Renaissance College requires a temporary Mainscale Teacher, Primary to support Year 6 during the period from 4th Nov 2024 to 27th June 2025.
Renaissance College is a leading educational organization. Teachers in the year-level are expected to exemplify excellent professional practice which leads to high standards of learning and teaching within the curriculum. Teachers are also expected to support the wellbeing and co-curricular work of the school and be reliable in exercising their daily responsibilities. Class teachers embrace learning diversity, modelling, advocating for, and nurturing high expectations for learning amongst students in their care. Within their teaching teams, class teachers collaborate with a team of six educators (including themselves) and between 4-6 educational assistants. Teachers must also be skilled at collaborating with single-subject teachers from across the school as well as members of the Learning Enhancement Team (LET) to live our vision, mission, and Bedrock Principles.
Responsibilities
Working as part of a team under the guidance and direction of the Year-level leader, the teacher is expected to fulfil the following roles:
Provide learning experiences for every student corresponding to their needs, abilities, and stage of development, by teaching a programme that gives each student the opportunity to experience success, and which challenges each student to achieve their full potential.
Use structured inquiry to nurture learning, relying on student data to inform teaching.
Establish effective and positive relationships with students based on mutual respect, recognition of the individuality of each student, affirming their identity and sense of belonging.
Provide a safe, effective, challenging learning environment and an attractive, welcoming classroom that is conducive to learning.
Teach students, as timetabled, employing assessment of learning practices including feedback to feedforward.
Assess, record, and report on the development, progress, and achievement of students in accordance with the Primary Years Programme (PYP) expectations and the assessment policy/guidance of Renaissance College.
Collaborate and cooperate with other staff (whole school) on the preparation and development of a progression of learning, teaching resources, in alignment with leading learning & teaching practices used at the school.
Safeguard the health & safety of children.
Keep up to date on teaching and international education developments, sharing enthusiasm and resources with colleagues.
Regularly refer to professional learning and curriculum resources (sourced from MyIB [PYP Resource Centre], RCHK PHI platform & the Primary Staff Handbook).
Attend professional meetings which relate to curricular, administrative and/or organisational matters as required; scheduled by the Year-level leader(s), Curriculum.
Coordinators, Primary Leadership Team, or College Leadership Team.
Participate in the school system of cover for absent teachers.
Participate in arrangements for preparing students for standardized assessments.
Participate in administrative and organizational tasks related to such duties as are described above.
Make an active contribution to the policies and aspirations of the school.
Engage in transdisciplinary collaborative planning with other teachers who teach the year-level.
Engage in the House (Dynasty) system responsibilities of a teacher.
Take responsibility for the safety of students through supervision duties.
Assist with or manage specialist functions such as sports, excursions, after-school activities and, camp coordination.
Perform other responsibilities which may reasonably be assigned from time to time by the Head of Primary and/or Principal.
The above list is neither exhaustive nor definitive and is subject to change with year-level needs and staff professional development.
Requirements
General Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education, or
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject and a PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate of Education) or equivalent
Teacher Registration holder
IB-PYP teaching experience as a primary practitioner.
Must be a permanent Hong Kong resident or possess a valid visa to work in Hong Kong
Skills and Capabilities:
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
Effective collaboration skills;
Outstanding organizational skills;
A high level of motivation;
The ability to take initiative, self-direct, and exercise sound professional judgment;
Analytical and problem-solving skills.
In-Depth Knowledge Of:
Effective learning and teaching practices to support students and educators in an environment that caters to learning diversity;
The progression of child development in relation to learning;
Planning, collaboration, and team-building processes;
Research-based assessment practices for, as, and of learning;
The Primary Years Programme (PYP).
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