Individuals and Societies Teacher

Do you want to guide our students in discovering the world around them? Are you an Individuals and Societies teacher ready to inspire the next generation of global citizens? Join us and make a difference!

The Challenge
As an Individuals and Societies teacher in the Middle Years Programme (MYP), you will bring social sciences to life. Through subjects such as History, Geography, and Economics, you will give students insight into human behaviour, societies and global issues. At Rivers International School, you will have the space to bring creativity and innovation to your teaching methods. You will work with colleagues from diverse cultures. Together with them, you work on cross-curricular lessons.

You will encourage critical thinking, inquiry-based learning and collaboration, while instilling an international mindset and cultural awareness. With your passion for education and social sciences, you will create an environment in which students not only gain knowledge, but also develop skills such as analysis, communication, and problem-solving.

Why do I work on Rivers International School Arnhem?
- 'At Rivers, I particularly like our student-centred curriculum emphasizing the development of skills through inquiry and concept-based teaching and learning – it allows me to fully tap into my own creativity to support my students’ natural curiosity. It is a dream come true for me as a professional teacher.'

- 'The atmosphere here at River is really special. I have taught in many international schools, but nowhere have I encountered such an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding as at Rivers. It is quite unique, and I feel blessed to be able to be part of it.'

About us (Rivers International School Arnhem / Lorentz Lyceum)
We want our students to become caring and principled world citizens. We aim to reach this goal by stimulating their curiosity and developing their personal academic and social potential.
Our balanced and rigorous IB programmes enable our students to gain the skills, the breadth and depth of knowledge, and a positive attitude towards learning that will also prepare them for success in later life.

Rivers International School Arnhem is a small and caring international community, which is able to draw on the resources of a larger partner school. We provide a stimulating learning environment and guide our students in an atmosphere of intercultural understanding and respect.

We Offer
We offer you an inspiring and challenging working environment, starting as soon as possible (start date in consultation of course). This includes a good package of employment conditions according to cao vo.

• A temporary employment for approx. 0,3-0,6 fte until July 2025.
• The function is based on your knowledge and experience. This means you will be scaled in scale LB, starting at € 3.463,- and ending at € 5.277,- per month (cao vo gross per month based on a fulltime employment).
• Of course, you will receive a travel allowance, a good pension, 8% holiday allowance, time off during school holidays, and a fixed year-end bonus of 8.33%.
• A personal budget of 50 hours with a full-time employment. You can use this as desired. For example, you have the option to exercise, an extra day off for a weekend away, shopping at Coolblue, Bol.com etc.
• Your personal development is important for us. That is why we have created our own academy, named Quriuz. You can follow various masterclasses and workshops and also network with other teachers. We also have Q-Highschool where our teachers can set up and supervise innovative projects.
• Time to take control of your work.

Your Profile
To successfully fulfil this role, you must hold a 1st or 2nd degree teaching qualification (or equivalent) in Humanities, Geography, Economics, or History. Experience in teaching the IB MYP curriculum is essential. Additionally, you are a native or near-native English speaker.

Let’s Meet!
Are you interested? Then we would like to receive your CV and an appealing motivation about who you are and why you are the person we are looking for before February 12 , 2025.

Do you want to know more, or do you have questions about the function? Please contact Jochen Katzer, Head of Rivers. You can reach Jochen by phone at +31 26 320 28 40 or by mail: j.katzer@riversarnhem.org.

Are we enthusiastic about your motivation and CV? We will invite you for a first interview.

A safe and pleasant workplace for everyone
We look forward to working with you! As part of our standard procedure, we ask all our colleagues to submit a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) before taking up employment. Simply to ensure that we can guarantee a safe and pleasant working environment for everyone. Please keep this in mind.

Do you want to know more?
Do you want to know more about the application process, what we have to offer, to know if you fit with Quadraam and its schools (do the test!)? Please visit our website www.werkenbijquadraam.nl.

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We want the best colleague on the right place! That is why the vacancy is published internally and externally. We are looking forward to receiving your application.