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In line with the New York City Department of Education’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, ISB’s campus will be closed until April 20th at the earliest. Distance Learning is now in session! Visit the Distance Learning Information Hub for updates and resources.

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When you work at ISB, you join a community of energetic, experienced education professionals who are open-minded and deeply invested in their work.

We want teachers and administrators who reflect our mission: adventurers, advocates, and leaders who care about communicating and who strive to make the world a better place.

ISB supports this relentless commitment to innovation with robust access to professional learning, structured collaboration, and time to prepare.

Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action Policy Statement

International School of Brooklyn is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or marital status. We seek candidates who are committed to upholding our core values of diversity, international mindedness, community, global curriculum, inquiry-based learning, and language immersion. We actively encourage applications from candidates with broad and diverse backgrounds and from individuals of all races, nationalities, identities, and beliefs. International School of Brooklyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Open positions:

Lower School Science Teacher (2020-21 School Year)


Qualification requirements:

Candidates should be able to use their expertise in elementary education to confidently and effectively lead an elementary science class. Teachers at ISB are expected to work collaboratively in lesson planning to implement a strong and engaging inquiry-based curriculum. Candidates should hold a degree in Education and have at least two years of head teaching experience teaching science in a lower school setting. Candidates should enjoy teaching science with an inquiry-based approach and have strong knowledge of primary science curriculum.

Candidates should enjoy creating learning experiences designed to nurture the development of the whole child in a strong collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates will enjoy using a wide array of resources to build rich learning experiences while integrating multiple approaches to ensure differentiation. Experience working with elementary aged children with an ability to display effective classroom management is important in this role.

Teachers in this role should enjoy working closely with a support team within the classroom and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of PYP and experience in a language immersion program is a plus.

Applying to this position:

Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to Delphine Michaud at jobs@isbrooklyn.org.

Middle School Math and Science Teacher (2020-21 School Year)

International School of Brooklyn seeks a dynamic, hardworking, full-time Middle School Math and Science Teacher for the 2020-21 school year and beyond. The ideal candidate is one who understands and enjoys young people (ages 11-14), who loves math and science, and who can inspire students to love them as well. Other ideal attributes include commitment, patience, positive energy, a sense of humor, and clarity – the ability to explain a topic in a way that everyone can understand it.

The teacher should be capable of teaching any math course from 6th Grade Pre-Algebra through 8th Grade Algebra 1, as well as two sections of Middle School Science, most likely 6th Grade Science.


Description of position

  • Teach four sections (two preps)
  • Serve as advisor (homeroom teacher/mentor) for about 6-8 students

 

Requirements:

  • Teaching experience, preferably in the independent school world; experience teaching in an IB school is a plus
  • Degree in mathematics or science or related subject, or significant experience/skill with math/science
  • Supportive, student-centered approach and ability to differentiate instruction
  • Team player
  • Desire to mentor students in an advisory role outside the classroom
  • The teacher must model and promote integrity

 

Applying for this position:

Interested candidates should email cover letter and resume to Richard Brownstone, Director of Middle School, at jobs@isbrooklyn.org, and include “MS Math/Science Teacher” in the subject line of the email.

Lower School Spanish Teacher (2020-21 School Year)

Candidates should be able to use their expertise in elementary education to confidently lead a classroom. Teachers at ISB are expected to work collaboratively in lesson planning to implement a strong and engaging PYP curriculum. Candidates should hold a degree in Education and have at least two years of head teaching experience in a Lower School setting.

Qualification requirements:

Candidates should enjoy creating learning experiences designed to nurture the development of the whole child in a strong collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates will enjoy using a wide array of resources to build rich learning experiences while integrating multiple approaches to ensure differentiation. Experience working with elementary aged children with an ability to display effective classroom management is important in this role.

Duties include teaching reading, writing, social studies and math in Spanish and providing academic support. Teachers in this role should enjoy working closely with a support team within the classroom and have excellent communication skills. Applicants should also have experience teaching full classes in Spanish and be native Spanish speakers.  Knowledge of PYP and experience in a language immersion program is a plus.

Applying to this position:

Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to Delphine Michaud at jobs@isbrooklyn.org.

French Preschool Head Teacher (2020-2021 School Year)

ISB seeks a Full Time Preschool French Teacher for the 2020-2021 School Year

Candidates should be able to use their expertise in preschool education to confidently lead a classroom in French. Teachers at ISB are expected to work collaboratively in lesson planning to implement a strong and engaging PYP curriculum. Candidates should hold a degree in Education, have at least two years of head teaching experience in a Preschool setting and be a native French speaker.

Qualification requirements:
Candidates should enjoy creating learning experiences designed to nurture the development of the whole child in a strong collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates will enjoy using a wide array of resources to build rich learning experiences while integrating multiple approaches to ensure differentiation. Experience working with preschool aged children with an ability to display effective classroom management is important in this role.

Duties include teaching pre-literacy, science, social studies and math in French. Teachers in this role should enjoy working closely with a support team within the classroom and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of PYP is a plus.

Applying to this position:
Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to Rosa Torres at jobs@isbrooklyn.org.

French Kindergarten Leave Replacement (September 2020-November 2020)

Candidates should be able to use their expertise in preschool and elementary education to confidently lead a classroom in French.  Teachers at ISB are expected to work collaboratively in lesson planning to implement a strong and engaging PYP curriculum. Candidates should hold a degree in Education, have at least two years of head teaching experience in an elementary school setting and be a native French speaker.

Qualification requirements:

Candidates should enjoy creating learning experiences designed to nurture the development of the whole child in a strong collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates will enjoy using a wide array of resources to build rich learning experiences while integrating multiple approaches to ensure differentiation. Experience working with preschool/elementary school aged children with an ability to display effective classroom management is important in this role.

Duties include teaching pre-literacy, social studies, science, and math in French.   Teachers in this role should enjoy working closely with a support team within the classroom and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of PYP is a plus.

Applying to this position:

Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to Rosa Torres at jobs@isbrooklyn.org.

Student Action Brought Composting to ISB!

NEWS UPDATE January 9, 2020

After three months of students consistently separating food waste from other trash, the habit of composting is now firmly established in the ISB Cafeteria.

ISB’s First Common Read

NEWS UPDATE September 24, 2019

This year, Librarian Maria Falgoust and MYP Coordinator and Middle School Language & Literature Teacher Katie Rogers teamed up to introduce the idea of a “common read” to the entire Middle School student body, as well as ISB’s faculty and staff. Over the summer, all chose to read either We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai or Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

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