Teaching Librarian

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Requirements:

• Education Required: Bachelor
• Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
• Major: Library Science
• Required Certificates: Teaching Credential/License

• Preference will be given to teachers who are currently in China
• British Columbia Professional Certified Teacher
• Familiar with British Columbia Curriculum
• Familiar with Electronic Library systems
• Minimum of two years teaching experience. (or Masters Degree)
• Passionate about teaching

Job Benefits:

Our teachers also enjoy the generous benefits that Sino Canada brings in terms of work/life balance, and our compensation/benefits package. The list below highlights the differences between our contract, and other BC Offshore School contracts:

• A Calendar with generous holidays (Christmas, Chinese New Year, Summer, and other shorter holidays in October and May = 15 weeks in total).
• Travel Allowance – 10000 rmb/year for travel anywhere.
• Paid International Medical coverage.
• Re-allocation Allowance
• Free meals at school – 600 rmb/mo.
• Technology budget available – 3000 rmb.
• Professional development budget available to each teacher — 1000 rmb/year.
• Free weekly bus to and from all major cities near the school (Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou,Wuxi, Changzhou).
• Great facilities on site: Swimming pool, horseback riding free school workout facilities.
• Free Tuition for teacher’s children – 1st Child 100% 2nd child 50%
• Rents are typically around 2000 to 2500 RMB per month
• The school is near a smaller community with allnecessary amenities that include Starbucks, Tesco and many great restaurants

Job Description

  A Teacher-Librarian collaborates with all school staff and: 

• promotes the School Library Resource Centre Program as integral components in the development of lifelong learners;
• promotes the School Library as the literacy centre of the school; this includes the use of the internet as an integral part of research – with the choice of credible sites
• promotes the role of the School Library program in improving the student learning;
• uses the Co-operative Planning and Teaching Model to develop, implement and evaluate    resource-based units;
• assists students and staff with the development of skills needed to enable the learner to locate,    analyze, evaluate and apply information from a variety of media;including the internet
• develops and implements strategies which promote literature appreciation;
• develops and implements routines and procedures which ensure the effective operation of the School Library and the effective use of library resources and services;
• provides recommendations to the school principal regarding development and maintenance of the    library collection and library budget;i
• plans and administers School Library budgets;
• develops and monitors the library collection by setting priorities and establishing procedures for the   evaluation and selection of library resources;
• plans for the effective use of School Library clerical and technical staff.
• some of the time may be used as Teacher on Call where it is appropriate