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Elementary English Language Arts Teacher - Chinese Track

school
Beijing SMIC Private School and Kindergarten
location
Beijing, China
housing
On-campus housing or subsidized housing (Depending on availability)
airfair
One round trip ticket for employee and each family member (under 18 years old dependents). Only applicable if moving from overseas
Start date
Ongoing
2 years
3
  • Elementary, Middle School
  • Licensed Teacher, ESL Instructor
  • Bachelor
  • 2 years of teaching experience
  • TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
    TESL/TEFL Certificate
    TESL/TEFL Diploma Level
  • TEFL certification required

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 a 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.
  • 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: On-campus housing or subsidized housing (Depending on availability)
  • 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

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 an 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 them 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
This is a Direct to School Job

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.

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