EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Join our international school community in the heart of the Swiss Alps

CURRENT VACANCIES

PERIPATETIC WIND SPECIALIST FROM JANUARY 2023

PERIPATETIC WIND SPECIALIST FROM JANUARY 2023

This role is suitable for candidates who already have a Swiss work permit and live close enough to the school to be able to work part-time.

Le Régent International School is seeking a wind specialist to join our fast-growing music department. The successful candidate will be a team player, proactive and serve as a role model for the students, as well as being an excellent musician and pedagogue.

Founded in 2015, Le Régent is a rapidly developing Swiss boarding and day school with an international academic programme. 250 students from Switzerland and around the world are educated in a modern campus in the heart of the Valais Alps in the attractive and lively ski resort of Crans-Montana.

The ability to teach the clarinet and saxophone comfortably throughout the school, from G2 – IB2 level is necessary, as well as the ability to teach in French and English. Being able to teach other wind instruments than those listed above (bassoon and oboe), as well as having experience in preparing students for exam boards (ABRSM/Trinity etc.) is a major plus.

A CV and a cover letter should be sent to anton.bredow@regentschool.ch.

PERIPATETIC STRING SPECIALIST FROM JANUARY 2023

PERIPATETIC STRING SPECIALIST FROM JANUARY 2023

This role is suitable for candidates who already have a Swiss work permit and live close enough to the school to be able to work part-time.

Le Régent International School is seeking a string specialist to join our fast-growing music department. The successful candidate will be a team player, proactive and serve as a role model for the students, as well as being an excellent musician and pedagogue.

The ability to teach the violin, viola and cello comfortably throughout the school, from G2 – IB2 level is necessary, as well as the ability to teach in French and English.

Being able to teach double bass as well as having experience in preparing students for exam boards (ABRSM/Trinity etc.) is a major plus.

A CV and a cover letter should be sent to anton.bredow@regentschool.ch.

TEACHER OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

TEACHER OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FROM SEPTEMBER 2023

We seek to appoint an ambitious and forward-thinking first-language speaker of Arabic able to teach the Arabic Literature programme at the IB to first-language speakers of Arabic. The number of periods will depend on demand, and the Autumn term 2023-2024 starts with six periods a week. The teacher will give one-on-one lessons of 45 minutes on campus or online. The ideal candidate will be both a qualified and experienced teacher of Arabic as a first language and a foreign language. Although IB experience is highly desirable, Le Régent would fund official training if this is necessary.

Candidates should advertise on the TES platform. Le Régent will then make contact and provide further details of the post.

TEACHER OF GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

TEACHER OF GERMAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FROM SEPTEMBER 2023

We seek to appoint an ambitious and forward-thinking first-language speaker of German able to teach the German Literature programme at the IB to first-language speakers of German. The number of periods will depend on demand, and the autumn term 2023-2024 starts with five periods a week. The teacher will give lessons of 45 minutes ideally on campus, although a hybrid approach (online and on campus) could be considered. The ideal candidate will be both a qualified and experienced teacher of German as a first language and a foreign language. Although IB experience is highly desirable, Le Régent would fund official training if this is necessary.

Candidates should advertise on the TES platform. Le Régent will then make contact and provide further details of the post.

TEACHER OF TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

TEACHER OF TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE FROM SEPTEMBER 2023

We seek to appoint an ambitious and forward-thinking first-language speaker of Turkish able to teach the Turkish Literature programme at the IB to first-language speakers of Turkish. The number of periods will depend on demand, and the Autumn term 2023-2024 starts with six periods a week. The teacher will give lessons of 45 minutes on campus or online. The ideal candidate will be both a qualified and experienced teacher of Turkish as a first language and a foreign language. Although IB experience is highly desirable, Le Régent would fund official training if this is necessary.

Candidates should advertise on the TES platform. Le Régent will then make contact and provide further details of the post.

UNSOLICITED AND SPECULATIVE APPLICATIONS

Le Régent does not keep a talent pool except for local candidates. For information or to send an unsolicited or speculative application, please contact job@regentschool.ch.

APPLYING FOR TEACHING POSTS AT LE RÉGENT

Le Régent employs about 70 full- and part-time academic, music and sports teachers, about two thirds of whom are full-time academic teachers on English-speaking programmes. Teachers come from across the world, and it is school policy to maintain a mix of nationalities and approaches to match the international character of the school.

RECRUITMENT PROCEDURES

Vacant posts are registered with our regional employment centre and advertised via the European Employment System (EURES), on this website and on the Times Educational Supplement (TES), a UK online platform.

All applications for posts advertised on the TES must be through their website and not by mail to the school.

All applications are acknowledged, but candidates who hear nothing further within the following three weeks should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.

Candidates whom we decide to interview are contacted by telephone and/or email. Interviews may take place online or in Switzerland. If travel is possible, all successful candidates are interviewed in Switzerland at least once before appointment.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALL APPLICANTS

Le Régent’s motto is “truly Swiss, truly international”, so are we not an imitation British or US boarding school “on the continent”, nor are we a simple international school catering to resident locals or expatriates, although it may have elements of both. As a day and boarding school in an exceptional location, Le Régent is forging a distinctive character of its own with a strong emphasis on “future-ready” learning, holistic education and the importance of outdoor education.

Although Le Régent offers an education in English, the school is located in a French-speaking part of Switzerland and an ability to speak or a willingness to learn French is an advantage. Given the school’s setting, a love of sport and the outdoors is also an asset for applicants.

Le Régent expects all candidates to be appropriately qualified, with at least a first degree and a teaching qualification. Relevant teaching experience is of course desirable and we particularly welcome:

knowledge and experience of the International Baccalaureate and GCSEs
experience of international education
experience of and/or a commitment to boarding
a commitment to holistic educational principles
a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
an interest in outdoor education
experience and ability in digital learning (Le Régent is one of Switzerland’s few Apple Distinguished Schools)

APPLICATIONS

Applications should comprise:

a letter of application, indicating candidate’s educational philosophy
a complete Curriculum Vitae (including details of all employment, educational qualifications, as well as personal details such as age and family circumstances which may be important for children’s schooling and or partner’s employment possibilities
the names, addresses and relation to the candidate of three referees including their current employer.

All applications will be treated in confidence.

SAFEGUARDING

Aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection, Le Régent holds itself to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. Background checks are carried out, and any candidates will also be expected to provide evidence of their suitability for work with children prior to being appointed.

UK Applicants

Following the UK’s exit from the EU, the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP) between Switzerland and the EU no longer applies to the UK, and UK nationals are considered third-state nationals (who, contrary to most third-state nationals, do not require a visa in order to enter Switzerland). Unfortunately, regulations to obtain a work permit are considerably tighter for third-state nationals than they are for most Europeans; getting a job offer is just one step of many. Preference has always been given to Swiss nationals, foreign nationals with a Swiss residence permit (C, B, L, S, or F ) and EU/EFTA citizens/permit holders, where candidates are equally qualified; unfortunately, this rule now applies to UK nationals.