Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

• Middle School

Eligible Candidates:

• Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

• Education Required: Bachelor
• Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
• Major: Mathematics or Middle School Education with a focus on Mathenatics
• Required Certificates:
  Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

Job Benefits:

Moving Allowance:
For candidates who live abroad when hired.

• RMB 7,000 for single employees. RMB 14,000 for married employees.
• $100 (USD) excess baggage reimbursement per employee ($250 per married teaching couple with dependents).

For candidates who live in mainland China when hired. RMB 3,000 for single employees. RMB 6,000 for married employees.
Reoccurring Flights/Transportation:
Full-time employees are eligible for a home visit/travel subsidy for each full year of employment. In the event of partial-year employment, the subsidy payment will be made only during the months in which the employee is on the payroll.
Medical Insurance:

• SMIC offers comprehensive medical insurance coverage for all employees, both domestic and international, with minimal premium contributions from employees.
• Dependents, including spouses and children under 21, can be covered with a modest additional premium under the same plan. The employee co-payment for both premiums and treatment expenses is highly competitive, and the cap on medical expense coverage is approximately RMB 5 million annually.

Disability Insurance:
A range of insurance products for our foreign employee clients, including term life, critical illness, accidental death, and dismemberment coverage, are provided to every foreign employee.
Tuition for Dependents:

• For foreign employees, up to 2 dependents receive a tuition benefit that covers 80% of the annual tuition.
• Uniforms, transportation, meals, and textbooks are not covered.

Bonus:

• Performance-based annual bonus starting after the first full year of service.
• Teacher incentive allowance is also available.

Job Description: Middle School Math Teacher Duties:

• Work with students in grades 6-8, as assigned for the school year; teaching assignments take into consideration a teacher’s area of interest
• Strong commitment to middle grades educational philosophy as supported by the Association for Middle-Level Education (AMLE)
• Carry out the ongoing development of the school’s MS math curriculum following the Understanding by Design (Ub D) concepts
• Prepare effective and diverse classroom lessons to implement the school’s math curriculum following the school’s accepted methods
• Design authentic subject assessments and measure their effectiveness in meeting curricular goals
• Differentiate lesson plans to meet the needs of both struggling and advanced students.
• Lead an enhancement and or enrichment for middle school students who need specialized support during EEE (Enhancement, Exploration, Enrichment)
• Help direct and coordinate student participation projects for special events during the school year, including (but not limited to) math competitions and other school events
• Helping maintain and care for the MS math supplies and equipment, including inventorying those items when needed
• Helping care for assigned classrooms
• Helping train and guide students to follow proper procedures
• Collaborate with grade-level team to plan, teach, and assess interdisciplinary units
• Comfortable working with advanced, motivated students who have strong academic backgrounds
• Support the work of grade-level initiatives, including sponsored student clubs/activities

General Teacher Duties:

• Positively and productively collaborate with grade-level or department teachers
• Actively and positively promote the school’s “Expected School-wide Learning Results” (ESLRs): global citizenship, motivated learners, healthy individuals, and persons of character
• Follow the SMIC Code of Ethics and school policies as outlined in the most current version of the SMIC Staff Handbook
• Closely follow the SMIC-I “Curriculum, Instruction, and Textbook Policy” as is appropriate for the Chinese context
• Maintain and update timely student records, including (class webpages, grading homework, grade books, progress reports, report cards, student attendance, and other required documents)
• Be actively involved in at least 40 hours of administrator-approved extra-curricular activities a year as a faculty sponsor/advisor/coach/helper/school committee member
• Actively fulfill assigned supervision duties, which could include passing period duty, lunch duty, study hall assignments, etc.
• Work closely with parents/guardians by providing feedback on progress, answering questions, and being an educational partner regarding their child’s learning
• Proactively meet and communicate with parents/guardians, students, and other teachers when necessary to develop interventions for students with academic, emotional/behavioral, or other needs
• Take an active role in required meetings (grade level; departmental; grade level; committees, faculty; etc.)
• Serve as a departmental substitute teacher when needed
• Assist with additional duties as assigned