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Elementary Language Arts Teacher

Responsibilities

  • Teach a minimum of 21 periods per week
  • Work with students in grade 4 or 5 with all students in the assigned grade level in English language arts.
  • Work on curriculum development, which includes preparing effective diverse lesson units based on the school’s curriculum formats using the Understanding by Design (UbD)
  • Develop and follow the established elementary language arts’ curriculum including designing units to support it
  • Collaborate with grade level teachers
  • Design authentic assessments and measure their effectiveness in meeting curricular goals
  • Support SMIC school values including our ESLRs and motto, and serve as a role model to students in all actions, professionally and personally, to promote them
  • Promote our “Expected School-wide Learning Results” (ESLRs):  global citizenship, motivated learners, healthy individuals, and persons of character
  • Maintain and update timely student records including grading (homework, grade books, progress reports, report cards, student attendance, and other required documents)
  • Be actively involved in (at least two) extra-curricular activities as a faculty sponsor/advisor/coach/helper/school committee member
  • Actively fulfill assigned supervision duties, which could include supervising students during open computer lab times
  • Able to work closely with students who exhibit near English proficiency
  • Work closely with parents/guardians through providing feedback on progress, answering questions, and being an educational partner where possible
  • Proactively meet and communicate with parents/guardians, students and other teachers when necessary to develop interventions for students with academic, emotional/behavioral or other needs
  • Serve as a substitute teacher when needed
  • Take an active role in required meetings (departmental; grade level; committees, faculty; etc.)
  • Assist with additional duties as assigned
Posted: February 2019
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LocationShanghai, China
Start DateAugust 2019
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelElementary
Monthly SalaryUSD 3235
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

Partial funished housing and meal subsidies, annual home visit/travel subsidy and recolocation allowances are also available

Qualifications and Requirements

Education RequiredBachelor
Additional School Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree required in elementary education but a bachelors’ degree in a related field (early childhood, curriculum) along with a teaching license is considered 
  • Must possess a valid teaching license/certificate in elementary or early childhood education
  • At least 2 years full-time teaching in the same position in a regular elementary school setting
  • Evidence of current relevant professional development especially at the lower elementary grade levels especially in language arts

About the School

Originally founded in 2001, the SMIC Private School was created to serve families employed by the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), one of the most advanced semiconductor companies in China. Over the years, the school’s reputation grew along with enrollment demands as we expanded to include students from outside the company as well. Today, our staff of almost 340 (of whom almost half are foreigners) serves over 2800 students in grades K-12 in both English and Chinese tracks. SMIC is a highly academic international school-style private school, which is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and is recognized by the Shanghai Education Bureau. The English Track division offers an American-style curriculum (in English) based on US standards. Among our distinguishing features, we provide a phenomenally successful and diverse AP program (95% of our students score 3 or higher on average) and a uniquely successful Chinese language program that has fantastic student achievement results. With 462 graduates since 2006, 100% of our high school graduates since 2010 have been accepted to international colleges and universities or have gone to compulsory military service in their countries. The colleges and universities included 34 of the top 100 elite institutions in the world such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Brown, New York University, Rice, University College London, McGill, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Johns Hopkins. We're not only about academics, though, as we have many extra-curricular program options as well including 9 different award-winning sports programs and 51 after-school clubs for students to join. Whether SMIC Private School students pursue academics, sports, or other extra-curricular activities, our staff and active school community encourages their efforts to aim for excellence, while retaining a sense of honor, community, and joy.