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Secondary Biology A-Level Teacher

What you will do?

As a teacher of Biology, you will be a well-qualified, enthusiastic, and inspiring teacher joining a supportive, welcoming, and successful team, with excellent outcomes. The successful candidate must also be hard-working, dedicated, and ideally, be keen to join the team in providing additional support to students in need, thereby encouraging success for all.

  • Teaching Secondary Cambridge International Biology curriculum (required to be able to teach up to A-level)
  • Ensuring that teaching and learning in the classroom are of a consistently high quality
  • Actively contributing to a cohesive, hardworking, and happy team, with a strong collegiate culture
  • Promoting and developing students’ academic, personal, and social development beyond the classroom

This is a certified Biology teaching position that requires you to have a recognized teaching qualification in Biology.

 

Posted: January 2024
This is a Direct to School Job

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LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Start DateAugust 2024
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelHigh School
Monthly SalaryUSD 3000 - 4000
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

Expat teacher benefits at VAS consist of a competitive salary, monthly housing allowance, relocation allowance for overseas hired teachers, tuition waiver for up to two children, international health insurance, up to 12 weeks of paid holidays, retention bonus, and more. You can expect to teach an average of 23 teaching hours per week, plus 3 hours per month allocated to substitute teaching. In addition, you will have a generous amount of non-contact time for planning, preparation, and professional growth.

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
MajorBiology, Science
Additional School Requirements

Furthermore, we are looking for a teacher who:

  • Has a strong curiosity about learning about other cultures and working with diverse people
  • Has a genuine interest in the field of Biology from both a pedagogical and theoretical perspective
  • Display an open mindset and ability to develop efficient student and parent relationships
  • Shows a willingness to embrace our VAS core values
  • Has real enthusiasm for their subject and a commitment to teaching Biology
  • Believes that Biology plays an important role in the development of student's skills, knowledge, and understanding
  • Recognises the value of learning beyond the classroom in enhancing the understanding and experience of the world in which we live
  • Is a team player, with a ‘can do solution-focused attitude
  • Possesses outstanding communication skills and personal integrity

About the School

With six modern campuses, a large team of professional teachers, and experienced academic managers, Vietnam Australia School (VAS) offers a highly unique and integrated bilingual K-12 education system for nearly 7,500 predominantly Vietnamese students. With an increasing student base and curriculum offerings, we are excited to seek applications from qualified candidates to join our dynamic and professional teaching team. VAS Vision To be a growing school group of excellence, preparing students to be successful in life and higher education, whilst preserving Vietnamese values through a combination of National and International education programs. VAS Mission VAS will transparently set out its core values and empower all its stakeholders to fully apply themselves to achieve the highest standard in each of these values in a culture of continuous improvement. VAS will deliver a harmonious combination of national and international education programs with a high level of English and Vietnamese language proficiency. VAS will create a community of national and international managers, teachers, and staff who passionately and efficiently deliver VAS’s education programs. VAS will excel in communicating and engaging with parents to create a partnership where parents support teachers and staff to ensure that their children achieve their full potential. VAS will provide its education programs to a growing number of students and in a growing number of locations sustainably and responsibly.