Upper Primary Teacher, - San Enrique, Spain
Qualifications & Experience
We are looking for an educator who:
- enjoys spending time with children (Would you sit with your students to eat lunch if you did not have to?)
- can be vulnerable around children, acknowledge their own flaws and admit mistakes
- loves the outdoors, is able to go on long hikes, can sleep in tents, is comfortable swimming in the ocean and does not mind getting muddy (this is a physically demanding job)
- can interact with children in non-violent and non-coercive ways
- is flexible, embraces chances to go off on tangents and is able to follow the interests of their students
- is willing to learn new things and conduct research as our Explorations often involve subject knowledge well beyond what might usually be found on a Primary School curriculum
- can laugh at themselves
- is willing to engage with cutting-edge educational philosophy and research
- is a native or near-native speaker of English
- must be able to work in the EU without a visa
An advantage would be if you:
- have worked in progressive or alternative settings before
- have skills that could support a developing maker community
- are interested in outdoor pursuits such as foraging, conservation, camping etc.
- can play the theremin
- are willing to take on a subject leadership role for the Middle School
- have experience in curriculum development
- Upper Primary Teacher
