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Primary School English Teacher (LZCGS)

School: Lanzhou Country Garden School

Location: Lanzhou, Gansu

Reports to: Vice Principal

Suitable for: Highly responsible people who are passionate, self-motivated and reflective professionals with excellent communication skills and relevant experience.

Performance Responsibilities:

  • Provide day-to-day instructional excellence to each student through prepared classroom lessons
  • Ensure the classroom is well-organized for purposeful activity throughout the day
  • Implement and model high standards of work practice and review, critically reflecting, and evaluating own practice
  • Show great individual care and support for the students, promoting learning styles that cater to individual differences to provide engagement in rigorous, relevant, and significant learning
  • Establish clear instructional objectives, utilizing core teaching resources and supplementary materials
  • Assess and analyse student progress to inform instruction and provide constructive feedback to promote students' progress towards standards
  • Respect, appreciate and understand differences in learning and school culture
  • Work cooperatively with fellow-staff members and administrators as it pertains to specific grade levels and programs
  • Be accountable and a positive advocate for all management decisions
  • Attend staff meetings, teacher workdays and recommended professional development activities
  • Perform additional duties as assigned by the Principal or Head of Department
  • The performance responsibilities are designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but not limit the employee to only the work identified. It is the expectation of the school that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the organization
Posted: December 2018
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LocationLanzhou, China
Start DateAugust 2019
Contract Length10 Months
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher, ESL Instructor
Student LevelElementary, Middle School
Monthly SalaryUSD 1900 - 2300
Number of Vacancies4

Job Benefits

  • Salary –12,000-20,000RMB/month (pre-tax)
  • Working Hours – Monday-Friday (7:30-12:00 / 14:00-16:30)
  • Teaching Hours – Up to 18 hours/week
  • Grades – Primary section teaching position
  • Accommodation – Off-campus furnished apartment provided
  • Food – 3 paid meals each day
  • Flight Reimbursement – Up to 5,400RMB
  • Visa – Work Permit, Residence Permit and medical check-up fees assistance and reimbursement
  • Insurance – Medical and accident Insurance provided
  • Leave – Paid national holidays + winter and/-or summer holidays

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
TESL/TEFL Certificate over 100 hours
Education RequiredBachelor
Work Visa EligibilityUnited States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand
MajorEnglish, Education, Literature
Additional School Requirements
  • 22-55 years of age
  • TEFL/TESOL 100+ hours certification minimum (CELTA/DELTA/PGCE/QTS preferred)
  • Two years' teaching experience working with second language learners preferred
  • Have an understanding and ability to teach pupils of all abilities
  • Must be able to obtain a cleared background check
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