Elementary Classroom Teacher

Planning, Teaching and Classroom Management

·     Work alongside colleagues to plan a balanced collaborative and cross-curricular curriculum that develops the skills and knowledge into understandings required by the IPC curriculum.

·     Prepare schemes of work and medium term plans appropriate to needs, interest, experience and existing knowledge of our students.

·     Identify clear learning objectives for each lesson and specify how these will be taught to ensure progression in students’ learning.

·     Ensure the learning needs of the whole class are met by providing suitably differentiated activities for each child, including those with specific learning needs and more able students.

·     Provide opportunities for children to use their multiple intelligences and learning styles through cross-curricular learning outcomes and activities.

·     Liaise with the collaborative grade team including TAs and ES administrators, as appropriate, to deliver the programming and the IPC curriculum.

·     Organize the classroom and care for resources within to create a positive learning environment and ensure children have opportunities to take responsibility for their learning.

·     Prepare children’s work for displays – maintain a high standard of display in own classroom and jointly with colleagues, throughout the department.

·     Consistently submit lesson plans on time as appropriate and tied to policy..

·     Suggest ideas for new and maintain existing teaching resources with great care. 

Pastoral Care

·     Take responsibility for the safety, education and social/emotional development for each child.

·     Be a role model for the development of children’s social behavior and attitudes.

·     Provide a safe, secure and well-organized environment that encourages the development of children as independent learners and considerate members of the class and the overall school community.

·     Implement school policies and guidelines for pastoral care.

·     Build and maintain positive relationships with children, their families and colleagues.

Monitoring, Assessment, Recording and Reporting

·     Mark students’ work promptly and positively, and comment appropriately with regard to specific intentions and future targets, thereby facilitating positive student development.

·     Make regular assessments and observations of children’s work, keep records to check work is understood and completed, monitor strengths and weakness, inform planning and identify the level at which student is achieving.

·     Liaise with Director, colleagues and parents consistently and effectively.

·     Take part in whole school assessment initiatives, such as basic skills assessments and other leveled progress of individual children is captured throughout their time at our school.

·     Meet the parents formally and informally as required, to discuss children’s well-being, progress and individual needs, drawing on attention to special skills and talents, as well as difficulties in their learning.

·     Write progress reports on each child at least twice a semester, and reports for transfer to other schools if required.

·     Liaise with Director to write and review IEP’s for specific children or special or communication needs.

·     Liaise with Director to ensure appropriate opportunities are presented which allow the identification and subsequent enrichment of learning for more able students.

·     Adhere to the practice of confidentiality regarding students’ records and cases.

Professional Development

·     Keep up-to-date with current requirements, educational thinking and best practice, through personal study, peer observation and training and when available attendance of webinars or other courses.

·     Maintain competent IT skills to use in teaching and in general class administration e.g. Seewo Board, LMS (Quickschools (QS) ) grading and records, word-processing for planning learning extensions.

·     Have an excellent working knowledge of teachers’ professional duties, professional standards and legal liabilities.

Other Duties

·     Attend staff and other set meetings.

·     Carry out lunch and other duties.

·     Prepare for class assemblies and class field trips.

·     Abide by all the health and safety procedures and report any concerns regarding health and safety immediately to the Directors.

·     Have good working knowledge of departmental & the whole school policies & aims

·     Promote the ethos, good name and reputation of the school at all times.

·     Establish good working relationships with administration and support staff.

Requirements

• BA Degree or above in ESL/Education.
  
• International recognized TESOL/TESL/ Certificate or other teaching Certification preferred.
  
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in teaching English, homeroom/classroom teacher experiences preferred
  

Benefits

• Monthly salary: 16K-20K RMB/M before tax for native English speaker
  
• Visa: work visa provided for successful applicants.  
  
• School dormitory or housing allowance with 4000RMB
  
• Paid winter and summer holidays
  
• Bonus: 5,000RMB semester bonus (a combination of full attendance bonus and performance bonus)
  
• Medical insurance(which will help you to have the same benefits as a Chinese citizen in public hospitals)
  
• Flight reimbursement (once a year, maximum 10000RMB, forth and back to your home country)
  
• Free breakfast and lunch in school during work days.