Pre-School Teaching Assistant (German Speaking Classes)

German European School Singapore (GESS) is a world class, not for profit International School in Singapore that offers both the German Curriculum stream and the IB Curriculum stream.

Currently, more than 1850 students are learning at our international school supported by more than 400 full time and part time academic and administrative staff members.

Die Deutsche Europäische Schule Singapur sucht qualifizierte Bewerber, die an der folgenden Position interessiert sind: Vorschulassistenten/-innen.

Die Stellen sind ab sofort oder nach Verfügbarkeit zu besetzenund können als Vollzeitstelle oder als befristete Anstellung angeboten werden.

The German European School Singapore (GESS) is looking for expressions of interest for the positions of

Pre-School Teaching Assistants.

The roles are available as permanent or fixed-term positions, commencing at the earliest convenience.

Responsabilities / Verantworlichkeiten

• To embrace in all aspects of school life
• To be enthusiastic and passionate when working with children
• To work in collaboration with the class teacher, parents and children, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for children
• To develop respectful relationships with children, parents and teachers
• To be responsible and accountable for the supervision of children at all times
• Planning and preparing classroom activities, portfolios and school events with classroom teacher
• Cohesive nature to work with parents and other members of the school community
• Assist in the routine care of children
• Communicate with parents, teachers and school community
• Support a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement
• Demonstrate the highest levels of honesty, integrity and professionalism
• Attend staff meetings, collaborative planning meetings and other school event, when required, i.e. professional development
• Teilnahme in allen Bereichen des Schullebens
• Begeisterung, Leidenschaft und Freude im Umgang mit Kindern
• Enge Kooperation mit der Klassenlehrer/in, den Eltern und den Kindern, um eine sichere und einladende Umgebung für die Kinder zu gewährleisten
• Aufbau von respektvollen Beziehungen zu Kindern, Eltern und Lehrern
• Aufsicht der Kinder zu jeder Zeit
• Planung und Vorbereitung von Unterrichtsaktivitäten, Portfolios und Schulveranstaltungen gemeinsam mit dem/der Klassenlehrer/in
• Unterstützung bei der Kinder-Betreuung
• Kommunikation mit Eltern, Lehrern und der Schul-Community
• Enge Zusammenarbeit mit Eltern und anderen Mitgliedern der Schulgemeinschaft
• Beitrag zur GESS-Kultur mit Fokus auf Reflektion und kontinuierlicher Verbesserung
• Höchste Standards von Ehrlichkeit, Integrität und Professionalität demonstrieren
• Teilnahme an Besprechungen des Lehrerkollegiums, Mitwirkung an gemeinsamen Planungsmeetings und anderen Schulveranstaltungen (z. B. berufliche Weiterbildung)

Requirements / Anforderungen

• Experience working with children age of 2 - 6 years
• Must be proficient in German - spoken & written language - as the class will be conducted in German
• Good English skills - spoken & written language - is required, as you will be interacting with English-speaking students
• Have an engaging and attentive disposition with a passion and talent to work with young children
• Must have experience in teaching hands-on and inquiry lead approaches as well as in a play-based curriculum
• The ability to approach people in a friendly and welcoming manner
• Must demonstrate strong work ethics & possess a positive working attitude and be a great team player
• Angemessene Erfahrung in der Arbeit mit Kindern im Alter von 2 bis 6 Jahren
• Sehr gute Deutschkenntnisse sind erforderlich - sowohl mündlich als auch schriftlich - da der Unterricht auf Deutsch durchgeführt wird
• Gute Englischkenntnisse sind erforderlich, für die Zusammenarbeit mit englischsprachigen Kindern
• Selbstständigkeit, Zuverlässgikeit und viel Freude an der Arbeit mit Kindern
• Engagierte und aufmerksame Persönlichkeit mit Leidenschaft für die Zusammenarbeit mit kleinen Kindern
• Erfahrung in der Anwendung praxisorientierter und forschungsbasierter Ansätze sowie in einem spielbasierten Lehrplan
• Proaktive Persönlichkeit mit einer hohen Arbeitsmoral, positiven Arbeitseinstellung und mit hoher Teamfähgikeit


GESS offers an energetic and exciting working environment within a diverse and cooperative team, along with competitive salary and benefits. Please include in your application the following:


• Motivational Letter (indicating your reasons for applying for the position)
• Updated CV


Wir bieten ein spannendes Arbeitsumfeld in einem internationalen und kooperativen Team mit wettbewerbsfähige Gehalts- und Leistungsangeboten. Bitte fügen Sie Ihrer Bewerbung folgendes bei:


• Ein Motivationsschreiben (inklusiver Begründung für die Bewerbung um die Position)
• Einen aktuellen Lebenslauf

Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships across the GESS community.

Our School

The German European School Singapore (GESS) is a multi-lingual, not-for-profit, German international school in Singapore with a distinct European flavour. As an accredited 'Excellent German School Abroad', the German Section of GESS offers all major German school leaving certificates.

Our European Section offers tuition in English for students from grade 1 - 12 across all three IB programmes (the PYP, the MYP and the IB Diploma Programme) as an authorised IB World School.

Children aged 2 years onwards can enroll in our Preschool where children are following the PYP programme in German-speaking, English-speaking or bilingual groups. In addition to an outstanding academic education, GESS strives to teach students community values such as respect, openness and diversity.

To Apply

We offer an exciting working environment in an international and cooperative team. Your application should include a letter of application and your complete resume. Please indicate your reasons for applying for the position.

Our Selection Process

At GESS we adhere to fair employment practices that consist of hiring practices that are fair, merit-based and non-discriminatory.

We are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and child protection as we promote the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures including satisfactory reference and background checks and the offer of employment will be subject to the completion of these. In addition, the visa entry requirements for Singapore are subject to certain requirements being met. This includes but is not limited to, mandatory diphtheria and measles vaccination requirements for children attending school in Singapore will need to be in place prior to arriving in Singapore in order for the criteria for a child Dependent Pass to be met and the visa granted. Further information on this will be shared at interview stage if applicable.

Please note, that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Safeguarding Commitment

GESS is committed to our responsibilities for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people. We actively recruit candidates who share our commitment to safeguarding and, therefore, apply robust and comprehensive recruitment and selection procedures. We expect all appointed staff to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant GESS Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. If the job holder identifies any instance that a child may be harmed or are at risk of harm (physically or emotionally) in any environment, they must report any concerns to the School's Designated Safeguarding Lead or a member of the Safeguarding Team.

CPE registration number: S72SS0010G Registration period: 22 June, 2023 - 21 June, 2029