Early Years English Teacher (IB PYP)

Silicon Valley International School • Menlo Park, CA

10d • $83,403 - $126,672 • Onsite

About The Position

The Early Years English Teacher works across Chinese, French, and German bilingual classrooms to inspire a foundational love for learning. They facilitate learning by establishing relationships with students and by organizing learning resources and the classroom environment. They develop and foster appropriate skills and social abilities for optimal child development, according to age, ability, and aptitude. They assess and record progress, documenting the learning journey, and link students' knowledge to earlier learning, encouraging further development. PYP Teachers challenge and inspire students to deepen their knowledge and understanding. This role requires commitment to INTL’s mission and the population served, experience teaching at the Elementary school level, and responsibility, self-motivation, friendliness, willingness to work in a team, and adaptability to a multicultural environment. The position involves teaching through inquiry according to the PYP framework, ensuring foundational skill acquisition, and extensive collaboration with Chinese, English, French, and German program teachers. Time for collaboration is built into the schedule. INTL seeks teachers who combine academic rigor with student engagement and have experience with inquiry-based teaching and learning. The school emphasizes inquiry-based learning, academic depth and rigor, celebrates diversity through bilingual immersion and the IB learner profile, and upholds honesty, respect, inclusivity, and responsibility. Their C.O.R.E. Values are Community, Openness, Resilience, and Empathy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to meet requirements for a sponsored J-1 teacher exchange visa
• Experience working with Early Years school-aged children

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the PYP
• Experience in bilingual schools

Responsibilities

• Inspire a foundational love for learning across bilingual classrooms.
• Facilitate learning by establishing relationships with students and organizing resources and the classroom environment.
• Develop and foster appropriate skills and social abilities for optimal child development.
• Assess and record student progress and document the learning journey.
• Link students' knowledge to earlier learning and encourage further development.
• Challenge and inspire students to deepen their knowledge and understanding.
• Teach through inquiry according to the PYP framework.
• Ensure foundational skill acquisition.
• Collaborate extensively with Chinese, English, French, and German program teachers.

Benefits

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee only
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program
• 10 days paid sick leave
• 2 days paid time off
• 7 days paid holidays during the school year
• Summer break
• 5 weeks of school breaks during the school year
• Professional development tailored to teacher needs/interests and aligned with school mission
• 403(b) retirement plan with a generous employer match after 2 years of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level