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Tessa International School is a fast growing bilingual school located in Hoboken, NJ, by New York City. In the School Year 2023-2024 we will serve nursery to grade 3 and will expand up to grade 5 in the coming few years. We offer three language tracks: Spanish, French, and Mandarin. We are recruiting a Lead Teacher for our dual-language primary. Their mission will be to implement the School’s vision for academic excellence and bilingualism in grade 1 and grade 2 (50% of the time each) in collaboration with the target language teacher. The teacher will plan and develop high quality lessons reflecting best practices, providing student support, collaborating with colleagues, supervisors, and students to build a connected and positive learning environment, within a bilingual, global curriculum.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and implement clear, well-thought-out lesson plans that connect in-class learning to concepts and real-world situations and generate enthusiasm and academic excellence in the classroom.
• Closely collaborate with target language teachers.
• Use a variety of developmentally appropriate instructional and assessment methods to meet the needs of all learners and provide varied forms of feedback on learning.
• Monitor the academic, personal, emotional, and social progress of students.
• Work with colleagues, management, and staff in a constructive, collaborative, and cooperative manner.
• Use technology purposefully in the classroom to enhance learning and to provide information and feedback to students and parents.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
• Communicate in a timely, clear, and effective manner with students, parents, and colleagues, informally and formally.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to Tessa’s Mission and Values.
• Contribute to a climate of respect and understanding amongst faculty and staff, students, and parents.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s is preferable
• Previous teaching experience of 3-5 years is preferable, focus on literacy is a plus
• Experience with the IB PYP is preferable, but not required
• Strong communication skills, a sense of humor, humility, and empathy
• Positive, solutions-focused personality
• Team-player 
• Previous experience at an international school and/or cultural fluency derived from international experience is a plus

About Tessa International School

Tessa International School (Tessa) is a premier international, bilingual school which opened in December 2017, in Hoboken, New Jersey (close to Manhattan). In 2022-2023 we offer classes up to grade 2. We will grow up to grade 5 in subsequent years. We are 80/20 immersion through Kindergarten, and then 50/50. We take children from beginners through fluent in the target language. We offer a world-class education based on the most successful international models and have three target language immersion programs: French, Mandarin and Spanish. Tessa’s mission is to prepare students to become world citizens, leaders, and happy individuals, who, as they grow, will embrace global opportunities with enthusiasm, confidence, and a strong desire to make a difference. We are a PYP World School, and accredited by the French Ministry of Education and Cognia. When joining the Tessa team, you join a multi-cultural community of energetic, experienced education professionals who are open-minded and deeply invested in their work. Our bilingual programs are dependent on highly-qualified teachers and administrators. We are looking for the right people that will continue and improve the standards a...t Tessa International School, and who will reflect our mission: adventurers, advocates, and leaders who strive to make the world a better place.

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