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Director of Learning/Curriculum K-12

Job Purpose:

Provide instructional guidance to students in English Language Arts courses in grades 9-12 while actively contributing to our students and school through associated roles expected of a holistic professional educator in a dynamic system dedicated to honor, excellence, community and joy.

 

Job Duties:

Teaching and Learning Standards

  • Teach a minimum of 3 block classes per cycle, serve as a substitute when needed
  • Promote and maintain academic integrity and established school standards
  • Implement a variety of instructional methods that utilizes multiple media
  • Contribute to building the department through peer observations, evaluations, and curriculum development
  • Actively measure student learning and adapt as needed to ensure learning outcomes
     

Communication

  • Proactively communicate with parents and students in the following ways:
    • Establishing clear, consistent class expectations
    • Maintaining constant contact regarding grades and progress
    • Utilizing school-established email system and protocols for setting appointments and sending or receiving official communications
  • Contribute to the department goals and meetings
  • Maintain lesson plans and load them to the school designated platform

 

Professional Development

  • Demonstrate self-motivation by seeking professional development opportunities:
    • Utilizing department resources to improve and enhance classroom instruction
    • Pursuing online webinars or other resources
    • Researching opportunities at local international schools
  • Contribute to enhancing the teaching community at SMIC by:
  • Attending and participating in in-house workshops
  • Engage peers through class observations and collaboration
  • Being punctual and attentive to all faculty and department meetings

Community

  • Promote and support school-sponsored, extra-curricular activities and events
  • Supervise students in the following:
    • Supporting advisors on field trips
    • Monitoring student behavior throughout the school campus, especially on duty assignments
    • Assisting with student safety by supporting the discipline guidelines established by the Student Affairs Office
  • Volunteer and serve on committees
     

Student Academic Life

  • Evaluate student progress and adjust lessons to ensure student mastery
  • Support the Academic Affairs Office with students on academic probation and implementing the plan established by the Academic Affairs Director
  • Evaluate student progress through standardized assessments
  • Sponsor and contribute to academic events
  • Encourage academic excellence by recognizing student achievements
  • Promote the use of technological resources in pursuit of competitive global competencies and in accordance with school-established guidelines
Posted: October 2019
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LocationBeijing, China
Start DateFebruary 2020
Eligible CandidatesDistrict/Regional Level Administrator, Director/Principal
Student LevelAll Levels
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

  • Flight reimbursement: One round trip ticket for employee and each family member (under 18 years old dependents). Only applicable if moving from overseas
  • Home Visit Travel Allowance: Additional 12,000 RMB/year to subsidize for travel. Paid 1,000 RMB/month
  • Visas: Legal Working Visa Dependent Visas for family. HR Staff assists through the whole process
  • Relocation: 
    • For 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.
    • For moving from Mainland China: 3,000RMB per single teacher and 6,000RMB per family
  • Health Insurance: Worldwide coverage based on nationalities, 100% direct billing at many Beijing hospital. Includes spouse, children, and parents (parents not covered in N. America) About 90% of premium paid by the school
  • Professional Development: School PD is available to qualified teachers. Must be approved by direct supervisors and the School PD Committee
  • Housing:
    • Public and commercial housing - Housing allowance will be provided
    • Living Quarter, LQ (dependent on availability) - Company subsidized rental, which is comparatively lower than the market rate. No housing allowances available
  • Children’s SMIC School Tuition: Subsidized tuition policy subject to annual review
  • Paid Holidays: Paid Vacations in Winter, and Summer
  • Other paid holidays based on national statutory holidays’ arrangement
  • Leave: Personal, Marriage, Bereavement, Emergency, Child Adoption, Maternity, and Paternity Leave

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Other Certification
Education RequiredBachelor
Additional School Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
  • State or national level teaching license/certificate
  • 2 years of Teaching Experience

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.