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MS ELA Department Head

Beijing SMIC Private School and Kindergarten

Beijing, China

Housing allowance will be provided

Additional 12,000 RMB/ year to subsidize for travel. Paid 1,000 RMB monthly

Start August 2021

Job
School

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Middle School, High School

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Master
Minimum Teaching Experience: 5 years of teaching experience
Major: Education, English or related fields preferred

Additional School Requirements:

At least 5 years of full-time teaching experience
Organized, relational, problem-solving, self-controlled, and adaptable

Job Benefits:

Home Visit Travel Allowance
- Additional 12,000 RMB/ year to subsidize for travel. Paid 1,000 RMB monthly
Relocation Allowance
- Moving from overseas: A one-off relocation allowance will be payable in Chinese local currency RMB, following the guideline of 6,000RMB per single teacher and 12,000RMB per family
- Moving from mainland China: 3,000RMB per single teacher and 6,000RMB per family
Housing and housing allowances
- Housing allowance will be provided.
Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacations in Winter, Summer and other paid holidays based on national statutory holidays’ arrangement. Offered to all full time staff.
Health Insurance
- Worldwide coverage based on nationalities, up to 100% direct billing at many Beijing hospitals.
- Employee and school pay matching amount under the specific circumstances.
Non-medical Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Catastrophic Health Insurance
- Employee and school pay matching amount under the specific circumstances.
Children’s SMIC School Tuition
- Contingent on meeting SMIC Admissions policy requirements. Subsidized tuition policy subject to annual review.
Leaves
- Personal Leave
- Marriage Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- Emergency Leave
- Maternity/Paternity Leave

Job Description:

Job Purpose

Serve as a teacher leader who:

Provides vibrant ELA instruction to students in grade 7-9, covering listening, speaking, reading and writing
Provides instructional leadership to the CT MS ELA team
Actively contribute to the dynamic school community through collaboration, service and participation
Strive for honor, excellence, community, and joy

Job Duties

Teaching

General requirements: teaching, planning, assessment, grading, record keeping, classroom management
Facilitate intensive academic vocabulary development
Scaffold background information and make connections so that ELL learners can better understand a variety of texts
Model and teach students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
Develop a culture of reading through novel studies and free reading of both classics and contemporary novels
Help students interpret a variety of texts including literature, poetry, history, and science
Systematically develop students’ composition skills including narratives, research reports, literary analysis, and essays
Equip students to learn

Supervision

Train, observe and coach MS staff, providing direct feedback and growth opportunities
Support teachers and the school with academically challenged students and parent interactions
Meet with administration to communicate the Middle School needs and channel communication back to your team or student community
Continual development of curriculum and instruction
Lead team planning and collaboration
Develop middle school English activities
Interview and hire new staff
Guide a department assistant to help with:
- Meeting records
- Schedule and roster assistance
- Guest visits
- Curriculum and library inventory
- Material ordering
- Budget
Maintain online Learning Management

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

BJ SMIC Private School is a Preschool through 12th Grade institution. Currently, there are 1650 students and 260 full time teachers from 16 nationalities. The School stresses each student’s holistic development and also emphasizes the importance of moral integrity in education.

As we expand into more classes, we continue to hire qualified staff throughout the year. Overall, we have one of the lowest rates of teacher replacement you will find in China, especially among local staff, but also among our expat teachers. Our teachers are committed to their students, and enjoy deep friendships with their coworkers.

Administrators make every effort to place teachers where they can refine their teaching skills and develop professionally, with opportunities for advancement to those that desire it.

Working for a growing company with $1.7 billion in annual revenue has definite benefits; you never have to worry about delayed salary payments or layoff's due to budget cuts. SMIC Private School offers salaries more than sufficient to cover the low cost of living in Yizhuang.

Living in Yizhuang is getting easier every year as well. Whether, cycling, driving, taking the bus or subway, Yizhuang is less congested and easy to get around. Two new shopping plaza's have opened nearby, Lippo Plaza and Creative Life Plaza (with a Sam's club, Papa John's, Starbucks, and bilingual movies). McDonalds, KFC, Subway, and a half dozen pizza restaurants serve Western food nearby. On weekends, teachers fellowship in each other's homes or attend a nearby church, the subway and express buses reach the downtown expatriate fellowships and districts (CBD, Sanlitun) in less than 1 hour.

Yizhuang has many square miles of parks, lakes, rivers and natural areas to enjoy, and Decathlon has plenty of international-standard sporting goods. There are many volunteer opportunities nearby as well, including New Day Foster Home and Shepherd's Field Children's Home within a short drive.

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