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Chinese Track Elementary English Language Arts Teacher

Beijing SMIC Private School and Kindergarten

Beijing, China

US 3000 - 4500 a month

Housing allowance will be provided

Additional 12,000 RMB/ year to subsidize for travel

Start August 2021

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Elementary, Middle School

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License
Work Visa Eligibility: United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand

Additional School Requirements:

Education and Work Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (Masters degree preferred ) in elementary education or other closely related fields.
Experience in teaching ELA at least for 2 years or experienced in teaching ESL at least 3 years.
Evidence of a teaching Certification from a recognized institution.

Professional Skills

Demonstrate strong positive commitment toward school improvement.
Demonstrate commitment to integrated education at the elementary level including innovations and best practices.
Develop and follow the established elementary language arts’ curriculum including designing units to support it.
Knowledgeable about ELA teaching style and how primary level classroom instruction integrates into it.
Comfortable working in a school that integrates western style educational philosophies.
Comfortable with computers for school related purposes including data management, email, and MS Office programs.
Fluent in both oral and written English at a professional standard.
Desire to actively engage in professional development opportunities as provided by the school or through individual initiative.
Flexible in adapting to a multi-cultural environment with school community members of many nationalities.
Flexible in adapting to unexpected changes such as class schedules, meetings, parent teacher conferences, and substituting for absentee teachers.

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 6,000 RMB per single teacher and 12,000 RMB per family
- Moving from mainland China: 3,000 RMB per single teacher and 6,000 RMB 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. Chinese statutory holidays applicable. Offered to all full-time staff.
Health Insurance
- Worldwide coverage subject to individual choice, up to 100% direct billing at many hospitals around China.
- The school bears 90% of the MSH premium.
Non-medical Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Catastrophic Health Insurance
- The school bears 90% of the MSH premium.
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

Facilitate intensive academic vocabulary development.
Teach students about the structure and content of the English language, including proper
Grammar, spelling, Phonemic awareness and sentence structure.
Develop a culture of reading through stories, articles and research.
Help students interpret a variety of texts including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, history, and science.
Develop students’ ability to analyze texts at different levels.
Equip students to learn through collaboration, research, and writing project.

SMIC’s Chinese Track Elementary ELA program is an intensive, all-English bridge to improved vocabulary, reading comprehension, and composition skills. Its purpose is to prepare students for international school, overseas studies or if they are interested in pursuing Zhong Kao in middle school they will still be adequately prepared.

Job Duties

Teach a maximum of 20 periods a week from Monday to Friday.
Create lesson plans and modify throughout the year. Utilize various curriculum resources in planning.
Observe and evaluate student's performance through varied assessments.
Grade tests and homework in a timely manner.
Maintain grade books on ManageBac.
Create a positive educational climate and manage student behavior in the classroom.
Communicate clearly in and out of the classroom with students and parents.
Attend staff meetings and professional development sessions.
Learn through observations of self and of peers.
Participate in school wide events such as the Charity Fundraiser, Sports Day, student recruitment, etc.
Take an active role in required meetings (departmental, grade level, committees, faculty, etc.)
Assist with additional duties as assigned.
Promote our school values of Excellence, Honor, Community and Joy.

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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This is a Direct to School Job

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