Middle/high School Spanish Teacher

**Join the most exciting school in Europe**

Yes, we are Europe’s largest innovation hub, but we are also so much more: an **IB School**, a **Boarding School (BSA member)**, and a College. H-FARM International School provides students and staff with a unique environment that celebrates growth, creativity, and community.

Our distinctive approach, rooted in the Six Dimensions of Success, enables students to achieve academic excellence, develop emotional resilience, build meaningful social connections, engage actively with their communities, master languages, and adopt a future-ready mindset. This framework defines who we are and sets us apart.
- ** Learning Success** - Real-world, engaging learning that sparks creativity, sharpens problem-solving, and drives academic excellence.
- ** Emotional Success**- A supportive environment where students build resilience, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.
- ** Social Success** - Meaningful relationships that foster collaboration, empathy, and a global sense of connection.
- ** Community Success** - Inspiring changemakers committed to inclusivity, service, and shared responsibility.
- ** Language Success** - Multilingual fluency that opens doors across cultures and opportunities.
- ** Future-Ready Success** - Equipping students with technological, entrepreneurial, and forward-thinking skills to lead confidently in a fast-changing world.

If you are an educator who shares our vision for innovation, inclusivity, and preparing students to succeed beyond the classroom, we want to hear from you.

We are currently looking for an exceptional **Spanish** teacher**from **August 2025**.**

We are looking for passionate teachers who give their students hope for the future and can help them grow and be better than their previous best.

**Qualifications Requested**
- ** Right to work in Italy (EU passport or valid Italian work VISA)**.
- A relevant bachelor’s degree and teacher qualification (eg: Spanish language, or another related field from an accredited, state-approved programme).
- Immaculate police check(s).

**Contract Duration**
- Fixed-term, with the possibility for extension.

**Experience**
- A minimum of **two years of recent and relevant experience** in a comparable school environment.
- Specialist skills & knowledge.
- Proven ability to plan and deliver innovative inquiry-based lessons that engage students and address their diverse learning needs.
- Demonstrated ability to use **digital tools** and resources effectively to enhance learning.
- Planning and organisational skills.
- Fluent English: reading, speaking, writing (Common European Framework of Reference - CEFR level C1-C2).

**Personal qualities and desired attitudes**

In addition to relevant qualifications, experience, and skills, we’re looking for teachers who are:

- Positive and have worked to develop respectful relationships with colleagues and students.
- Dependable in all areas of the role
- Flexible, and able to adapt to new environments and cultures.
- Able to contribute to and support life at H-FARM International School through involvement in school activities and events and participation in our thriving school community.

**Job description - Classroom teaching responsibilities (80%)**
- Establish classroom environments that are creative, focused, engaging, and which embody IB philosophy and the mission statement of the school.
- Use flexible teaching methodologies that engage students with diverse learning styles.
- Lead by example, demonstrate the IB learner profile in action, and guide students toward becoming open-minded, compassionate, thoughtful learners with a global perspective.
- Assess and respond to student abilities and progress, adapting their approach with different teaching styles.
- Undertake lesson preparation, set/mark examinations, write student reports, and develop assessments aligned to the IB requirements and the school calendar.
- Effective use of the learning management system.
- Set and mark students’ work accurately and promptly, giving guidance and work according to their needs, supporting their development and progression.
- Provide regular and supportive feedback to students and parents.
- Support students' personal development and wellbeing and seek support from the School Counsellor and Programme Heads where welfare concerns are identified.

**Job description - Team responsibilities (15%)**
- Work collaboratively with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects, unit planning, assessment development, and improvement programs.
- Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the appropriate curricula and current teaching trends, digital tools, and developments.

**Job description - School-wide responsibilities (5%)**
- Be an academic and pastoral mentor to a group of students.
- Foster and promote a sense of pride and positive community spirit among staff and students.
- Undertake cover lessons when required.
- Assist with marking and evaluating placement exams when necessary