CHINESE TEACHER
START DATE: TO BE DISCUSSED CLOSING DATE: UNTIL FILLED
Description of School:
We are ambitious for our students, our people and our family of schools. We believe that:
There is no limit to what every person can achieve.
Creativity and challenge help us get better every day.
Learning should be personalised.
Unique global opportunities enhance the learning experience.
The NAE Commitment
At Nord Anglia Education, we work every day to inspire our schools, our students and our employees to be the best they can be, and we are ambitious for them all to achieve more than they thought possible in their personal, social and academic endeavours. Within our family of schools, this aspiration is underpinned by a commitment to always act with respect, integrity, openness, courage and ambition. These qualities are the foundation of how we approach our work and roles within NAE and are shared by everyone in our global family.
Promote and embodies The CORE 7 Leadership Capabilities:
Accountable – Establishes a high performing culture and accepts accountability for organisational performance.
Strategic – Leads opportunity and is committed to continuous improvement aligned with the organisational vision and direction
Collaborative – Works collaboratively with others to achieve organisational outcomes
Entrepreneurial – Creates organisational value for diverse stakeholders and achieves commercial success
Enabling – Drives excellence through valuing and developing others
Agile – Achieves personal and organisational success within a changing, dynamic and complex environment
Resilient – Demonstrates personal resilience within a demanding environment of high expectations
Role-model the ‘Be Ambitious’ philosophy each day
Feedback as a valued member of the team and the wider organisation
Description of Position:
REPORTING TO High School Director
DIRECT REPORTS None
Engagement and Interaction – School Ambassador to Internal Community
Act as a professional teammate, working productively with and respectfully towards their colleagues so that all feel valued, supported, and part of the team
Utilize parents as a partner in their child’s education by keeping them regularly informed, particularly when there is a success to celebrate or an issue to address.
Learning and Teaching
Maintain a learning focused classroom culture based on high expectations, routines, and mutual respect so that all students feel safe to move out of their comfort zone to achieve more.
Be knowledgeable about what they teach and the children they teach so that they can plan for the challenges students face when learning their subject.
Provide appropriate scaffolding and support such as guided practice and lots of feedback to ensure all ranges of ability gain confidence and progress to independent proficiency.
Include opportunities for students to explain, discuss, explore, reflect and solve problems so that students are highly engaged and encouraged to think critically and creatively.
Be flexible and responsive to student needs by regularly using formative assessment strategies to check for understanding and make adjustments to instruction if necessary.
Accurately measure and report student attainment using collaboratively developed assessments so that students can reliably demonstrate the extent of their mastery of content and skills.
Annual Performance Review
Planning and Preparation
Plan sequences of lessons that introduce knowledge and skills to students in a coherent way so that they deepen understanding, make connections, and master increasingly complex skills.
Annual Performance Review
Professional and Personal Development
Seek to continually improve every year by being open to coaching and engaging in other professional development opportunities in order to improve outcomes for their students and illustrate that teachers are also lifelong learners
Annual Performance Review
Other duties as assigned
Criteria:
PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS – Skills Knowledge and Experience
Essential
Qualified applicants will have demonstrated success teaching an IB school Chinese curriculum.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study.
Desirable
Experience teaching AP Chemistry is desirable.
Personal Attributes
High levels of personal integrity
Conscientious and able to focus on completing work to a consistently high standard
Flexible and positive approach to work
Excellent organisational and time-management skills; high attention to detail
Ability to work to tight deadlines and able to prompt others to ensure deadlines are achieved
Adaptable to working in a fast paced ever changing environment
Ability to work under pressure and remain calm
Proactive and willingness to take on multiple tasks
Self-motivated and enthusiastic
Ability to work independently
Must be a team player, willing to help and be flexible
Continually strive for improvement
Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.
Compliance with visa requirements for working in USA.
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. And the willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required
Other
Hold a current Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure or equivalent for countries lived in outside of the UK.
Compliance with visa requirements for working in USA.
A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. And the willingness to undertake appropriate child protection training when required
Application for Position:
Please send your CV and other relevant info to carl.newman@thevillageschool.com, and add REF: www.ibschooljobs.com - Application for Position as Chinese Teacher in the subject of your email.
Regrettably, we can only accept applications from US citizens or US green card holders.
Only applicants going forward in the process will be contacted.