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Early Years Chinese Teacher

school
Wellington College China
location
Shanghai, China
housing
Housing Allowance for expat contracts
airfair
Annual Home Leave Flight Allowance for self plus family for expat contracts
Start date
Ongoing
1 year
1
  • Early Childhood
  • Licensed Teacher
  • Bachelor
  • 5 years of teaching experience
  • Education
  • Teaching Credential/License

Basic Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree and relevant teaching qualifications and certificates
  • Major: Flexible – likely to be Education
  • Language: Chinese / English

Experience:

Working Experience - At least five years’ experience in Early Years education Experience working cross-culturally essential Familiarity with teaching Chinese as a second language and a Project-based learning approach to the curriculum

Preferred Qualifications:

  • A spirit of collaboration, stamina, drive, a sense of humour, a passion for children, positive nature, and a love of professional and lifelong learning
  • Embraces every aspect of dual language learning and has an openness and willingness to learn about pedagogical practices that may be unfamiliar.
  • An ability to embrace change and work to timelines
  • A strong mindset for continuous improvement to meet or exceed expectations
  • Annual Home Leave Flight Allowance for self plus family for expat contracts
  • Housing Allowance for expat contracts

Department - Academic

Supervisor - Head of Early Years

Responsible for - Teaching Chinese Communication and Language and early Literacy in either Nursery or Reception

Objective - Wellington College International Shanghai is looking for a skilled Early Years teacher of Chinese to assume the responsibility for the safe care and education for the children placed in his/her charge. S/he will ensure that the pupil`s emotional, physical, social and intellectual development are promoted at an age-appropriate level and in line with excellent Early Years practice.

Experience - The Chinese Early Years teacher will have delivered a Western approach to teaching in the Early Years and be familiar with the pedagogy of the English EYFS. They will have worked comfortably and knowledgeably in an International school context and have some experience of co-teaching and planning. An imaginative and creative approach to education is practised in our classrooms and the post holder will be working in close partnership with the expatriate class teachers as well as the Dual Language Stream coordinator to ensure that all aspects of the curriculum are delivered to the highest standards for all pupils.

 

Teaching and Learning

  • To plan for and support the educational development of the pupils by following the Early Years academic programme as outlined by the Head of Early Years
  • To plan and organise high quality activities to meet the developmental needs of the class as well as each individual child with Chinese Communication and Language and early literacy as the main focus
  • To keep up to date with relevant childcare and educational issues in the Early Years
  • To assess pupils in Chinese Communication and language and Literacy and support the class teacher`s judgements of each pupil in other areas of learning where a Chinese native speaker will enable a more holistic view of the child
  • To report individual pupil data to the Head of Early Years and contribute to the monitoring of the Dual Language project with attainment and progress information using the WCC Assessment Framework

Learning Environment

  • To ensure that the Early Years environment is warm and welcoming for children, staff and parents. To develop high-quality spaces which are natural, age-appropriate, sufficiently challenging and follow the children's interests.
  • To assist the Head of Early Years in ensuring it is safe and secure, well-organised and enables high-quality teaching and learning.
  • Ensure each child has a sense of belonging within their classroom and learning environment.

Health and Safety

  • To ensure the safety of the children remains central in all we do. To remain aware of the constantly developing abilities of the children and that appropriate safety measures are applied to avoid dangerous situations
  • To promote and maintain high standards of health and hygiene, thereby helping to prevent the spread of any infection within the Nursery. To adhere fully to the College policies for health and hygiene

Staff and College Development

  • To participate when required in Wellington College staff development and INSET and to attend staff meetings and briefings as required, some of which may be outside of normal working hours
  • To support the College Development Plan so far as it relates to the Early Years Centre

Communication and Teamwork 

  • Model and promote Wellington values: kindness, courage, integrity, respect and responsibility in the aim of enabling the Wellington Identity: inspired, intellectual, independent, individual, inclusive
  • Understand the importance of building authentic relationships with families, knowing such understandings can lead to greater learning outcomes for children.
  • Support in admissions and recruitment of new families into the Dual Language programme in Reception and support the Dual Language Coordinator to communicate with families about the project through presentations, workshops and online platforms
  • To maintain the highest levels of professionalism as demanded by all employees of Wellington College international Shanghai.
  • To ensure that communication and interactions with children and parents is always beyond reproach
  • To maintain an open, honest flow of information to parents regarding the physical, social, intellectual and emotional development of their children.
  • To attend Parents Evenings as required
  • To report to parents in the form of written reports twice yearly, or as required by the Head of Early Years
  • To make a contribution to College newsletters, where appropriate and/or asked by the Head of Early Years
  • To participate in all major events relating to the Early Years Centre such as Open Mornings and Sports Days.
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This is a Direct to School Job

Wellington College China is a partner of Wellington College in England.  It has five schools and two nurseries in China, all in exciting, international cities.   Our schools provide an outstanding education for 2,150 local and international children aged between 2 and 18 years old.

Success in public examinations is important and we celebrate it. However, at Wellington College, excellent exam results and great university destinations, in the UK and worldwide, are only part of the picture. We want our pupils to be the very best people that they can be: to be kind, to have integrity in their actions, to take responsibility when necessary, to have respect for their environment, for others and themselves, and finally to show courage when needed. The Wellington values frame the way we think about what it is be a Wellingtonian, including the ways we work and what we hope to become.

Our Huili Schools combine Wellington’s holistic, British approach to educating the whole child, with the enduring strengths of the Chinese curriculum and focus on learning.  We talk about giving our pupils the best of both worlds.  Half our lessons are in English and half in Chinese.  Half our teachers are English-speakers and half are Chinese.  It is our desire to imbue every pupil with our five core values: courage, integrity, respect, kindness and responsibility. We encourage and expect our Chinese pupils to develop the Wellington identity: to be inspired, intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive.   

Huili School Shanghai

Huili Nursery Shanghai

Huili School Hangzhou

Huili School Nantong

Tianjin International School

This is a Direct to School Job
This is a Direct to School Job
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