China Job Openings
Dehong
Head of PE and Sports (Elementary School)
December 2, 2024
About Role
This Subject Leader Role is responsible for providing and promoting a safe, caring, happy, homely, and organized environment for Dehong students. This individual should have Dynamic, forward-thinking and outward-looking leadership of the Depatment. Strategic leadership and development which supports the philosophy, aims and policies of the School, and promotes a high level of achievement in all areas of Dehong life. The individual will also ensure that parents and guardians are well informed about the School’s policies and all aspects of the care and welfare of our students.
Our School
Students come first at Dehong Schools. We take a holistic approach to every child’s learning and school experience, aiming to develop students’ character, their social skills and to enable them to fulfil their academic potential. Dehong Schools provide a dynamic and innovative integrated education programme encompassing the Chinese compulsory curriculum, Dulwich College International Schools’ educational philosophy and pedagogies, and the IB Diploma Programme, as well as world class facilities and outstanding faculty from China and around the world. Dehong teachers are committed to providing a variety of stimulating, challenging and fun learning experiences, both inside and outside the classroom.
Our Teacher Profile
At Dehong, students come first. And because teachers play an extraordinary role in nurturing our students to become confident, curious, and knowledgeable global citizens, we look to recruit the very best practitioners in international education who are passionate about unlocking the potential of our students.
Our teachers nurture and inspire their students today to make a positive difference in the world – living fully, living responsibly, and living sustainably. We empower our Academic Chinese Teachers to Live Worldwise.
Our Vision of Teachers
Our Worldwise Teachers:
- Display self-control and flexibility and nurture these skills in learners
- Promote a love of learning and student wellbeing
- Show professional initiative and perseverance
- Get on with others and have highly developed communication skills
- Are committed to internationalism and equity
- Are committed to sustainability and global citizenship
- Promote academic rigour and holistic learnin
A Worldwise Teacher values:
- Evidence-based pedagogy and personalised student learning
- A compassionate approach to complex problem-solving
- High levels of student motivation and engagement
- Professional collaboration and collective efficacy
A Worldwise Teacher's practice:
- Lifelong learning and reflective practice
- Reveals the complex and inter-disciplinary nature of learning content
- Nurtures supportive and dynamic learning environments
- Maximises every student’s opportunity to learn
- Activates hard thinking processes and skills
Job Responsibilities
- To promote outstanding teaching and learning in the department that focuses on creating a bilingual, bicultural experience that inspires and will enthuse students to learn.
- Creating a positive culture in the whole department; to be an enthusiastic role-model with a passion for their department and to be accountable for student progress and achievement within the group area.
- Ensure appropriate Unit Planners are in place
- Effective monitoring of student progress on an individual or group basis (e.g. by teaching group, gender, etc. )
- Ensure school's assessment framework is adhered to by the group team.
- Ensure effective management and deployment of financial, physical and human resources.
- Ensure the PE team's teaching and support commitments are effectively timetabled and roomed
- Attend regular line management meetings with the linked SLT member.
- Cover arrangements, including setting appropriate cover work for absent staff if necessary.
- Contribute and lead regular department meetings with teaching and learning as a standard agenda item.
- Provide agendas and minutes of these meetings to all members of the group team, and to the SLT if required.
- Create a department development plan that mirrors the school development plan.
- Ensure appropriate monitoring activities are undertaken through regular paired lesson observations (at least one per teacher per term), and through scrutiny of students' work, including teachers' planning and assessment, in line with school monitoring policies.
- Through monitoring of assessment data, ensure appropriate targets for progress and attainment are set; that attainment is appropriate for specific groups of students; identify areas of actual or potential underachievement and implement appropriate strategies to address these.
- Ensure positive behaviour for learning policies and procedures are implemented to enable effective learning to take place.
- Ensure appropriate and effective induction of teaching staff new to the group team.
- Ensure appropriate measures are in place to coach, mentor, support and guide new teachers to the group.
- Ensure that the department provides appropriate support for students applying for relevant university course, especially those applying to elite universities
- Ensure that the department provides appropriate outlets for the development of the Dehong Difference, including supporting the Qidi programme and House Competition.
- Lead and maintain SIM platforms like Fire Fly or Seesaw etc., particularly the department area section.
- Produce, review and implement relevant department policies.
- Ensure that physical resources to deliver the curriculum are acquired and are maintained effectively.
Additional Expectations
- Competence to orally and verbally communicate with staff members, students and parents in a professional context in both English and Chinese
- Embrace the education of the whole person and have deep understanding of Chinese national curriculum and international curriculum and their implementation approaches (Preferrable top bilingual school working experiences)
- Lead and/or support a minimum of one (1) co-curricular activity
- Attend and participate constructively in staff meetings
- Participate (including preparing students/activities) in the wider life of the school, such as assemblies, celebrations, after-school sports training, extra-curricular events and so on
- Collaborate with colleagues across Dehong schools and Dulwich College International to share best practices around the network and participate in group-wide events as appropriate
- Support service learning and sustainability practices, events and programmes
- Other teaching and learning related tasks as determined by the Principal
Post-holder Qualifications, Experience
At least two years post qualification experience and specific qualifications to support
- Bachelor or above degree is required
- PGCE or QTS, Teaching License from non-UK countries are required
How to Apply
Dehong is a well-resourced school with highly motivated and academically successful students. Successful applicants will be enthusiastic about the ethos and values of Dehong Schools. An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to the chosen candidate. To apply for this position, you will need to include:
- Applications should be submitted through our on-line application system
- For further information please see our website at careers.dehong.cn
Safe at School
Dehong is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices, which are aligned to the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, successful references, as well as due visa and work permit process as required by Chinese law.
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