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Secondary French Teacher - Immediate Start

Vietnam Australia International School

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

US 2000 - 4000 a month

Housing Allowance Provided on a monthly basis

Airfare reimbursement for economy flight for overseas hires

Start October 2024

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Middle School, High School

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Major: Education
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License

Additional School Requirements:

This is a certified Secondary School French teaching position that requires you to have a recognized teaching qualification in teaching Secondary-age French.

Please note that you MUST have the following qualifications and experience to be considered:

Bachelor or Master in Education or
Relevant degree (minimum 3-year Bachelor degree) and a post-graduate qualification in education (PGCE, IPGCE, Teaching Now/Ready) and/or a teaching license from a national/state accreditation board)

This position is not open to candidates without the above qualifications. We will not be able to consider applicants with non-education degrees and a TEFL/TESOL qualification.

Furthermore, we are looking for a teacher who:

Has a strong curiosity about learning about other cultures and working with diverse people
Has a genuine interest in the field of languages from both a pedagogical and theoretical perspective
Display an open mindset and ability to develop efficient student and parent relationships
Shows a willingness to embrace our VAS core values
Has real enthusiasm for their subject and a commitment to teaching French
Believes that languages play an important role in the development of student's skills, knowledge, and understanding
Recognises the value of learning beyond the classroom in enhancing the understanding and experience of the world in which we live
Is a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution-focused attitude
Possesses outstanding communication skills and personal integrity

Job Benefits:

Expat teacher benefits at VAS consist of a competitive salary, monthly housing allowance, relocation allowance for overseas hired teachers, tuition waiver for up to two children, international health insurance, up to 12 weeks of paid holidays, retention bonus, and more. You can expect to teach an average of 23 teaching hours per week, plus 3 hours per month allocated to substitute teaching. In addition, you will have a generous amount of non-contact time for planning, preparation, and professional growth.

Job Description:

What will you do?

As a teacher of Secondary School French, you will be a well-qualified, enthusiastic, and inspiring teacher who will be joining a supportive, welcoming, and successful team, with excellent outcomes. The successful candidate must also be hard-working, dedicated, and ideally, be keen to join the team in providing additional support to students in need, thereby encouraging success for all.

The key duties of this role will include:

Teaching Secondary Cambridge International French to Grade 6-10 students
Ensuring that teaching and learning in the classroom are of a consistently high quality
Teaching engaging and challenging lessons that promote students’ abilities to learn independently and to respond effectively to feedback
Contributing to the MFL team and taking an active part in curriculum planning and preparation
Instilling in students a love of French
Actively contributing to a cohesive, hardworking, and happy team, with a strong collegiate culture
Promoting and developing students’ academic, personal, and social development beyond the classroom
As this is a peripatetic position, you will be required to travel between three campuses to teach (a maximum of 2 campuses per day)

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

With six modern campuses, a large team of professional teachers, and experienced academic managers, Vietnam Australia School (VAS) offers a highly unique and integrated bilingual K-12 education system for nearly 7,500 predominantly Vietnamese students. With an increasing student base and curriculum offerings, we are excited to seek applications from qualified candidates to join our dynamic and professional teaching team.

VAS Vision

To be a growing school group of excellence, preparing students to be successful in life and higher education, whilst preserving Vietnamese values through a combination of National and International education programs.

VAS Mission

VAS will transparently set out its core values and empower all its stakeholders to fully apply themselves to achieve the highest standard in each of these values in a culture of continuous improvement. VAS will deliver a harmonious combination of national and international education programs with a high level of English and Vietnamese language proficiency. VAS will create a community of national and international managers, teachers, and staff who passionately and efficiently deliver VAS’s education programs. VAS will excel in communicating and engaging with parents to create a partnership where parents support teachers and staff to ensure that their children achieve their full potential. VAS will provide its education programs to a growing number of students and in a growing number of locations sustainably and responsibly.

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