Middle School and Primary School English (ESL) Teacher

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Middle School and Primary School Teacher is to deliver and promote a strong English program within the junior years at the School.

General

Teachers should ensure:

 Their delivery of the curriculum caters for students with varying learning styles and ensures best practice in pedagogy in English (ESL)

They keep up to date with modern teaching practice…the school expounds the “Explicit Teaching - I Do, We Do, You Do’ model of early years pedagogy.

They use appropriate learning styles for ESL students

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

They attend relevant school promotional activities to help build the Haileybury Tianjin community.

Co-curricular responsibilities

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

 Assist the expansion of the co-curricular events within the school.

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 student supervision as required

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

General Requirements

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.

Key Selection Criteria:

Ready for a new challenge

Flexible and dynamic

Enthusiastic and conscientious

Demonstrated knowledge and at least two (2) years’ experience in teaching at primary and middle school levels

Experience preferred with “Explicit Teaching” Model

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

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

Good verbal, written and inter-personal communication skills

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

1. Contract: 2 years contract

2. Salary: 20-32K 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.