German Teacher SY 2025/2026 (m/f/d)

Your duties

• Teaches and team-teaches the German language in an IB PYP School (EC-G5); creates a stimulating learning environment based on inquiry, discovery and exploration
• Contributes to a school programme which is based on transdisciplinary teaching, collaborating and team-teaching with homeroom teachers and other German teachers to ensure student needs are met
• Supports students in an overarching way across the curriculum, and their development in a holistic manner
• Designs and delivers lessons which are engaging and inspiring, as well as accessible by all learners; articulates instructional goals based on the BIS curriculum which challenge and inspire learners
• Plans assessments - formal and informal - which benefit student progress and support students to know where they are in their learning and what they need to do to progress
• Uses a range of approaches in the classroom to accommodate varied learning styles
• Plans engaging, well-structured and appropriately differentiated learning experiences
• Promotes the value of German learning for all stakeholders in an international environment; promotes international-mindedness throughout the curriculum
• Contributes to programme development, professional development and accreditation processes
• Communicates with parents appropriately through events such as Parent Evenings, reports and email
• Attends faculty meetings, in-service meetings, grade level meetings, and department meetings as required under the BIS Staff Working Agreements
• Collaborates as part of the instructional team to discuss students and review the quality of the services offered at BIS
• Develops the meaningful and supportive use of technology in the classroom
• Provides ongoing and timely feedback (academic progress, social/personal, etc.) to individual students, teachers and parents; provides regular opportunities to liaise with parents and class teachers to discuss student progress
• Communicates student progress in collaborative meetings, conferences, portfolios and reports
• Provides a point of contact for teachers to discuss students and their (German) language skills
• Assists other teachers to implement strategies to match the needs of (German) language learners
• Establishes and maintains expectations of student behaviour in and out of the classroom; models positive practices to create a well-functioning, learning atmosphere in the school
• Supports students to develop as lifelong learners
• Works collegially and collaboratively to facilitate the development and delivery of curriculum and educational programme
• Establishes and maintains a classroom culture that embraces excellence, encourages student agency and models high expectations
• Contributes to the values, field trips, extracurricular activities and development of the school
• Adheres to the BIS Works Agreements, the BIS Standards of Teaching Excellence, the BIS Staff Code of Conduct and BIS handbooks and practices

Your profile

• Education: An appropriate teaching qualification and a college and university degree from an accredited higher education institution
• Certification: Up-to-date national or state credential required for the assigned teaching position
• Experience: Ideally, two years of experience teaching the German language in a diverse school setting
• Familiarity with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (inquiry-based, transdisciplinary learning) or a willingness to learn
• A proven willingness to work collaboratively and positively with colleagues to benefit student outcomes; basic familiarity with team teaching or a willingness to learn
• A native speaker of German (or native-level proficiency - spoken and written - in German)
• Professional proficiency in the English language (written and spoken)
• A solid understanding of current best practices in language learning and teaching

Why us?

We offer a varied and exciting job with an international spirit, at a modern campus with the best equipment. We promote professional development and training and provide our employees with their own laptops and among other things. We live diversity, and the work-life balance of our employees is important to us. Therefore, we offer excellent working conditions and social benefits.

About us

The Bavarian International School gAG (BIS) is a private, non-profit all-day school with two campuses in the north of Munich (Haimhausen) and in Schwabing. 1,250 students from 70 nations attend the IB World School. Under the motto "Believe. Inspire. Succeed", students enjoy a holistic, personalised and innovative education in English. Intercultural competence, cooperative learning, global responsibility and international mindedness characterise the philosophy of BIS with around 240 teachers and staff.