Employment

Thank you for considering GIS as your future work place.

We are always keen to hear from teachers who are enthusiastic, innovative, collaborative and internationally minded. Interest in international education, especially the International Baccalaureate PYP and MYP (www.ibo.org) is a must and previous experience at an IB school is an advantage. Please contact us for further information.
All hiring of educational personnel will be subject to police check, as required by Norwegian Law.
 
 

Vacancies 2023-2024

Leadership positions:

No vacancies at the moment. Please check back later.

 

Teaching positions:

PYP

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MYP

MYP Mathematics teacher (65%)

Description of Position:

The MYP Mathematics teacher is responsible for delivering our mathematics curriculum to MYP2-MYP5 students, exhibiting outstanding teaching and learning standards as well as assessment and reporting in their subject area.

We are looking for an experienced or aspiring teacher who is inspirational, ambitious and student-centred. The ideal candidate will place emphasis on providing the students with well-resourced lessons and promote every child’s right to learn by creating a warm but challenging environment for the children.

The position is part-time (65%). However, other responsibilities may be available to a suitable candidate to create a full-time position. Therefore, please include in your application information about any additional responsibilities you are qualified for and willing to assume.

Desired qualifications:

  • A degree in education
  • IB MYP experience
  • Valid IB MYP training

Desired characteristics:

  • resilient and resourceful with a strong commitment to high standards of teaching and learning
  • highly motivated and an excellent classroom practitioner, with the ability to inspire and engage students
  • enthusiastic, energetic and committed to children of all abilities
  • able to inspire others and lead by example.

Application process:

If you are interested in the position, please send your CV and statement of your teaching philosophy to employment@gjovikis.no by 13 June 2023. The school reserves the right to make an appointment before the application deadline should an outstanding candidate be identified early in the search process. For this reason, we encourage interested applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

All hiring of educational personnel will be subject to police check, as required by Norwegian Law.

 

Teaching assistants:

No vacancies at the moment. Please check back later.

 

Other positions:

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Supply teachers

GIS is always interested in qualified teaching staff who would be willing to do occasional substitute or supply work. This work can be day to day or for longer periods of time, and is usually to cover for an absent class or subject teacher. If you are interested in joining our supply list, please send your CV to principal@gjovikis.no.

All hiring of educational personnel will be subject to police check, as required by Norwegian Law.

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Unfortunately, several scams relating to non-existent teaching jobs at international schools have circulated on the internet in past years, which include information taken from official websites. If you are unsure whether a teaching position exists, please do contact the school directly. Gjøvikregionen International School never charges fees for applications for employment and candidates should carefully consider the requests made when applying to any reputable international school.