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Vice Head of Division - Middle School - Guangzhou

BASIS International School Guangzhou

Guangzhou, China

US 5000 a month

Furnished housing is provided

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

Start August 2025

Job
School

Contract Length: 3 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Student Level:

Middle School

Eligible Candidates:

University Graduate

School Requirements:

Education Required: Bachelor
Minimum Teaching Experience: 3 years of teaching experience
Major: Education, Educational Leadership

Additional School Requirements:

Work Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Secondary Education or similar, related field.
3-5 years of leadership experience in a high school environment.
Demonstrated strength in administrative experience.
Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written).

Job Benefits:

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 start and end of 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 International School Guangzhou is seeking qualified candidates for a Vice Head of Division – Middle School for the 2025-2026 school year!

Are you an experienced educator looking to grow your career with an established and high-achieving school network? Apply now for our Vice Head of Division – Middle School position with BASIS International School Guangzhou.

Why BASIS International Schools?

BASIS International & Bilingual Schools is a rapidly growing network of schools in China with a tradition of academic excellence and rigor. Our first school opened in Shenzhen in 2015 and since then we have opened schools in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu and Wuhan, with two new schools coming in Shenzhen in 2024.

Our graduates have been accepted into some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the world, including Princeton, Oxford, Cornell, Imperial College London, MIT, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins, and many more—with an overall acceptance of nearly 100% to Top 50 U.S. universities.

Vice Head of Division of Middle School is a member of the Senior Leadership Team working closely with all school administrators and reporting the Head of School. Vice Head of Division of Middle School main focus points are developing secondary-level programs, student development coaching, student behavior, and social integration management.

Vice Head of Division of Middle School will directly supervise Teachers, Teaching Fellows, and the Dean of Secondary School (as applicable).

Responsibilities:

Coordinate primary school academic programs to support students in situations relating to social integration in/out of the classroom
Instruct teachers on child development best practices
Create procedures for extreme behavior occurrences
Monitor parent communications
Manage parent expectations
Support students’ social-emotional development
Enforce School Routines and Code of Conduct
Assist teachers with student behavior management
Communicate with parents as needed to collaborate on student behavior management
Maintain student discipline documentation
Coordinate academic support program with the Director of Student Affairs and Director of Academic Programs
Assist teachers with parent communication regarding various concerns
Support a nurturing and achievement-oriented school culture (define school-wide behavior expectations, manage social emotional curriculum and character program…)
Define routines for school’s common areas (recess, lunch, hallways, Early Bird/Late Bird)
Provide support and guidance to Teaching Fellows
Monitor student arrival and dismissal

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

The second BASIS International School in China, BASIS International School Guangzhou, opened in 2017. Almost 400 students in Kindergarten to 9th grade attended the first year, and the school will expand each year until it reaches its capacity of 1,200 students in Pre-K through 12th grades. It is also the first BASIS International School to offer a week-day boarding program.

Set in a suburb of Guangzhou, it offers a friendly atmosphere just outside one of China's largest cities with numerous restaurants, shopping complexes, and historic sites. The school offers state of the art facilities in its classrooms, as well as a soccer field and 300-meter track, two basketball courts, indoor sports complex, indoor playground, library, Apple computer lab, theater, cafeteria, and boarding facilities for more than 450 students.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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