
Lead Teacher - Kindergarten




About The School
Hangzhou World Foreign Language School and Ningbo World Foreign Language School are the members. Learn more about this schoolJob Description
This is an outstanding opportunity from a client of TopTutorJob.cn. It enables you to play a lead role
in pioneering a holistic, child-centered approach to early childhood education
in Beijing, China.
About the client
The purpose
of YueCheng Education (YCE) is to provide a future-oriented education for the
children of Chinese and expatriate families living in Beijing. Founded on a
passion to challenge and empower young people to live fulfilling and productive
lives, YCE opened Beijing City International School in 2005. With the support of the YueCheng
Educational Research Institute (YERI), this innovative school has provided the
bedrock for YCE to extend its not-for-profit services to a wider community.
- Position 1: Student aged from 2 to
3 years
- Position 2: Student aged from 3 to 5 years
Role description
- two Chinese class teachers
- two expatriate assistant
teachers
- two Chinese teacher assistants
- two or three Chinese care
assistants.
Reports to: The Principal, YueCheng Kindergarten Courtyard
Campus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team of teachers in
fulfilling the Kindergarten’s mission: to empower every child to enjoy a positive and
purposeful life
- Ensure that teaching and learning is
conducted in accordance with the program’s foundational principles (above)
- Model excellent teaching for team
members
- Maintains high but personalized
expectations of students, self and team members
- Promote and support the
Kindergarten’s strategic goals
- Promote and maintain a collaborative
and positive working environment among team members
- Promote and maintain a calm, caring,
and appropriately challenging environment for children
- Develop a deep understanding of the
Kindergarten’s curriculum and assessment policies and practices, and guide team
members in their implementation
- Contribute to ongoing curriculum
development
- Keep up to date and inform others on
readings and research related to best teaching practices for young children
- Engage in professional development
and support the professional development of others
- Contribute to the selection of
educational resources and materials
- Engage parents as partners in their
children’s learning
- Maintain regular communications with
parents and staff
- Plan, lead and participate in school
activities and meetings
Requirements
- Mother tongue fluency in written and
oral English
- Bachelor's degree or above
- Education degree and certification
- Three or more years’ experience in
early childhood teaching (preschool or kindergarten)
- Commitment to progressive,
play-based learning experiences for young children
Benefits
- Placement on the teachers’
salary scale includes consideration for the responsibilities of lead teacher.
- This position does not carry a time allowance.
- The benefits package includes
housing, medical insurance and annual home leave airfare for employee and
family.
- An expatriate parent of school-age children will be granted up to two
full-fee discounts on places at the YueCheng Kindergarten, Courtyard Campus, or
at the Beijing City International School, depending on the child’s age and subject
to student enrollment criteria and availability.