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EC Kindergarten Homeroom Teacher - Aug 2025

Shanghai SMIC Private School

Shanghai, China

School provides option for either SMIC residential compounds (3 location options) or a "monthly housing allowance.

Initial Onboard Airfare: Reimbursement of single trip airfare (economy ticket) for the employee from the country of origin to China. For married employees: Spouse & Dependent Children included.

Start August 2025

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Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 2

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Early childhood
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License
Work Visa Eligibility: United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand

Additional School Requirements:

Qualifications:

At least 2 years of full-time teaching experience as a homeroom teacher
Other visa requirements as outlined by Chinese laws and regulations

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.

Other Insurances:

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:

SMIC-I EC Kindergarten Grades P2-K2 Teacher Duties

Work with students in grades EP2 (3-year-olds), K1 (4-year-olds), or K2 (5-year-olds) as assigned in a self-contained classroom teaching/homeroom for all the core academic subjects (reading, writing, math, science, social studies)
Coordinate the classroom human resources (Chinese teacher, classroom assistant) to deliver effective, high-quality educational opportunities to students
Supervise and evaluate the Chinese Teacher assigned to work with the class
Work on early childhood curriculum development in reading, writing, math, science, and social studies as assigned, following the Understanding by Design (UbD) format
Prepare effective and diverse classroom lessons to implement the school’s science 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.
• 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 EC program initiatives, including sponsored student activities/events

Homeroom Teacher Duties

Communicate and promote upcoming class, grade, and school events with both parents/families, and students
Create a positive and collaborative relationship with homeroom parents.
Report on each child’s behavioral and academic progress
In collaboration with EC Director, SA Director, and the Grade Level Leader, create and implement behavioral and academic plans for students in need
Communicate with parent(s)/guardian(s) directly about emergency safety and health issues involving his/her child’s needs, which could include calling and emailing after regular working hours
Making visits to families homes during times of extraordinary need, such as for extreme illness or family emergency
Teach and train students in safety, procedures, and character per school-wide expectations and initiatives
Teach weekly Character Classes.
Implement and lead Responsive Classroom class meetings daily.

General Teacher Duties

Positively and productively collaborate with grade-level and subject-level teachers
Actively and positively promote the school’s “Expected School-wide Learning Results” (ESLRs): global citizenship, motivated learners, healthy individuals, and persons of character
Fllow 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
Create an engaging and organized learning space (classroom) for students
Actively fulfill assigned supervision duties, which could include passing period duty, lunch duty, study hall assignments, etc.
Work closely with parents/guardians through 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 an EC or ES grades substitute teacher when needed
Assist with additional duties as assigned

*** For more information, please refer to the following job description ***

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About the School:

Shanghai SMIC Private School is a highly academic, international school-style private school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and recognized by the Shanghai Education Bureau.

The SMIC-International Division offers an American-style curriculum (in English) based on US standards. Among our distinguishing features, we provide a phenomenally successful and diverse AP program (97% of our students score three or higher on average) and a uniquely successful Chinese language program with fantastic student achievement results. With 723 graduates since 2006, 100% of our high school graduates have been accepted to international colleges and universities or have gone to compulsory military service in their countries. The colleges and universities included 34 of the top 100 elite institutions in the world, such as Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Berkeley, UCLA, USC, Brown, New York University, Rice, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College of London, University College London, McGill, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Johns Hopkins.

We're not only about academics, though, as we have many extra-curricular program options as well, including nine different award-winning sports programs and 60 after-school clubs for students to join. Whether SMIC Private School students pursue academics, sports, or other extra-curricular activities, our staff and active school community encourage their efforts to aim for excellence while retaining a strong sense of honor, community, and joy.

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About China:

One of the world's most powerful nations, China's cultural contributions have influenced history and human development for thousands of years. Teach Away offers ESL teaching jobs in reputable language schools as well as licensed teaching jobs across China.

Capital: Beijing, China

Language: Standard Mandarin

Population: 1,387,720,133

Currency: Renminbi (yuan) (¥)

Major Religion(s): Buddhism, Taoism

Climate: Varied: wet/dry seasons

Size: Land area - 3.7 million sq. miles (9.6 million sq. km)

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