Teacher (Private Education) — Job Description & Salary in Germany

[Institution name], a [private school / language school / tutoring institute / corporate learning & development provider] in [city], is looking for a teacher for [subject or language] and [target group, e.g. lower secondary, adults, working professionals] starting [school-year start / course start].

Mission

As a teacher, you independently plan and deliver [X] teaching units per week for [group size], regularly assess learning progress against [curriculum or exam format, e.g. IB, Cambridge, the school's own syllabus], and coordinate with [the head teacher / course lead / institute management] on learning goals and parent communication.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing and delivering lessons according to [curriculum / syllabus], with differentiation by ability level.
• Regularly assessing progress and reporting it to [learners / parents / the client], on a [e.g. six-weekly] cadence.
• Preparing learners for [exam format, e.g. school-leaving exam, TELC, Cambridge Certificate], where relevant to the role.
• Maintaining teaching materials and progress records in the [learning platform / class register system].
• Attending [X] team or subject meetings per [term / quarter].
• Where needed: covering lessons or running [additional offering, e.g. an after-school club, a holiday course].

Profile

• [A teaching degree with First and Second State Examination / a relevant subject degree / no formal teaching qualification required], depending on whether the institution is a [recognised private school (Ersatzschule) requiring a teaching permit / supplementary school (Ergänzungsschule)].
• [X] years of experience teaching [target group], including [Y] verifiable hours of independent teaching practice.
• Confident command of [subject or language level, e.g. C1-level German as a foreign language].
• An enhanced certificate of good conduct (erweitertes Führungszeugnis), no older than [3] months, available by the contract start date.
• Availability for [X] fixed teaching slots per week, plannable over at least [one school term / course block].

What we offer

• Pay: [gross annual salary for a permanent contract / fee per teaching unit for freelance work], [amount].
• Model: [permanent, full-time or part-time / freelance contract based on individual teaching units], teaching location [on-site in [city] / hybrid / online].
• Benefits: [professional development budget, teaching materials provided, company pension, commuting allowance].
• Onboarding: [shadowing, a co-teaching phase, mentoring from the subject lead] during the first [X] weeks.