Early Years Classroom Teacher

Wellington College China represents the marriage of traditional values and progressive education. Our Wellington values of Courage, Kindness, Responsibility, Respect and Integrity are as pertinent today as they were more than 150 years ago when Wellington College was founded.

Our vision is to inspire pupils to become intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive: our Wellington identity. This will be based on a model of holistic education and pastoral provision that establishes the values and knowledge needed to be an effective global citizen. We aim to prepare pupils for success during and beyond life at the College by creating a caring, learning community that develops well-rounded individuals with strong values and the skills and identity to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Wellington College China currently comprises colleges located in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hangzhou. Together they serve approximately 3000 pupils. The colleges are:

Wellington College International Tianjin；Wellington College International Shanghai；Wellington College International Hangzhou；Huili School Shanghai；Huili School Hangzhou；Huili Nursery Shanghai；Huili Nursery Hangzhou

Wellington College China is committed to making professional learning and personal development central to its ethos and approach. Wellington College China fully recognises its responsibilities for safeguarding children. Our safeguarding policy applies to all staff, governors and volunteers working in the school.

Objectives

We are looking for specialist, qualified teachers of nursery, reception and year one pupils. Experience in international settings is welcome, and so is experience in multi-lingual environments, and in the UK state or private sectors. Most of our pupils are Chinese and we help them on their journey to developing fluency in English as they progress to primary school at age 6. Every class has English-speaking and Chinese-speaking teaching partners who are supported by teaching assistants and early years assistants.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.    Share a commitment to the successful implementation of the vision, mission and goals of Huili Nursery Shanghai as we strive to create a culture of excellence.

2.    Maintain the highest standards of care, child protection and safeguarding always, reporting concerns as appropriate.

3.    Support a philosophy that values continuous learning and development for adults which is linked directly into pupil learning, nursery development goals and the nursery’s vision.

4.    Set high expectations and standards for the achievement of pupils, your personal and your team’s performance.

5.    Promote an ethos of equality and equal opportunities for all pupils within the nursery.

6.    Provide abundant learning opportunities and educational experiences that follow the pupil’s interests, ensuring that all pupils progress, reaching their full potential.

7.    Actively promote English and Chinese language development through a range of age-appropriate, stage-appropriate and personalised learning opportunities.

8.    Contribute to the holistic well-being of all pupils and specifically to those assigned to your individual care through measuring wellbeing and involvement and implementing interventions where necessary.

9.    Celebrate the achievements of all pupils within the nursery through a variety of methods.

10. Map development and pupil progress against key development indicators for each stage of learning.

11. Moderate judgements to maximise validity, producing exemplification of learning.

12. Record and evidence learning, progress and attainment through learning journals, One Note, iSAMS and other assessment and recording mechanisms.

13. Use multiple sources of data to analyse and monitor progress to ensure that potential for learning is maximised.

14. Model and promote the Huili values of kindness, courage, integrity, respect and responsibility in the aim of enabling the Huili identity, which is to be inspired, intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive.

15. Provide opportunities for the community to be involved in the success of the pupils and the nursery.

16. Contribute to the academic development plan and evolution of the nursery through creating a culture of excellence.

EDUCATION & Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s degree and relevant teaching qualification in kindergarten / early years education

Major: Early years education

Language: English Speaker

Experience: 2 years and above of relevant early years’ education experience

Disclaimer: This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work that will be required of this position. It is not intended to limit, or in any way to modify, the right of the head of early years, or designated leader, to assign, direct or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time. Additional information will be provided in the Staff Handbook and through staff induction.

Applicants are invited to submit all relevant documents by the date stated below. Following shortlisting, candidates will be invited for interview within four weeks of the deadline date. Please submit CV and cover letter, together with an application form (available to download from www.huilieducation.cn/shanghai-nursery) in English and email to jobs.hns@huilieducation.cn.