student numbers.

Green School combines the talent of several and very differently gifted individuals. Its founders, John and Cynthia Hardy, have been residents in Bali for more than 40 years and recognized a unique opportunity to create something truly inspiring and outside of the structural, conceptual, and physical limitations of many traditional schools.

Come Inspire the Next Generation of Changemakers

Green School’s staff and teachers come from all corners of the globe. We are gifted with a pool of talents passionate to progressively advance the education system. The teachers are empowered to bring their passion, individual talents and commitment to sustainability to life.

Green School opened in September 2008 with 90 students and a tailor made campus that had only recently emerged from the jungle and rice fields. Since then it has grown physically and in student numbers.

Green School combines the talent of several and very differently gifted individuals. Its founders, John and Cynthia Hardy, have been residents in Bali for more than 40 years and recognized a unique opportunity to create something truly inspiring and outside of the structural, conceptual, and physical limitations of many traditional schools.