Full-Time Elementary Teacher

TASIS Portugal; Sintra; Remote; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

TASIS Portugal in Sintra is seeking an enthusiastic Elementary Teacher to join our Lower School on a full-time basis from October 2026. The successful candidate will teach in a co-teaching partnership, sharing planning, instruction, and responsibility for a single class of students.

The ideal candidate will bring at least three years of elementary teaching experience, a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with teaching certification, and a high level of English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of elementary teaching experience.
• Strong English language proficiency required.
• Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and teaching certification.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver content-rich lessons across Language Arts, History, Geography, Science, Math and SEL.
• Differentiate instruction for a diverse international student body.
• Collaborate openly with a co-teacher, grade-level colleagues, specialists, and learning support staff, and welcome feedback.
• Communicate clearly and build positive partnerships with families.
• Contribute positively to the wider life of the school.

Skills

English proficiency

Co-teaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education

Teaching certification

Job description

TASIS Portugal is an international, co-educationaldayschool located in the scenic coastal town of Sintra, just 30 minutes away from Lisbon. Rooted in the rich traditions of the finest American and Swiss boarding schools, TASIS Portugal offers a world-class educational experience for students from Early Learning through Grade 12. With a commitment to academic excellence, cultural diversity, and service to others, we prepare young minds to be the creative, confident, and caring leaders of tomorrow.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Position Overview:

TASIS Portugal is seeking an enthusiastic, skilled, and reflective Elementary Teacher to join our Lower School faculty on a full-time basis from October 2026.

The successful candidate will teach in a co-teaching partnership, sharing planning, instruction, assessment, and responsibility for a single class of students. Our Lower School is built on a coherent, knowledge-rich curriculum that sequences history, geography, science, literature, math, and the arts year over year, so that what students learn in one grade becomes the foundation for the next. We believe broad, deep content knowledge is what makes strong readers, writers, and thinkers, and we are looking for a teacher who shares that conviction and brings genuine enthusiasm for the content itself.

Across all subjects, we value explicit, well-structured teaching. Lessons are carefully modeled, move purposefully from teacher demonstration to guided practice to independent work, and keep every student actively responding and accountable throughout. We are equally committed to making students' thinking visible: the ideal candidate uses structured routines that invite students to observe closely, explain their reasoning, ask questions, and build on one another's ideas, so that discussion is rigorous and every voice counts.

We hold high expectations for both learning and conduct. The successful candidate will establish clear, consistent routines, use instructional time well, check for understanding consistantly, and create a warm, orderly classroom culture in which students feel safe to take intellectual risks and are expected to give their best effort.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Bring at least three years of successful elementary teaching experience, ideally including co-teaching or team-teaching
• Demonstrate a strong working knowledge of evidence-based reading instruction and explicit teaching practices

Plan and deliver content-rich lessons (Language Arts, History and Geography, Science, Math, and Social Emotional Learning) that build knowledge systematically over time

• Differentiate effectively for a diverse international student body, including multilingual learners
• Collaborate openly with a co-teacher, grade-level colleagues, specialists, and learning support staff, and welcome feedback and coaching
• Communicate clearly and build positive partnerships with families
• Contribute positively to the wider life of the school

Familiarity with American curriculum standards and experience in an international school setting would be a strong advantage.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in Elementary Education or a related field
• Teaching certification or licensure
• A minimum of three years of elementary teaching experience
• A high level of English language proficiency

What We Offer:

TASIS Portugal is a vibrant and diverse community of educators and learners. We offer a salary and benefits packagethat is among the highest in schools in Portugal, extensiveopportunities for professional development, all within a state-of-the-art facility with strong administrative support.