Middle School Math Teacher (Grade 8 Algebra) - Feb 2025
- Middle School
- Licensed Teacher
- Bachelor
- 2 years of teaching experience
- Mathematics or Middle School Education with a focus on Mathenatics
- Teaching Credential/License
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of full-time teaching experience as a middle school mathematics teacher
- Other visa requirements as outlined by Chinese laws and regulations
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.
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 (UbD) 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
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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