Elementary School Teacher in Tianjin, China

Tianjin Elementary teachers with Maple Leaf Schools; Contribute to integrate Chinese and Western style educational philosophies and to provide an immersive English education which has a balanced focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, while actively creating and developing a fun and positive learning environment for the students

Enhance the ESL program by providing additional or supplemental materials; implement

ESL course overviews and/ or the school provided textbooks and teaching materials;

use a variety of teaching strategies/learning activities and student assessment

methods; develop detailed lesson plans; and provide quality instruction to students.

Manage the classroom effectively; maintain good student discipline; support the discipline standards and rules of the School;

Respect the values, cultural differences and expectations of the parents and Chinese leaders, teachers and staff members.

Contribute to the School's extra-curricular program; Participate in Maple Leaf marketing and student recruitment activities as requested; Participate in professional development activities.

Accept evaluation from the ESL Director and the School Principal during the school year.

Be flexible in meeting the School's changing requirements as conditions may dictate over time.

Be a role model and demonstrate high moral standards for students at all times.

Conduct himself/herself appropriately both professionally and personally at the School and within the community.

Comply with the School's expectations regarding professional appearance, hygiene and dress.

Abide by the Chinese laws and local cultural standards of decency and appropriateness

Job Duties

Teaching a maximum of 25 class periods per week

Organizing at least one English club per week each semester

Supervising students as required by the school, including morning reading sessions, tutorial sessions and during school activities or events.

Assigning and correcting homework, preparing and correcting quizzes, tests for the students.

Participating in the school activities including weekly flag raising ceremonies, special opening ceremonies, proofreading of English letters or documents, serving as a judge

for English contests, cooperating in receiving visitors, and attending occasional specialweekend ceremonies, as required by the School.

Providing demonstration classes for prospective parents/students to observe, participating in video presentations created for marketing purposes, and other related activities as required.

Coordinating with the Chinese bilingual teacher and homeroom teacher for students' learning and management

Requirements

Aged from 25 to 58

Bachelor degree required

At least 2 years full-time relative teaching experiences

TEFL certificate 120 hours plus preferred

Native English speaker from UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland or

South Africa

Clean criminal record check

Personal Professional, enthusiastic, friendly and hard working

Attributes Must be a team player, willing to help and be flexible

Fluency in oral and written English

Comfortable with computers for school related purpose such as MS Office programs

Flexible in adapting a multi-cultural environment with school community members of many nationalities

Benefits Package

Competitive Salary, depending on previous teaching experiences

Paid Holidays (Winter&Summer holidays, Christmas Day, May week, October week, etc)

Medical Insurance with MSH China for teacher and dependents

Free-rent Apartment

A round-trip flight reimbursement for teacher and dependents

Children Tuition Deduction

Sponsored legal Z work visa

Professional development workshop