Lower School Bilingual Homeroom Teacher August 2025

Zurich International School (ZIS) is a learning community of students, faculty, staff, and parents. At ZIS, educational excellence commits us to Learn, Care, Challenge, Lead. We provide a caring environment for the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of our students. We value diversity and plurality of voices, and are committed to ensuring our students develop the intellect, skills and character to become caring individuals and adaptable and independent thinkers.

The most significant impact on student learning is the quality of the teaching they experience - great teachers develop great learners. We are looking for a highly motivated, team-oriented, educator who is aligned with our mission and vision, and is eager to contribute to the ongoing development of our programme. Learner-centered candidates with a growth mindset and a commitment to ongoing professional growth, are encouraged to apply. For more information about our school and our philosophy visit: www.zis.ch

ZIS launched a bilingual pathway in August 2021. The pathway, which meets the requirements of the Swiss Lehrplan 21 curriculum combined with our own robust international curriculum, has now grown to include classes from Early Childhood through to Grade 4, with Grade 5 opening in August 2025. The pathway will include students up to Grade 9 in the coming years.

The Bilingual Pathway is offered as an alternative pathway to our full international pathway. German speaking and bilingual homeroom teachers are part of our extended international grade level teaching team.

The Position

We are seeking an experienced, bilingual (German & English) lower school homeroom teacher, to teach in both German and English, who is excited by the challenge and benefits of working in an international environment that values and promotes professional collaboration. The position includes significant planning time, ongoing professional development, both local and international, and international networking opportunities. It also offers the opportunity to collaborate with specialist subject teachers, and an extensive team of support teachers.

Requirements

Teachers must have recent, prior experience of teaching in a German speaking or bilingual homeroom class. Recent teaching of Lehrplan 21 would be an advantage, but is not essential. EDK teaching certification is required, however, ZIS can support this application if you meet the requirements and have not yet applied for this. Applicants must furnish evidence of:

German & English proficiency (minimum C2)
Qualified teacher status
Learner-centered focus
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Ability to differentiate for diverse learning needs, including students with multiple language learning needs
Teamwork, collaboration, and active participation in school life

Please apply to ZIS directly using our online system through the employment page of our school website https://www.zis.ch/one-zis-community/employment