We are looking for an Early Years teacher who is committed to preserving the joy of childhood and inspiring our children through the highest quality play-based learning and learning landscapes. We need you to value, and be experienced in, high-quality interactions and taking the learning to the child as well as being a passionate, caring and positive advocate for the children in your class. Our provision reflects the children’s interests. We believe in children as explorers and leaders of their own learning so we are looking for an exemplary teacher who is committed to individualised education based on excellent relationships and an understanding of their learners, and teachers, as unique individuals.
We offer outstanding, well-resourced indoor and outdoor environments, including our own Forest School surrounded by tropical jungle. Our children are amazing and will fully commit to the learning adventures that you jointly create with them.
We do not see our children as data or focus on ‘school readiness’. If you are the reason children run into school excited about the learning adventures that await, then we are the school for you.
Previous overseas experience is not essential. However, the desire to work in a genuinely international community is.
Jerudong International School is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of any of the protected characteristics of the 2010 UK Equality Act.
To apply, please complete the application form on the TES website, where you will also find further details of the post. You will need to upload an up-to-date CV on the TES application. Please ensure your CV includes a recent photo and full contact details, including email address, of two professional referees (one should be the applicant’s current and most recent employer). CVs without an accompanying application form will not be accepted. Applicants submitting an incomplete application form will not be shortlisted.
The closing date for applications is Monday, 11th December 2023, although early applications would be most appreciated. Initial interviews will be by Google Meet or Zoom, followed by face-to-face interviews in London, where location permits.
Applicants who have not been contacted by Friday, 22nd December 2023, can assume that on this occasion they have been unsuccessful and are sincerely thanked by the School for their interest.
The successful applicant must be available to commence employment in August 2024.
Jerudong International School (Brunei)
- One of the leading International Schools in Asia; situated in Brunei, on the tropical island of Borneo.
- Independent Boarding/Day School, with over 1600 students on roll, aged 2-18 (6th Form of c350).
- Exceptional facilities and resources, with a beautiful 120-acre campus.
- Member of HMC, BSA, FOBISIA and COBIS.
- British Curriculum, leading to (I)GCSEs, A-Levels and IB Diploma.
- Highly competitive tax-free Salary (+ package including Gratuity, Accommodation, Relocation Allowance, Medical Insurance, Annual Flight home, and discounted school fees for children).
- c175 Expatriate teachers, mainly from the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Initial two year contracts, but the vast majority stay much longer than that. Currently, over 100 staff children attend JIS.
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Safer Recruitment
The safe recruitment of all colleagues (including consultants/ contractors/ supply teachers, activity providers and volunteers) in schools is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in education.
At Jerudong International School, we ensure the practice of safe recruitment in checking and recording the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children.
As part of the safe recruitment procedure, we will require the following information prior to starting work at JIS:
- Up-to-date police records from a teacher’s country of origin and previous country of employment.
- Two references, one of which must be from the current employer. If a teacher has worked in two or more schools, within 5 years, telephone contact will be made with those schools to ask why the teacher is leaving and if there were any concerns of a safety nature with children.
