Generous

Full Time, Permanent

August 2025

29 November 2024

We are looking for an outstanding and highly motivated Teacher of Visual Arts who embraces forward thinking pedagogical practice and is able to teach the subject to IB Diploma level. The possibility of Head of Creative Arts (overseeing Art, Design and Music) is available for the right candidate. Please state in your covering letter if you are also interested in this Head of Department role.


Main Duties:

• Teach across the age and ability-range, adapting lessons to the needs of each individual.
• Contribute to wider school life through participation in sporting events, ECAs and other enrichment activities.
• Seek to develop your own professional practice and development
• Clear commitment to the safeguarding of all young people.
• Completing any subject related administration as needed and participating in department meetings.
• Follow the school’s assessment and reporting processes and attend parents’ meetings as required

The Ideal Candidate:

• You will be an educator who is dedicated to continual improvement and embodies the attributes of the IB Learner Profile.
• Has a good honours degree and/or a further degree in a directly-related subject.
• Embraces a commitment to working within the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Is passionate about their subject and has the ability to enthuse others.
• Embraces developments and innovations in teaching and learning and is willing to experiment with new practices.
• Is willing to act as a supervisor to learners completing the MYP Personal Project or the DP Extended Essay as needed.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Shares the educational philosophy of La Garenne International School including our holistic vision of education and is excited to contribute to the co-curricular and pastoral aspects of life at the school.
• Has strong interpersonal skills and can build relationships and collaborate with colleagues and school leadership.
• Strong ICT competence and willing to embrace new technologies for teaching and learning.
• Possesses a positive outlook, an optimistic approach to change and development, and a good sense of humour.

Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring that all of our teaching staff continue to develop themselves professionally and embrace new and innovative approaches to teaching and learning. The successful candidate will teach in our brand new Senior School campus in contemporary and bright teaching spaces which are equipped with the latest educational technology.
The school has a range of additional benefits including:

• The opportunity to live and work in a beautiful area with great connections to the rest of Europe
• A safe and secure environment in which to work
• The numerous outdoor activities that are on offer (particularly as Villars is a renowned ski resort)
• An opportunity to learn or improve your French
• To work in a school with an excellent reputation
• To be part of a growing school with opportunities for advancement
• Attractive working conditions
• Professional development opportunities
• Possibility to travel internationally
• Depending on availability, places for staff children
• Access to your own Macbook Air
• To teach in modern classrooms with the latest technology
• Approximately 15 weeks annual holiday spread throughout the year
• Annual ski pass and Free Access Card (many free activities and transport during the summer) offered by the school for full time teaching staff

How to apply
A complete Curriculum Vitae
A letter of application
A portfolio of student work
A portfolio of your own artwork

A UNIQUE BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE HEART OF THE SWISS ALPS
La Garenne is one of the oldest international schools in Switzerland. More than 75 years after it welcomed its first children, LGIS is now home to 170 young people aged from 4 to 18.
Set in the heart of the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 1300 metres above sea level, LGIS combines rigorous academic programmes with multiple and diverse outdoor activities all year round.
LGIS is an accredited IB World School. Study programmes include the International Primary Curriculum, the IB Middle Years and Diploma programmes and the La Garenne High School Diploma.
With ski slopes on the doorstep, students are able to make the most of our stunning location and our demanding overseas programme enables students to complement their academic studies with Service as Action projects.
Our priority is that each child at La Garenne should be happy, safe, healthy, valued and cherished. Our motto is “Be Happy, Never, Never, Never Give Up” which reflects our holistic, child-centred approach, along with traditional Swiss values of respect, politeness, tolerance and responsibility.
KEY FACTS

• Family school founded in 1947
• Geneva airport (1h30 min), Lausanne (45 min)
• French speaking Swiss Alps - Ski resort at 1,300m
• Students aged 4 to 18 years old
• Up to 180 boarding and day students
• 30-35 nationalities Reception to IB DP2
• Average class size: 12-16 students
• Staff/Students ratio 1:2
• Full time academic programme / Integration programme / Summer & Winter Camps

LA GARENNE CAMPUS
Primary & Middle School (4 to 13 years old)
LE ROC CAMPUS
IB MYP4 to IB DP2 (14 - 18 years old)