The Amsterdam International Community School (AICS) is a growing International school in Amsterdam. We are on the lookout for enthusiastic, collaborative, and knowledgeable colleagues to join our team. Due to the continued growth of our school, we have an opportunity for an experienced Secondary Physical Education Teaching Assistant.
Pay scale: 5 (min. €2.439,- max. €3.262,-) full-time per month, before tax.
Please note this is a part-time position spread over three and a half days, Monday, Tuesday morning, Wednesday and Friday.
Start date: October 2025 (or September 2025, if available).
About the Amsterdam International Community School (AICS)
The AICS is a Dutch International Primary and Secondary School in the Netherlands. We are an IB World School school that offers PYP, MYP, DP, and CPl. Together with a number of other national Dutch schools we form ‘Esprit Scholen’.
The AICS is a partly-state-funded community school, which enables us to deliver high-quality education at competitive fees. The AICS is a fully-accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and offers international education to internationally-mobile students from over 50 different nationalities.
The AICS currently offers Primary education to students aged 4-11 and Secondary education to students aged 11-19. The main language of instruction for classes is English. The AICS is located in two campuses in the city of Amsterdam: AICS South (Primary and Secondary, over 1.200 students), and AICS SouthEast (Primary and Secondary, over 1.100 students).
Vision Statement
To be a community where learning is at the heart of everything we do.
Mission Statement
The AICS facilitates high quality, accessible, community-based international learning for students of all nationalities living in The Netherlands.
Qualifications and Experience
The successful candidate will have experience working with children or young people in an educational or sporting context. Ideally, they will have an interest in pursuing a career in sports coaching or education.
Experience in an international setting is desirable.
You need to be:
- enthusiastic, physically active, and passionate about working with young people;
- a strong communicator with good teamwork skills;
- reliable, responsible, and able to take initiative;
- able to contribute to a close school community and work as part of a dynamic and hardworking team;
- flexible, resilient, and open to new ideas;
- fluent in spoken and written English;
- an inspirational coach, who can stimulate students’ learning skills;
- able to cater for students with many different social, emotional, and educational needs, from a variety of different cultural backgrounds and countries;
- committed to the school’s mission to provide high-quality community-based international learning in the form of the IB programme;
- a collaborative team player with a good sense of humour.
Main purpose of the role:
The PHE Assistant plays a key role in supporting the smooth running of Physical and Health Education lessons at AICS. This includes ensuring the safe and efficient transport of students to and from external lesson venues and providing in-class assistance to teachers by supporting individuals and small groups.
- To supervise and facilitate student transport to off-site PHE lessons (on school coaches);
- To actively support the PHE teachers during lessons by assisting with activities, demonstrations, and student supervision;
- To work with small groups and individual students to provide additional guidance and encouragement;
- To promote a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment for all students;
- To support the organisation and management of equipment and resources as needed.
Please submit applications before 30th September 2025 through this website.
The AICS is committed to creating a safe learning environment for our staff and students. Reference checks will include a check on child protection issues for all serious candidates. We will require a police clearance certificate for the last country of employment as well as a certificate of conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag, VOG) upon arrival in the Netherlands or if you are already a resident in the Netherlands.
Please be informed that we reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date of the vacancy. All candidates do have equity in the process.
Acquisition regarding this vacancy is not appreciated.