TA (Local) - Temporary
São Paulo, BR
The British College of Brazil (BCB) is one of the leading international schools in Sao Paulo, the biggest and one of the most important cities in Brazil, offering contemporary British international education to students from Pre-Nursery through to Secondary, teaching ages 2 to 17 bilingually in English and Portuguese. Founded in 2011 BCB is a private IB day school and has established itself as the school of choice for international families and internationally minded Brazilian families within Sao Paulo.
Our school values developing the whole child - academically, pastorally and socially with the principles of Positive Education and Growth Mindset underpinning our approach. With the child at the centre of our decision making, we believe that we are best placed to offer an outstanding education for all students in our care.
Job Description
We’re looking to recruit an Assistant Teacher to join our team at The British College of Brazil school, a Nord Anglia Education school.
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To work under the guidance of teaching/senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, to implement agreed work programmes or enable access to learning with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting the teachers in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources;
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To supervise and support children during break times. This may include challenging behaviours to ensure the children play safely and socialise appropriately;
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To contribute to the whole school ethos, environment and organisation both practically and as a positive role model for pupils and colleagues;
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Staff may also supervise whole classes (with a colleague if requested) during the short term absence of teachers. The primary focus will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task. In providing cover supervision Teaching Assistants will need to respond to questions and generally assist pupils to undertake teacher-prepared activities;
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To treat all information relating to a pupil as strictly confidential, and to be aware of and comply with school policy and practice, receiving training where necessary from the school.
At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.
All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.
We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.