SeekTeachers is seeking an experienced and committed Head of Learning Support to join our client in Shanghai. The position to commence in August 2023.
Our client is a non-profit bilingual school located in the beautiful Shanghai city, offering a unique Year 1 - 12 educational programme that integrates elements of Shanghai and international curricula, culminating in Years 9-12 with the IGCSE and IB Diploma Programmes, which are complemented by core components of the Shanghai curriculum.
The school has been established for over 10 years and currently enrols over 1,500 students from aged 5-18.
The key responsibilities of the role is to maintain develop systems for the identification support of Individual Student Learning Needs according to the school's policy on inclusion and Tiers of Support. The candidate will also need to liaise closely with parents and teachers to help devise, implement, monitor and review Individual Education Plans ensuring cycles of review are completed on a semesterly basis. This role includes approximately 10 hours of mainstream class teaching per week.
An ideal candidate should be
**Bachelor degree in Education or a related subject
**Teaching qualification such as PGCE/Teaching License
**Have a minimum of 3 years relavant experience from an accredited school
**Experience working in a residential setting is desirable
**Experience of working in an international school or multi-cultural setting is desirable
The school offers an attractive salary package includes:
**Competitive monthly salary
**Monthly accommodation allowance
**Annual flight allowance
**International medical insurance
**FREE work visa
**Holiday paid
**Pension contribution
Why Shanghai
Shanghai is the major fast-growing cities in China. With the mixture of the rich heritage of ancient historic Chinese culture and landmark as well as the growing Pudong Skyline makes the city a modern and thriving environment. There is much attraction in the city, from museums, ancient towns to shopping arcades, world financial centres and nightclubs are throughout the city. Shanghai is the only city in China which has 2 world class international airports in Shanghai. All transportation networks are well connected, developed and modern.
Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in their care and expects all applicants to share this commitment.