COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Headquartered in Singapore, The EtonHouse International Education Group has 120 schools across 11 countries. We run pre-schools as well as K-12 international schools. Together, these schools provide internationally recognized programmes and high-quality education to over 20,000 students globally. The group also runs enrichment programmes and cutting-edge ed-tech programmes to scale the provision of high-quality education in pre-schools.
Over the last 27 years, EtonHouse has been at the forefront of international education in the Asia Pacific region and has won numerous awards. In 2019, our founder, Mrs. Ng Gim Choo won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Education category. In addition, EtonHouse was recently selected to be in the inaugural cohort of the Scale-Up SG programme, which is an Enterprise Singapore programme selecting high-growth potential local companies which can be groomed into future global champions.
With children at the heart of what we do and the vision to make good quality education accessible to every child in Singapore, EtonHouse launched the EtonHouse Community Fund (ECF) in 2015. As an independent IPC charity, ECF continuously runs initiatives to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children.
EtonHouse Vision
Shaping the future through education
EtonHouse Mission
Developing confident and capable global citizens
Be a part of the EtonHouse family
We welcome passionate and dedicated professionals who share our belief in the power of education. Together, we can make a meaningful difference to children and society through education.
RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an exciting opportunity for a colleague with a teaching background in Secondary education and an experienced Chinese teacher to join a growing school in the heart of Singapore. The successful applicant will be expected to teach Chinese from ages 11 to 18. The school offers both IGCSE and International A-Level Chinese. The successful applicant will have outstanding subject knowledge and have the ability to enthuse and inspire students, maximizing achievement and progress at all levels. A teacher with flexibility, resilience, and a caring and kind approach towards students.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a lively, enthusiastic, orderly and safe learning environment.
- Deliver the Chinese curriculum to assigned classes in accordance with the School's timetable.
- Differentiate lessons according to the abilities and learning needs of individual students.
- Promote independent learning by adopting teaching and learning strategies which develop the competence and confidence of every student.
- Ensure the thorough implementation of subject specifications, teaching schemes, assessment policies and reporting procedures.
- Assess and develop the Chinese curriculum in the school
- Plan and deliver schemes of work, including the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of the subject, and of different students.
- Keep abreast of current developments in Chinese language education and to adapt the curriculum content and methods of teaching and examining as appropriate.
- Identifying appropriate resources within the limits of the school budget.
- Ensure health and safety policies are followed within the Chinese classrooms.
- Ensure that the Chinese class rooms present stimulating environments, which help to influence students' attitudes positively towards the subject.
- Ensure students' work is regularly assessed and that homework is in line with school policy.
- Report to parents in accordance with the school's reporting policy.
- Use information gained from assessment, recording and reporting procedures to generate further improvement in student achievement.
- When required, take on a form tutor role in the Senior School and fulfill the responsibilities of that position.
- Follow the School's policies and procedures with regard to discipline and behaviour, daily routines, duties, homework, leave of absence and visits.
- Contribute to co-curricular activities that broaden students' experiences and contribute to the general life of the school.
- Promote the study of Chinese amongst students and parents.
- Attend and contribute to meetings of a professional nature.
- Maintain appropriate links with teaching colleagues in all sections of the school and foster cross-curricular links where appropriate.
- Liaise with members of the Inclusive Education Team with regard to individual students, to ensure that those needs are understood, planned for and met.
- Develop effective links with the wider community, in order to extend the study of Chinese and enhance teaching and learning.
- Diploma in Early Childhood Care & Education in Teaching (Chinese language) or its equivalent
- At least 2 years of relevant working experience in education sector is required
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work well independently as well as within a team
- Required to speak, read and written in Mandarin as the candidates need to teach the students Mandarin Language.
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