Literature/History Teacher, Beijing Academy

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Employer: Beijing Academy (website)

Beijing Academy was established in September 2013. It is a public school in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

Job Summary

Established in September 2013, Beijing Academy is consisted of two campuses: Xibahe and Dongba. We offer 12 grades of education with effective vertical articulation for elementary, middle grades, and higher. We define ourselves as a global, modern, and high quality campus. Our development strategies include a rich campus culture, democratic leadership, strong academics and open for collaborations. We explore innovative ways of teaching and learning. We develop educational model that is in sync with the times and students’ developmental needs under a modern school governance system. We aim to become a school with Beijing characteristics, Chinese temperament and global perspective. Our goal is for students to enjoy a happy life and contribute to the society with core qualities of benevolence, wisdom, bravery and happiness. By mentoring in how to learn, how to co-exit, how to live and how to innovate, we facilitate a well-rounded growth of our students in an unbounded space.

For literature teacher: Prepare and deliver literature lessons
For history teacher: Prepare and deliver history lessons

Responsibilities:

1. Prepare and retain appropriate teaching plans;
2. Assesses students’ work and provides feedback;
3. Maximum teaching hours: maximum (25-30) per week;
4. Office hour: yes; Mon-Fri, from 8:00-17:00

Other Information

1. Grade：9-12
2. Student age: 15-17;
3. Class scale:less than 25;
4. Textbook: Specified by the school
5. Must be willing to become involved with the life of the school.

Qualifications:

• Abide Chinese law and Law of the People’s Republic of China on Teachers
• Have great passion for teaching;
• Native English speaker preferred
• Bachelor degree or equivalent
• major in English, literature, liberal arts or social science
• teaching experiences in international senior high school or AP teaching experiences or Humanities courses
• Give lessons focusing on subjects in general using an appropriate level of English language;
• Possess a subject related certificate;
• Other specific subject teaching certificate if applicable, such as TESOL, TEFL, ESOL, CELTA;
• Meet the qualifications for applying a legal work permit and visa

Benefit:

• Monthly salary starts at RMB35,000 (including housing allowance, before tax) yuan depending on teaching task and experience;
• Medical insurance while you are employed in school;
• All statutory holidays as paid holidays plus 1-day paid for Christmas holiday
• Reimbursed residence permit, and obligatory medical check-up;
• Regular teaching training supplied by school;
• Ongoing team-building activities organized by school;
• Around RMB10,000yuan airfare allowance paid by the completion of contract.