Job Description

Company Description

La Scuola International School is the only Reggio Emilia inspired, International Baccalaureate (Early, Primary and Middle Years) and Italian Language Immersion school in the world. Teachers are researchers and are supported with robust Professional Development opportunities throughout the year.

Learning is a part of everything that we do, not just what happens in the classroom. While our school experience is rooted in highly regarded curricula, the magic of La Scuola is more than what we teach. It is how we teach and learn, which is truly a way of living, thinking, and interacting with the world. To learn more, please visit us at www.lascuolasf.org.

Founded: 2002

Number of students: 465

Locations: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Milano

La Scuola International School is an independent non-profit school accredited by NAIS, CAIS, WASC and CIS and is one of two Italian schools recognized by the Italian government in the United States.

Job Description

La Scuola International is seeking an enthusiastic, caring and creative Learning Support Teacher (Insegnante di Sostegno) to join our Primary School team in Milan for the duration of a Maternity Leave.

We are looking for an educator who shares our commitment to inclusive, child-centered and inquiry-based learning and who sees diversity as a resource. The ideal candidate is an outside-the-box thinker, able to respond creatively and flexibly to individual children’s strengths, needs and ways of learning.

Schedule: The teacher is expected to be onsite for in-person instruction as agreed upon with Principal and Leadership Team.

Role & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide individualized support to students with diverse learning needs, in close collaboration with classroom teachers.
• Promote students’ inclusion, independence, wellbeing and active participation in all aspects of school life.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of PEIs and personalised learning strategies.
• Observe and document students’ learning and progress, adapting strategies accordingly.
• Collaborate closely with teachers, families, specialists and the school leadership team.
• Participate actively in collaborative planning, team meetings and the professional life of the school.
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Appropriate qualifications to work as an insegnante di sostegno in an Italian scuola primaria paritaria.
• Experience supporting children with diverse learning needs, preferably at Primary School level.
• Familiarity with the IB philosophy and inquiry-based learning.
• Familiarity with, or a strong interest in, the Reggio Emilia Approach.
• An outside-the-box thinker with a creative, flexible and solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong relational, communication and collaborative skills.
• Commitment to inclusive, student-centred education.
• Excellent knowledge of English; experience in an international or bilingual environment is highly valued.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Commitment to inclusive, child-centered education.
• Ability to work effectively within an international and collaborative environment.

Additional Information

Start date: Immediate

Salary: 1,500 - 1,750 euro per month

Candidates must be authorized to work in Italy. Prior to beginning work and as a condition of employment in order to comply with the law, all employees must provide documentation to prove eligibility to work in Italy.

Final candidates will need to pass Background Clearance (Fedina Penale) and a physical exam, and provide a recent copy of a negative Tuberculosis (TB) test and other immunization records.

How to Apply

Refer to the Employment Opportunities within and apply online. Please include a cover letter sharing your background and interest and your résumé) as a first step. Applicants should be prepared to share three professional references and a teaching demonstration.

As part of the interview process, you can expect to meet with our Human Resources team and Assistant Head of School as well as the Hiring Manager, in most cases the Division Director.