EAL Teacher

Cognita Schools; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Brighton College (Singapore) is seeking an experienced English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher to join our international school community. The role focuses on building and maintaining a successful EAL program for students across language levels and collaborating with classroom teachers to support curriculum access in English.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Education, additional endorsements for working with English Language Learners, and a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with students and families.
• Ability to work with co-teachers and teaching assistants.
• Experience supporting English language learners (EAL) in international education.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an effective EAL program for beginners to intermediate learners.
• Prepare EAL students to access the curriculum in English.
• Co-teach, co-plan, co-assess and co-reflect with year-group classroom teachers.
• Coordinate parent meetings to review student progress.
• Deliver engaging EAL classes and activities using diverse teaching strategies.
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learner needs.
• Ensure a well-managed, resourced teaching environment.
• Promote Brighton College (Singapore) and Cognita values across the school.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent

Job description

About The School – Brighton College (Singapore)

Brighton College (Singapore) is an exciting place to work, and it is our staff who make our community a vibrant and stimulating environment.

The academic success of the Brighton College Family of Schools is due to excellent, innovative and well-planned teaching. Above all, therefore, we are looking for individuals who foster a passion for learning and who demonstrate an ability and genuine desire to develop pupils and staff to their fullest potential.

The school now has an exciting opportunity for an experienced EAL Teacher to join our fantastic team.

About Cognita

At Cognita, we know every student is unique. We nurture their distinct personalities and strengths. We support them academically, socially, and emotionally, wherever they are in the world, wherever they’re starting from. And each and every one of our schools is unique too.

We protect what’s special about them, while offering them rich knowledge, opportunities, and best practices. And they get to be part of something bigger. We open their classrooms to the collective wisdom of over 100 schools in 16 countries, ensuring every child gets an education that’s, quite literally, world class.

It’s an individual approach that empowers every school, teacher and student to focus on what they do best. And thrive.

About The Role

We are looking for a highly qualified English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher with previous teaching experience in international education to join our expanding team of high-quality professionals. The role of the EAL Teacher is essentially to build and maintain a successful EAL Program which includes; providing support for students with English language needs (beginning to intermediate), preparing EAL students to independently access our curriculum in English and to co-teach, co-plan, co-assess and co-reflect with the year group level Classroom teachers.

As an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher, you will undertake the following responsibilities:

• Developing trusting and effective relationships with all the children in the class and their parents
• To develop successful, trusting and professional relationships with co-teachers and teaching assistants
• Establishing supportive and positive working relationships with all other members of staff
• Becoming a presence across the whole school and a representative of it within its wider community
• Coordinating parent meetings where appropriate to review a students’ progress
• Developing and executing the preparation, planning and delivery of EAL classes and activities for students
• Using a range and balance of teaching strategies including co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing, and co-reflecting
• Using grouping strategies using a variety of different learning situations, including whole class, small group, partner work and individual work
• Building on student capabilities and differentiating to meet student needs
• Ensuring that the teaching environment is well managed and appropriately resourced

Extended Professional Role:

• Contributing towards the whole-school team spirit by taking every opportunity to promote the philosophy and policies of Brighton College (Singapore) and Cognita
• Taking responsibility for the class during times of emergency
• Supervising the children at break/lunch and other unstructured times
• Ensuring that the children are safe and secure at all times

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent is required.
• Additional qualifications/endorsements for working with English Language Learners, from an accredited institution.
• Verifiable training in conducting functional behavioural assessment (FBA) and writing Language Support Plan (LSP) and other intensive intervention approaches