SeekTeachers is seeking a passionate and committed Middle School Learning/Language Support Teacher to join our client in Shanghai.
Our client is a non-profit bilingual school located in the beautiful Shanghai city, offering a unique Year 1 - 12 educational programme that integrates elements of Shanghai and international curricula, culminating in Years 9-12 with the IGCSE and IB Diploma Programmes, which are complemented by core components of the Shanghai curriculum.
The school has been established for over 10 years and currently enrols over 1,500 students from aged 5-18.
The candidate would be expected to teach 60% of the timetable with a class size of about 24 students.
An ideal candidate have
-Bachelor's degree in related field required, advanced degree(s) preferred.
-At least 3 years of relevant experience in working with adolescents.
-Expertise in and a passion for your subject and a genuine interest in working with teenagers.
-Excellent communication skills, the ability to take the initiative and the flexibility to deal with change.
-Enthusiasm, energy, creativity and the willingness to take risks.
Duties and responsibilities:
*Contribute to the development of a comprehensive curriculum for your subject area and actively participate in the refinement of the curriculum annually with a systematic and thorough approach.
*Engage in discussions with the academic leadership team as well as department members around key curriculum areas including the unpacking of standards (local and international), the identification of skills and how they progress across year levels, and the key content and its alignment across year levels.
*Share feedback/suggestions with school leadership about the curriculum.
*Participate in collaborative planning sessions with your teaching team members, following stated department expectations.
*Produce plans and resources and deliver high-quality lessons that are aligned to the School policies, principles, and practices.
*Develop assessments that are aligned to the school's policies, principles, and practices and moderate assessments with teaching team members.
*Actively participate in department meeting discussions, pedagogical conversations, data analysis and contribute to the department goal achievement.
The school offers an attractive salary package includes:
**Competitive monthly salary
**Monthly accommodation allowance
**Annual flight allowance
**International medical insurance
**FREE work visa
**Holiday paid
**Bonus upon completion of a contract
**Free tuition for up to two children
Why Shanghai
Shanghai is the major fast-growing cities in China. With the mixture of the rich heritage of ancient historic Chinese culture and landmark as well as the growing Pudong Skyline makes the city a modern and thriving environment. There is much attraction in the city, from museums, ancient towns to shopping arcades, world financial centres and nightclubs are throughout the city. Shanghai is the only city in China which has 2 world class international airports in Shanghai. All transportation networks are well connected, developed and modern.
