Institut Montana is a fully accredited Swiss-international day and boarding school nestled in the heart of Switzerland. Established in 1926, our school is committed to academic excellence, creating ideal conditions for approx. 380 students from over 50 nationalities to develop into healthy, ethically-minded individuals. We focus on fostering intellectual, physical, and emotional growth both inside and outside the classroom.
Montana provides a range of academic programmes that combine the best of Swiss and internationally recognized curricula for grades 1 through 12. These include the Bilingual Elementary School (DE/EN), Bilingual Secondary School (Sek I), the Swiss Gymnasium (mono/bilingual), and the International School, offering CLSP, IGCSE, HSD, and IB DP.
Your job includes in particular:
- Cambridge Lower Secondary & IGCSE Chinese
- IB Diploma Programme Chinese A Language and Literature HL and SL
- Delivering engaging and differentiated Chinese language instruction to middle and high school students
- Preparing students for Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma assessments
- Supervising Language A extended essays in Chinese
- Collaborating with colleagues to ensure high academic standards and continuity across programmes
What you should bring:
- University degree and/or professional teaching qualification (e.g., PGCE, B. Ed., Lehrdiplom, or equivalent) with experience in teaching at secondary school level
- Experience teaching IGCSE and/or IB Chinese, preferably in an international school setting
- Fluency in English
- Be a positive role model and enthusiastic team member
- Be ready and able to engage, motivate and support students of mixed ability
- Strong organisational, communication and ICT skills
- Eligibility for a Swiss work permit
What we offer:
- A varied job in a small, dynamic, and highly cooperative international team
- Small classes with 7 to 15 students
- Attractive employment conditions and professional development opportunities
- Good public transport connections
- Work in an innovative school with high quality teaching and the opportunity to help shape the school’s development
- Excellent infrastructure in a scenic location
- Motivated, team-oriented faculty
- Friendly work atmosphere
- Working at a Swiss-international school with a long-standing history and tradition in a truly unique natural setting in the heart of Switzerland/Europe, less than an hour from Zurich
- Healthy, varied and delicious meals freshly prepared by our kitchen team
Are you interested?
We invite you to submit your application (incl. photo) by e-mail to: human.resources@montana-zug.ch
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Michael Meier, Head of IB and High School Diploma Programme, michael.meier@montana-zug.ch