As a leading international school in Singapore, Stamford American International School (Stamford American) caters to students aged 2 months to 18 years old. With students from 79 countries and over 3000 students across two state-of-the-art campuses, we offer a dynamic educational journey emphasizing student well-being and academic excellence.
Stamford American is proud to be an IB World School, offering the full continuum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes: the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), IB Middle Years Programme (MYP), and IB Diploma Programme (DP). The school's outstanding faculty comprising more than 350 experienced and highly qualified teachers from over 40 nationalities, through a competitive recruitment process. Educators are highly skilled in their content areas and pedagogy, but equally important, they excel at building strong relationships and creating an environment where students feel safe, supported, and valued.
The school now has an exciting opportunity for a
Teacher (Elementary), EAL to join our EAL team.
About the role:
We are looking for a highly qualified English as an Additional Language (EAL) teacher with previous teaching experience in international education to join our team of high-quality professionals. The role of the EAL Teacher is essentially to build and maintain a successful EAL Program which includes; providing support for students with English language needs (beginning to intermediate), preparing EAL students to independently access our curriculum in English, to provide grade level and/or teacher training, to co-teach, co-plan, co-assess and co-reflect with the grade level homeroom teachers.
Position requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of classroom teaching experience in EAL or multilingual contexts.
- Demonstrated knowledge of language acquisition theory, assessment, and curriculum design.
- IB PYP experience or understanding of inquiry-based learning strongly preferred.
- Experience co-teaching in inclusive classrooms.
- Proficiency with data systems (e.g., WIDA, MAP, Google Workspace) and digital instructional tools.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to collaborate effective
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree in Education or equivalent is required.
- Additional qualifications/endorsements for working with English Language Learners, from an accredited school is required.
- Master's degree in Education preferred
- WIDA Training is preferred
- SIOP Training is preferred
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With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, all potential employees undergo mandatory pre-employment background checks, and appointments are contingent upon satisfactory completion of all reference and background checks, as required by our parent organization, Cognita.
The school is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and valued. There is no discrimination on the basis of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion, sexual orientation, family status, pregnancy, marital status, medical or mental health history, physical characteristics, or disability. All applications from qualified candidates are welcome.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the recruitment process.
