Teaching Assistant position (Temporary replacement due to illness)

We are seeking a dynamic, creative and flexible Teaching Assistant for our Primary School to start on the 1-08-2024.

The position is a temporary one for 4.5 days a week (0.9FTE) and is based on the Dutch collective labour agreement (CAO PO) for primary education, OOP, Scale 5.

If you are internationally minded, permitted to work in the European Union and have the desire to help shape the exciting future of our school, we would love to hear from you!

The position is open due to the long term illness of a colleague.

We are looking for a teaching assistant who meets the following:

Requirements:

• Permitted to work in the European Union
• High level of spoken and written English
• Multilingual background or experience preferred
• Have excellent communication skills
• Ability to function in an international team
• Willingness to actively contribute to school development
• Strong organisational skills
• Be able to assist our teaching team and support the children in the classroom and in small groups
• Good ICT skills
• Be a team player

Skills and Competencies:

• Experience of working with Primary aged children
• Recognized Teaching/Teaching Assistant qualification
• Compassionate and welcoming to diverse cultural backgrounds and traditions
• Flexible and open to new ideas

We are:

ISH Primary is a unique and diverse school with approximately 600 students aged 4 to 11. We are part of a group of schools in the Rijnlands Lyceum Foundation, and share an outstanding campus with ISH Secondary. The whole school vision is to shape a better future for all by inspiring our students to become compassionate and proactive global citizens.

Our innovative approach to high quality learning and world leading commitment to language acquisition, makes our school a happy and inclusive environment, ensuring that all children strive for personal excellence. The school is surrounded by forest in an area of rare natural beauty in Kijkduin in The Hague. To find further information about the school please visit our website http://www.ishthehague.nl

We offer:

• a holiday allowance of 8% of the gross annual salary (paid in May every year)
• Payment in the salary scales of the dutch CAO of Education;
• an end-of-year allowance: 8,33% of the gross annual salary (paid in December every year)
• end of scale payment: €1591,09 (paid in August every year) if applicable
• an attractive employer’s contribution towards the Dutch ABP pension scheme
• a commuting allowance (between home and work), in accordance with the CLA
• several options for tax benefits regarding e.g. trade union dues, the costs of sports (for instance fitness) membership fees and the purchase of a bicycle (for commuting purposes)
• a collective/group occupational disability insurance IPAP (Loyalis) a discount on various insurances, for instance: health care, home content, legal aid, liability insurance policies and more
• career development opportunities

All amounts mentioned above are gross based on 1 FTE and calculated pro rata.

Procedure:

Applicants who meet the requirements can apply by submitting your CV (including the contact details for 2 professional references) with a motivation letter to primaryrecruitment@ishthehague.nl. The application deadline is 18th of August 2024 but we suggest that you apply as early as possible as outstanding candidates may be recruited earlier.

Please note that suitable candidates may be invited for an interview sooner than the closing date. In case of equal suitability, internal candidates are preferred. If you do not hear from us by August 31st, 2024, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Our recruitment procedure is subject to the Recruitment code. The purpose of the code is to provide a standard for a transparent and fair recruitment and selection procedure. Please read the recruitment code for your information.

Safeguarding:

All applicants are subject to a screening process that includes verification of qualifications, obtaining two supervisory references (including current employers) and obtaining current and previous police checks / certificate of good conduct.

Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention on child protection. To this end, all new hires must obtain a Dutch certificate of good conduct (VOG) prior to the start of the employment. For more information please read our policy for certification of good conduct.