EAL Teacher at PYP

Employer: Phoenix City International School (website)

Phoenix City International School (PCIS) was founded in 2003, and is one of the branch schools operated by Bright Scholar Education Group. The main campus is currently home to the International Primary School, the Bilingual Primary School, the Bilingual Middle School and the International Middle School. The main language of instruction is Chinese but all schools offer a comprehensive English Language Curriculum. PCIS aims to educate the whole child by building CHARACTER, enriching KNOWLEDGE, and providing opportunities to PRACTICE these skills. PCIS will provide opportunities to put both character and knowledge into practice thereby ensuring that students will be able to live a moral life and utilize what they have learned at school in real-life applications. Combining both character education and knowledge and putting them into practice will help students to achieve a higher level of success in school and beyond. During the past 19 years, The school not only become the first batch of ASIA Cambridge English Language School in china but also to be the candidate of the IB program.

The main campus also has a large sports field, a swimming pool, landscaped gardens, outside learning areas, a canteen, electric bike parks and accommodation for staff and some pupils. We are located about 15 minutes by metro (nearby our school the Baijiang Station or Xintang Station) or bus to downtown Guangzhou in the affluent suburb of Phoenix City. Please visit http://www.pcis.com.cn for further information about the school.

Job Profile:

International Primary Section(PYP) – 35 hours per week
you will stay with one class and work closely with a Chinese English co-teacher. You will work 35 hours a week, which comprises of class time and office time in which you will plan, have meetings, research and report.

1-Be prepared for each class and arrive on time for each class
2-Collaborate with co-teacher in planning co-taught classes
3-Create classroom displays and display students’ work
4-Mark, grade and give feedback on students’ assignments
5-Document lesson plans and other evidence of inquiry based teaching, upload these to the server
6-Create and maintain a safe and peaceful learning environment for students
7-Follow learning objectives already set out, suggest improvements if any are observed
8-Lead English Time activities daily and be present and participative during Activity Time
9-Bilingual Primary / Junior high school: you can choose to take over the extra class in Bilingual Primary and Junior high school when your position is PYP teacher as above, within 35 hours per week.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with co-teacher in planning co-taught classes
• Create classroom displays and display students’ work
• Mark, grade and give feedback on students’ assignments
• Document lesson plans and other evidence of inquiry-based teaching, upload these to the server
• Create and maintain a safe and peaceful learning environment for students
• Follow learning objectives already set out, suggest improvements if any are observed
• Lead English Time activities daily and be present and participative during Activity Time
• Promote inquiry based learning and critical thinking
• Play an active role during meetings, listen and contribute ideas
• Attend school organized professional development workshops
• Share resources and ideas with peers

Qualifications:

• Positive attitude
• Ability to work well within a team
• Professional work ethic
• Bachelors degree
• 2 years teaching experience
• TEFL/TESOL/PGCE certification
• Native English speaker

Benefit:

• Length of Contract:1 year
• Holiday Pay: For duration of contract period all school and government holidays will be paid at 100% of salary.
• Accommodation: Free housing provided
• Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner available free of charge during school term
• Social Insurance: Shall bear the corresponding expenses according to the proportion of Insurance Law in China
• Visa: Z visa organized and paid for by the school
• Work Location:Phoenix City, Zengcheng, Guangzhou

Email: foreignaffairs.pcis@outlook.com