Secondary Wellbeing Coordinator in Bermuda
Country: Bermuda
Region: North America
Subject: Humanities / PSHE
Level: Ages 11-18 / Secondary
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Secondary Wellbeing Coordinator
The Wellbeing Curriculum provides students with a comprehensive foundation for leading fulfilling lives and navigating the intricate and everchanging challenges of the contemporary world. It involves aspects of a PSHE styled curriculum along with self-awareness, personal safety, emotional regulation, resilience, empathy, movement, decision-making, and healthy relationship-building. It establishes a platform for students to develop as engaged citizens who recognize the importance of leading healthy, active, sustainable lifestyles, and is instrumental in cultivating a strong sense of connection among students to their school, community, and the wider society.
This Wellbeing Coordinator position has the following expectations:
• Knowledge of and experience leading the delivery of an established Personal, Social, Health & Economic (PSHE) and/or a Wellbeing Curriculum.
• Have the skills to incorporate appropriate links and themes relevant to Bermuda into the Wellbeing Curriculum.
• Leadership of the Secondary School Wellbeing curriculum delivering both teaching discrete PSHE styled lessons and theme-based learning from Year 7 to Year 13.
• Working with the Pastoral Team to deliver appropriate Wellbeing aspects in Homeroom time and Year assemblies.
• Engage external expertise to enhance the Wellbeing of the students at WA. e.g. speakers for Year groups, assemblies, workshops, training, etc.
• Work closely with the Primary School to ensure a cohesive, efficient, and relevant Wellbeing programme across both schools.
• Develop and facilitate a workshop programme to engage parents in relevant Wellbeing topics.
• Develop a communication platform to share Wellbeing information with parents, staff, and students.
Requirements:
Applicants must hold a Bachelors or Master’s degree in a teaching subject along with teaching experience in the Wellbeing/PSHE subject area as described above, as well as a teaching qualification (PGCE or B.Ed or equivalent) at the Secondary School level. Knowledge of and experience in the educational programmes offered through the UK National Curriculum, IGCSE/GCSE, International Baccalaureate, and BTEC. Is a significant advantage. Applicants are expected to contribute to the school’s extensive pastoral & co-curricular programmes, and relate positively to students, staff, and parents.
Successful applicants will be subject to a criminal check, SCARS training and must meet the requirements for the Bermuda Educators Council teacher’s license.
About the School
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Benefitting from centuries of educational excellence this international school in Bermuda offers its bright and motivated and diverse student body a unique journey of discovery. It’s a selective, co-educational school catering for over 750 children between the ages of 4 and 19. It aims to provide a world-class education with respect to its students’ academic and social progression alongside the development of an international perspective. It offers a dynamic programme of academics, sports, music, drama and a wide range of extracurricular activities.
Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic lying off the east coast of the United States. It has a humid sub tropical climate with an average annual temperature of 22 degrees centigrade. It is made up of 181 islands islets and rocks. Most of these are uninhabited, but eight of the larger ones are linked by bridges and one causeway that form the subtropical paradise that visitors cannot resist.
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It has a diverse population of around 65,000 people. Bermudians are the descendants from many different countries and cultures, including the UK, West Indies, West Africa, Ireland, North America and Portugal.
Beautiful scenery and beaches, and the proximity to the USA and Europe make Bermuda an attractive destination.
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