BBIS has an opening for a Live-in Mentor/Boarding LIfe Coordinator (f/m/d)
Full-Time: 40 Hours per Week
Start date: 1st August 2025
Time limited: 2 years
Purpose of Position
- Reporting to: Head of Boarding
- Aim of stipend role: To support the Head of Boarding to promote the welfare and care of boarding students (personal, emotional & social wellbeing) at BBIS Boarding and to day-to-day operation of boarding.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES
- To perform duties alongside the other boarding mentors as a live-in mentor
In addition to the tasks, roles and responsibilities of a live-in boarding mentor:- ensure all policies, procedures and protocols related to BBIS Boarding are known to all students and staff
- in conjunction with counsellors and academic staff, coordinate support and intervention strategies for all borders
- provide support and guidance in ensuring a comprehensive activities programme meets the needs of all boarders and is student-focused
- provide guidance, coordination and direction regarding CAS, Work Experience, TOK and Personal Project for MYP and DP
- provide pedagogical advice and guidance on matters arising in the absence of the Head of Boarding
This task list is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive and, will be amended from time to time, in the light of the changing needs of the boarding programme.
Important: Before beginning the employment at BBIS, the following documents must be submitted:
- Proof of immunity against measles, which must have been confirmed by a doctor if you were born after 1970. Alternatively, a medical certificate of medical contraindication can be provided.
- The original certificate of the highest obtained (university) degree
- An extended certificate of conduct that must not be older than six months.
These documents are required to comply with legal and internal employment regulations.
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Wichtig: Vor Beginn der Beschäftigung bei der BBIS sind folgende Unterlagen vorzulegen:
- Ein Nachweis über die Immunität gegen Masern der durch einen Arzt bestätigt worden sein muss, sofern Sie nach 1970 geboren wurden. Alternativ kann auch ein ärztliches Zeugnis über eine medizinische Kontraindikation vorgelegt werden.
- Das Originalzeugnis des höchsten erworbenen (Universitäts-)Abschlusses
- Ein erweitertes Führungszeugnis, das nicht älter als sechs Monate sein darf
Diese Dokumente sind erforderlich, um die gesetzlichen und internen Vorgaben für die Anstellung zu erfüllen.
YOUR QUALIFICATION
- A commitment to the welfare and development of young people. A passion for education and young people
- Experience in working with young people, preferably in a residential setting University degree
- A creative mindset and enthusiastic attitude
- Passion about intercultural exchange and education
- Understand the demands of boarding school life and have the ability to maintain the professional framework of a boarding environment
- Initiative and willingness to work in an ambitious and dynamic community
Please review our
website or our
YouTube channel and then apply with a letter, CV, and full contact details of three referees including current headteacher, using the following application form.
About us
BBIS Berlin Brandenburg International School is an independently run, state-approved, inclusive, English-medium day and boarding school serving the internationally-minded community of Germany’s capital region and beyond. As one of Europe’s leading International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, BBIS proudly offers three IB programmes in the Primary, Middle and Diploma years of schooling. In the current school year 2024/25, our school teaches around 900 students who represent over 70 nationalities.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND ANTI- RACISM
In line with our mission, inclusion stands in the centre of our core values at BBIS to inspire everyone in our learning community to be responsible, compassionate global citizens. As such, we encourage applications for all positions from all educators with the relevant certification, including those who identify as BIPOC, educators with (dis)abilities, LGBTQ+ educators, and those traditionally underrepresented in the international school community to apply to join BBIS.
