Shanghai International School Hiring Biochemistry Teacher

• Teach High School Chemistry in English.
• Life-long learning: enthusiasm in personal development, cutting-edge educational philosophy and
practices, keen on improving the program constantly.
• Student-centred: teachers are expected to have insightful and detailed knowledge of the
developmental characteristics and learning needs of the students they teach. They also need to have expertise in meeting the wide range of individual learning and pastoral needs of international school students who come from diverse cultural, linguistic and educational backgrounds.
• Plan for and implement effective learning, teaching and assessing: teachers are expected to set high expectations and challenging developmental and learning goals for their students and use a variety of effective learning, teaching and assessing strategies, to provide feedback and record report on student learning and progress, with the purpose of supporting them achieve these goals.
• Whole person education to cultivate life-long learners: teachers are expected to be
knowledgeable and effective users of assessment to prepare students to college. They use a range of data measures and assessment strategies to inform their evaluation of students’ progress which enables them to plan for learning and to report accurately and effectively on student progress and to design appropriate intervention and support strategies to support students achieve their long-term
goals.
• Commitment to supporting all aspects of our programme including extracurricular activities and contribution to school community.

Selection Criteria
• Education
o Overseas study experience required. o Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject area required, Master’s or Doctor’s degree an
advantage. • Proficiency in teaching, thinking and communicating in English. • Skills and Experience
o Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in teaching High School Chemistry in International
Curriculum (AP / A-Level / IB). o Previous experience in a top-tier international school or bilingual school preferred, familiarity with American education system preferred. o International Competition tutoring experience an advantage. o Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, Teacher PD and school management
preferred.
• Believe in student-centred learning, life-long learning and whole person education.
• Enthusiasm in curriculum study and development; Working in a high performing school; Ability to
analyse student data and promote student achievement; Demonstrated experience in using a variety
of assessment and feedback techniques; Demonstrated experience in raising achievement and setting aspirational targets.

& Benefits
• Month salary: negotiable.
• Collaboration with top U.S. school faculty members directly; Opportunities for PD training in America,
England, Hongkong and other countries. • Performance-based bonus. • Housing allowance and other benefits. • Seven sick days per whole academic year (191 working days). • Free Lunch and snacks.