EAL teacher (English Senior School)

The primary responsibility of the English Teacher is to deliver and promote English at senior levels within the School. (Note: This is not an ESL teaching position, however, all students are English second language learners)

General Teachers should ensure:

 Their delivery of the curriculum caters for students with varying learning styles andensures best practice in pedagogy in English teaching

 They keep up-to-date with modern teaching practice

 That they use a variety of assessment tasks for students to experience success and accurately assess and build levels of student achievement

Co-curricular responsibilities

 Teachers are expected to participate in co-curricular activities including sport, the arts and/or outdoor activities.

Administrative responsibilities

 Teachers are expected to maintain records of classroom attendance

 Report writing in accordance with School policy

 Attend staff and other administrative meetings as required

 Undertake evening study supervision and activities as required

 Attend parent/teacher interviews and promotional events as required.

General Requirements

 Minimum of Bachelor Degree in subject area. (English/Literature)

 Certified Teacher qualification and Registration

 The successful candidate will be expected to support the vision and ethos of the

School.

 Staff must ensure that all decisions, pertaining to their role at Haileybury, are made in line with legislations and Haileybury Policies and Procedures as set out in the Staff Manual.

 To guarantee work permit approval in China the suitable candidate MUST come from a native English speaking background or if not, hold a Masters in English or English Literature.

Key Selection Criteria:

 Ready for a new challenge

 Flexible and dynamic

 Enthusiastic and conscientious

 Fluent English speaker

 Demonstrated knowledge and at least two (2) years’ experience in teaching senior

high school English

 VCE (or equivalent IB / IGCSE) experience preferred

 Ability to live within a foreign country for an extended period

 Eligible to be granted a work visa for China

 Ability to form a rapport with students and build collaborative working relationships

 Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills

 Bilingual Mandarin/English an advantage

 Sensitivity to the requirements of working in an international setting with non-English speaking families and colleagues.

1. Contract: 2 years contract

2. Salary: 28-40K per month, fully paid in summer and winter holidays

3. Holidays: October National Day (one week), Winter Break (three weeks in January and February), Mid Semester vacation (one week around April and one week around December) and Summer Break (six weeks in July and August). 

    Summer holiday: From July-August about 5 weeks and 1-week PD. Winter holiday: About 3 weeks, according to the Chinese Lunar New Year and Education Bureau’s teaching calenda.

4. Others: apartment outside of the school, work visa.