Primary/Middle School Science Teacher

Nanhai Foreign Language School (NFLS) is a primary and junior middle school in Foshan, Guangdong province, China. It is a large and successful school with over 4000 students in total, and its results are among the top 3 in the whole region of Foshan. The school is conveniently located in Nanhai district, only 10 minutes drive from Guangzhou South Railway Station, which gives you easy access to all parts of Guangzhou, and to Hong Kong in 1 hour.

We are looking to recruit teachers for NFLS’ international department, which next year will have a team of 18 foreign teachers and about 1000 students. We teach from grade 1 (6 years old) to grade 5 (11 years old) in primary school, and grade 7 and 8 (12 to 14 years old) in middle school. We teach the Cambridge curriculum using Cambridge textbooks and checkpoint exams. English is taught from grade 1 onwards, and Maths begins in grade 2. Science is taught to grade 4 and grade 5 (9 to 11 years old) in primary school, and separate Biology, Physics and Chemistry classes to grade 7 and 8 (12 to 14 years old) in junior middle school.

We are looking for teachers to start at the end of August 2018.

Requirements

1.Bachelor’s degree or above (preferably in a science if applying for science teaching position)

2.Native English speakers from UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand preferred.

Native English speakers from other countries should also have a TESOL or TEFL certificate.

3.Age: between 20-45 years old

4.Maximum of 22 classes of 40 minutes teaching per week.

5.Office hours: weekdays 9:00-11:30am, 2:30-5:00pm (Middle school classes are on Friday evenings up to 21:30 and Saturday mornings 07:40-11.30. If you teach those, you would get Monday as a day off)

For Science teachers, a degree in a science is preferred, although A-Level or equivalent level science would be sufficient. Experience teaching students science is also preferred but not required.

Benefits

1.Starting salary 9,000-16,000RMB/month before tax, negotiable depending on experience (salary will increase after the first year)

2.Free meals in the school cafeteria Monday to Sunday

3.Free furnished housing on campus with private bathroom

4.1 month fully paid vacation (winter holiday)

5.Flight reimbursement of 10,000RMB per year

6.Completion bonus of 10,000RMB at the end of one year

7.Small class size: primary classes 15-25, usually less than 20 students; middle school classes

around 30 students

8.Full work visa will be provided

9.Airport pick up and warm welcome

10.Continued help with settling in to your accommodation and other things – e.g banking and SIM card