GDQ International Christian School, Albania
Location: Albania
Finance: Salary or Allowance, Personal Support
Duration: Full‑time, Permanent, 3 to 12 months, 1 to 4 years
Activity: Children & Youth, Education & Training
Posted: 5 Nov 2024
Closes: Open-ended

Lower School Teachers Grade 3 (Year 4) | Grade 5 (Year 6)

GDQ International Christian School, Albania

Looking for a teaching opportunity in a vibrant, multicultural environment? Do you enjoy helping young learners grow as readers and discover more about the world around them?

GDQ International Christian School seeks to provide a Christ-centered, academically enriching, international education for the missionary and international business community. We are looking for qualified educators who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and desire to grow in their ability to teach from a biblical worldview perspective.

As an elementary teacher at GDQ International Christian School, you'll enjoy a small class size with learners from multiple nations and have the opportunity to nurture their spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development.

Start Date:  January 2025

Contact: recruitment@gdqschool.org

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Plan and teach well-structured lessons
  • Further each learner's reading, writing, and mathematical development
  • Introduce and explore age-appropriate science and social studies concepts
  • Engage learners in the Bible
  • Help students think about the subject matter biblically and critically (presenting information in such a way as to reveal the character, nature, or handiwork of God)
  • Utilize teaching strategies to meet the needs of EAL learners and students with learning differences
  • Assign homework to consolidate and extend knowledge
  • Make accurate and productive use of assessments, monitoring progress, setting targets, and providing regular feedback verbally and in written form.
  • Manage behavior effectively to ensure a positive and safe learning
  • Help develop and keep curriculum documentation updated, following the progression of a long-term plan and submitting weekly plans onto Google Drive and/or Curriculum Trak

Finances: Monthly Allowance plus Personal Support

All international staff provide for the majority of their financial resources. Most international staff partner with a sending/mission organization. Others have personal funds available. GDQ provides a monthly allowance that covers the cost of housing for most staff members and will reimburse annually (up to 1000 USD) travel costs between a staff member's home country and Albania. 

Additional Benefits:

  • Ongoing professional development
  • Master’s degree tuition assistance. Through our agreement with ACSI, GDQ teachers completing qualifying Master’s degrees may qualify to receive financial assistance.

Qualifications:

  • A clear testimony of faith in Christ.
  • An undergraduate or graduate degree
  • Preferred: A valid teaching certificate.
  • Open to raise financial support either personally or in partnership with a sending organization

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GDQ International Christian School, Albania

"Educating the next generation to have maximum influence for the glory of God." GDQ International Christian School provides an international K-12 Christian education for the missionary and international business communities in Tirana, Albania.
Address:
Shkolla “Gjerasim D. Qiriazi”
Rruga Don Bosko, Vila prane ish – NZSh se
Tirana
ALBANIA
Tel: +355 694088097