General English Teacher

5th Grade and EAL Teacher

Required qualifications:

• University bachelor’s degree

• Undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in teaching (TEFL/ CELTA is accepted but not preferred)

• Previous full-time classroom teaching experience

• To have at least C1 in English.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL, ESOL, IELTS)

• Experience in schools offering international curricula (Alberta, IPC, PYP, Cambridge, AP)

• Experience with Cambridge English Assessment (YLE, Key, Preliminary, and First for Schools)

• Further qualification (e.g. MEd) or specialisation

Other desired qualities – our ideal candidate is:

• Able to meet students' needs by differentiating materials appropriately

• Able to teach small groups

• Enthusiastic about teaching English as a second language

• Organized

• Supportive

• Flexible

• Efficient

• Communicative

• IT competent

• Energetic

• Sociable

• Willing to go the extra mile for students and colleagues

Detailed Terms:

• Initial teaching contracts are 1-2 years, with annual paid holiday.

• Weekly working hours include lesson instruction, staff meetings, collaborative planning, parent consultations, lunch, breaks and/or recess supervision, and substitution as needed.

• Teachers without a full teaching load may be required to fill their schedules with additional tutorials, extra courses, or other duties. Working hours also include participation in extracurricular activities such as special events, team building, celebrations, parent meetings, and other school related activities which sometimes happen outside of normal school hours. Specific examples include Christmas markets, Halloween party, and Easter celebrations.

• Health insurance (including dental care) and social benefits are paid by the school.

• SCIS employs an external visa consultant to facilitate securing work and residency visas.

• Sick leave is compensated according to the Czech national health system.

• Classes take one week-long trip per year in the spring. Teachers may be asked to join in leading such overnight trips.

• Classes spend one sleepover at school per year. Teachers may be asked to join in planning and supervising such overnight events.

• Due to our school’s unique bilingual model and rapid growth, teachers are expected to actively contribute to curriculum design and enhancement.

About us:

SCIS consists of four parts: an English Kindergarten (ages 2-6), a bilingual Elementary School first stage (Grades 1-5), bilingual Second Stage (Grades 6-9), and bilingual High School (grades 10-13). In the Elementary and High Schools, approximately half of the curriculum content is delivered in Czech and half in English. The maximum number of students in classes are 14 for Kindergarten, 21 for Elementary, and 25 for high school. We are located in a suburb of Prague with a modern, purpose built, school building, a large green space playground, and a forest nearby. About 80% of children come from Czech families. We have a unique bilingual curriculum, accredited by both the Czech Ministry of Education and Cambridge International Examinations. Teachers are urged and expected to use interactive, hands-on instruction, making good use of outdoor learning where possible.

We offer:

• Small class sizes with two dedicated ICT labs and BYO device policy for older students

• Structured internal training through the Sunny Canadian Training Centre plus funding for external training courses

• Dedicated, purpose built teaching facilities

• A stunning countryside location, just a few minutes from Prague Metro line C

• A friendly, professional, highly dedicated group of colleagues