Under the guidance of the Head of English Program, acts as a team leader leading a team of 2-3 junior teachers, oversees the planning and implementation of the educational experiences for young children (2-6 years old) with a child development focus in a play-based focus learning center.

1. Oversee planning and implementation of curriculum projects and supervise activities performed by teachers; assign children/families to teachers; participate in hiring teachers; conduct performance evaluations.
2. Cooperate with the Head of English Program, plan and implement creative and challenging curriculum projects and activities in the areas of language and literacy, cognitive, emotional, social and physical growth; plan and structure environments to facilitate activities.
3. Provide instruction to children; develop emerging curriculum and work with the children on short-term and long-term projects. Create an environment that will promote children’s emotional growth and will support them in the transition from home to school. Carefully plan and structure both the indoor and outdoor environments of the classrooms.
4. Use observation skills to record children’s behavior and maintain anecdotal records.
5. Work directly with parents providing verbal updates, interpreting their children’s behaviors and to deal with day to day queries.
6. Work with and support parents on various classroom activities initiated by parents.
7. Design, produce and document program content and the children’s work; write articles for school newsletter; present at parent seminars or early childhood conferences.
8. Promote the curriculum, support the sharing of the center’s philosophy, knowledge and experience with parents and early childhood educators.
9. Provide tours for parents and visitors.
10. Support the center by substituting and assisting with all-school duties when needed.

Minimum education/experience required:
1. Bachelor degree or above in Early Childhood Education or Child Development;
2. At least four years’ experience teaching in the field of Early Childhood Education. Experience teaching in international kindergarten in China highly desirable.
3. A good knowledge of international early childhood education curriculums
4. Knowledge of child centered, play-based pedagogy
5. Supervisory training and courses;

Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities required:
1. Strong passion in early childhood education. Advocate of play-based learning approach for young children
2. An ability and desire to embrace new initiatives in the education of young children.
3. A high level of integrity with an appreciation of working with diverse cultures.
4. Strong leadership skills. Recent management / leadership experience in an early years context (2+ years).
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
6. Strong sense of responsibility, experience of the management of resources, ability to work effectively with colleagues and parents
7. Possess of entrepreneurial spirit and is willing to work with a new team to build a brand new education center

Certificates/licenses required:
• Teacher Certificate
OR
• TEFL/ TESOL certificate