Teaching Assistant

About the job

We have a vacancy for a teaching assistant in the Primary Department at BISS Sentrum.
The position is an 86% (term-time) permanent position, and available from August 2023.

We work hard to create a very special learning experience for our students. We seek to employ inspirational staff who respect every child, and believe that whatever background or prior learning the child has, they have the capacity to excel.
You will be working as part of a highly motivated and collaborative team, teaching a balanced curriculum that promotes the acquisition of key skills and behaviours through inquiry-based learning.

Qualifications and personal qualities

Full teacher assistant qualifications for international schools are preferred.
Experience as a teaching assistant may compensate for missing qualifications.

The succesful candidate will:

• be an excellent and experienced classroom practitioner,
• be enthusiastic, open minded, proactive, responsible, flexible and team oriented,
• have demonstrated skills in building a caring, nurturing and creative learning environment,
• have excellent English skills, both written and oral,
• have strong collaborative skills.

We offer

BISS Sentrum is committed to being a collaborative learning organisation. The school offers a supportive working environment and invests generously in professional development for all its staff. As a member of the Norwegian IB Schools Association, the Nordic Network of International Schools, and the IB Global Community, the school offers regular opportunities to communicate and collaborate with other educators, both in Norway and elsewhere in Europe.We wish to recruit a talented and inspirational primary teacher.

Further information

For more information, please contact:

Sean Gibb, Principal: sean.gibb@biss.no
Tel: +47 51950250

BISS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all offers of employment are subject to a criminal record check (DBS or equivalent).

About BISS Schools

We are a family of not-for-profit learning organisations with a shared vision and a tradition of excellence, dedicated to delivering high quality international education. BISS comprises three schools - BISS Gausel, BISS Sentrum and BISS Preschool.