English Teacher

An Opportunity in Malaysia Awaits You

Tenby International School, Setia Eco Gardens is situated within the Iskandar Development Zone in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, and provides an international curriculum for both expatriate and Malaysian students. We are operating two streams on the same site; one international (IPC, National Curriculum for England, IGCSE) and one following the Malaysian curriculum. The School provides opportunities for students to join either Tenby International School, which consists of a Primary and Secondary School or Sekolah Sri Tenby (Malaysian National Curriculum).

We offer a rich, quality education with affordable fees. The school caters for the children of expatriates working and living in Malaysia and for Malaysian families. The student population comprising 33 different nationalities. Our teaching staff are both expatriate and Malaysian.

Our approach is individual and in doing so we reflect our vision of “A united world at peace – through education’.

If you are committed to child centered education, with a deep rooted desire to help every child reach their potential and are interested in helping shape the future development of an international school we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Role

We invite suitably qualified candidates to join our School as English Teacher teaching across secondary. Experience teaching EAL would be an advantage.  Candidates should be enthusiastic, adaptable and highly committed to contributing to the development of the Language department and the school as a whole, and to ensure the quality of teaching and learning of English across the whole school. An understanding of the National Curriculum for England is essential, as well as experience of teaching up to and beyond IGCSE. You should have a degree, QTS or equivalent and teaching experience, particularly in the areas of child-centred teaching and learning.

If you are committed to developing, articulate learners, with a deep rooted desire to help every child reach their full potential, we would be delighted to hear from you.

The Package

This is a two-year contract with an option to renew at the end.  Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Generous contributions to an Employee Provident Fund (EPF)
• Overseas allowance
• Fee reduction for children of employees
• Medical insurance 
• Flight and shipping allowance at the beginning and end of the contract

Interviews

Initial interviews will be completed through Skype. Final interviews will be carried out face-to-face whenever possible.

How to Apply

The closing date is Saturday, 31st December 2016 but interested teachers are strongly encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Further information and details of other positions are available on our website: www.tenby.edu.my

Interested candidates are invited to send in a letter of application including the reasons for applying to Tenby Schools together with a comprehensive CV, a recent passport-size photograph and contact details of three referees (one of which must be from your current school) to:
recruitment@tenby.edu.my

Our school 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, and successful references.

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