Teacher (all genders)

Our Benefits

• Additional Benefits (e.g. monthly ticket for public transport, comprehensive company pension schemes, relocation support, Corporate Benefits Portal)
• Five days of additional paid sick leave in the case of an ill child, and reduced rates for school or nursery fees
• Supported continuous professional development and development opportunities
• In class support through Teaching Assistants
• Trusting relationship between teachers, teaching assistants and students as well as a cooperative parent community

Your Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver, and reflect on learning experiences based on the school’s curriculum and the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), ensuring alignment with Hessen curriculum requirements, including documentation, assessment, and reporting.
• Design engaging, inquiry-based lessons that foster curiosity, deep conceptual understanding, and international-mindedness within a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Apply differentiated teaching strategies, materials, and assessments to meet the diverse needs, abilities, and interests of all learners.
• Undertake playground and cover duties.
• Assess, monitor, and document student progress in line with school policy, the PYP approach to assessment, and Hessen regulation.
• Work collaboratively within a teaching team, including close partnership with a co-teacher and the PYP Coordinator, contributing to planning, unit development, and continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
• Build and maintain positive, professional relationships with students, parents, and colleagues, ensuring clear and regular communication regarding student progress and well-being.
• Contribute actively to the wider school community through participation in meetings, professional development, parent-teacher conferences, school events, and student activities such as excursions and trips.

Your Profile

• Certified training as a primary teacher, with a degree in education, primary education and/or equivalent, that leads to a teacher qualification.
• German at B2 level or higher, as well as working proficiency in English.
• Experience working in a primary school setting, ideally with teaching and lesson planning experience.
• While prior IB experience is advantageous, willingness to learn and work within the IB framework is essential.
• Interested in working in an international environment.
• Passionate and motivated to engage with our pedagogical concept.

About Us

Strothoff International School is a bilingual, international school. In our pedagogical concept, we follow both the Hessian education plan and the international IB curriculum. On our family-friendly and modern campus in Dreieich (near Frankfurt), we offer around 400 children and young people access to German-English language acquisition, starting in nursery, according to the immersion method. Within the framework of our international and diverse campus community, our pedagogical team in the nursery, primary school and secondary school supports our students in growing up to become independent, open-minded and globally thinking young people.
The Strothoff International School is a part of the Phorms Education SE network of bilingual schools and nurseries, that has been enriching the educational landscape in Germany since 2006.

Interested in re-shaping education? Bring your new ideas to life with us and apply now. Do not hesitate to contact Britta, via careers@phorms.de.

We look forward to your application!