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Kindergarten Teacher - Futian

BASIS Bilingual School Shenzhen

Futian, China

Furnished housing is provided

Full airfare for employee and accompanying immediate family at beginning and end of assignment

Start August 2025

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Contract Length: 3 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Early Childhood

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Early Childhood Education, Education

Additional School Requirements:

Work Experience

A Bachelor’s degree in your teaching subject. Many of our teachers hold multiple advanced degrees in their field. For Elementary and Early Education positions, a degree in this or related field is acceptable and/or encouraged.
A minimum of two years' teaching experience as the lead teacher of record in a classroom. This is a requirement for you to obtain a working visa. A minimum of five years' teaching experience as the lead teacher of record in a classroom is preferred.
An eagerness and willingness to collaborate with and elevate teaching colleagues. Our teachers come from all over the world and bring a wide variety of curricular backgrounds and experience. We seek to utilize this diversity to grow and learn from each other.
High academic standards and a desire to make a difference in the rigor of international education.

Job Benefits:

Our benefits package and teacher support are nearly unrivaled in schools in China. Expatriate teachers with BASIS International & Bilingual Schools China receive:

Competitive salary (dependent upon education and experience)
Global health coverage (including U.S. for American citizens)
Provided accommodation or housing allowance
Annual retirement benefit
Paid travel to and from China at the start and end of the contract
Annual travel allowance
Moving allowance
Free school meals
Assistance in obtaining your visa
Ability to transfer within our network at the end of your contract

We also offer extensive HR support beginning when you accept a position with us. Our HR and Operations teams will provide tremendous guidance and assistance in obtaining your visa, travel arrangements, housing, residence permit, and more.

Beyond this though, our promise to you is you will be a better educator when you leave BASIS International Schools. Through intentional and continued professional development and coaching, we nurture teaching excellence and innovation not just for the betterment of our students, but our teachers as well. This development can mean career acceleration over the years, whether you desire to become a teacher mentor or a school administrator.

Job Description:

BASIS Bilingual Kindergarten Futian is seeking qualified candidates for a Kindergarten Teacher for the 2025-26 school year!

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our Kindergarten Teacher position with BASIS Bilingual Kindergarten Futian.

Why Choose BASIS International Schools?

BASIS International Schools is a rapidly growing network of schools in China known for academic excellence and innovation. Since our first school opened in Shenzhen in 2015, BASIS International & Bilingual Schools has expanded across China, with campuses in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Huizhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Wuhan. In 2024 we launched three new schools in Shenzhen—including our first Early Childhood Education exclusive campuses.

Our students consistently gain admission to prestigious universities worldwide, including Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, MIT, and Cornell, with nearly 100% of graduates accepted into Top 50 U.S. universities and other similarly rated universities in the UK and Canada.

About BASIS Bilingual Kindergarten Futian

BASIS Bilingual Kindergarten Futian opened in the fall of 2024, and became the second exclusively early childhood education campus in our network. Teachers and students enjoy state-of-the-art facilities with spaces tailored specifically for the needs of young learners, including an auditorium, music studio, art studio, sand pool, sensory spaces, STEAM room, and plenty of outdoor play spaces.

The early childhood classroom is carefully designed to encourage a child's natural curiosity to create, discover, and ask questions. Our Early Childhood teachers adopt a collaborative, co-teaching approach to enhance student engagement and learning opportunities. The Subject Expert Teacher (SET) and Learning Enhancement Teacher (LET) partner to introduce ideas and ensure every student receives deep subject knowledge, personalized support, and appropriate engagement.

As an Early Childhood Subject Expert Teacher, you help cultivate a joyful, rigorous learning environment rich in child-initiated play that inspires students to become enthusiastic, life-long learners. You implement a theme-based, hands-on curriculum that lays a strong foundation for children to build upon throughout their elementary years.

You will also:

Foster meaningful relationships with each student to ensure a personalized and successful learning trajectory
Guide students in pursuing academic achievement, personal responsibility, and intellect
Pursue continuous professional growth by participating in ongoing professional development, collaborating with colleagues, and staying informed on the latest educational techniques and best practices in your field
Contribute to a positive and collaborative school community

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About the School:

Built in the fall of 2020, our second campus in Shenzhen will be in the Futian District, with classes for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8th. School facilities will include top-notch classrooms, a soccer field and track, full gymnasium, library, Apple computer lab, and a theater.

Futian is Shenzhen's vibrant downtown financial district, and is also home to the city's largest library, concert hall, and museums. It has an efficient subway system, making it easy to navigate to the city's numerous restaurants and shopping complexes. The school's campus is also only a few subway stops away from the Hong Kong border.

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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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