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EYFS Teacher – Pre-Nursery (2 to 3 year olds)

EYFS Teacher – Pre-Nursery (2 to 3 year olds)

Mount Kelly School Hong Kong

Kowloon

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
1st August 2019
Apply by:
19 November 2018

Job overview

JOB TITLE: EYFS Teacher – Pre-Nursery (2 to 3 year olds)

REPORTS TO: Head of Preschool

JOB DUTIES:

Teaching and Learning

  • Plan, prepare and implement well-structured, developmentally appropriate and engaging learning activities, and learning environments
  • Teach according to the individual developmental needs of each pupil
  • Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils, knowing when to differentiate appropriately
  • Encourage child-initiated learning
  • Observe, assess, record and report on the development, progress and attainment of pupils
  • Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
  • Promote the general progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned
  • Manage pupil behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
  • Demonstrate outstanding knowledge of Early Childhood development and care
  • Communicate, consult and work in partnership effectively with the parents of pupils
  • Communicate and co-operate with persons or bodies outside of the school
  • Participate in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above
  • Advise and co-operate with other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment of pastoral arrangements

Appraisal and Professional Development

  • Participate in arrangements made for teacher appraisal and professional development
  • Review methods of teaching and programmes of work
  • Undertake such training as may be reasonably required by the School to adapt to the changing requirements of the School or as may be necessary to fulfil the School's statutory or regulatory obligations
  • Undertake mandated job-related training as required by the School

Additional professional responsibilities

  • Fulfil wider professional responsibilities by making a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the School
  • Contribute to the provision of activities to support any extra-curricular programme of the School
  • Accompany pupils on trips away from the School
  • Attend to and supervise pupils outside the classroom, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after School sessions

Child Protection, discipline, health and safety

  • Promote and safeguard the welfare of children 
  • Maintain good order and discipline among pupils and safeguard their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.

Personal Skills and Qualities

  • Skilled in the best global educational practices
  • Committed to developing and inspiring every pupil, to believe that they can and will achieve
  • Tech-savvy, fluent in using apps and technology in order to extend and enrich each pupil’s learning experience
  • An outstanding role model who embodies our core values
  • Passionate about providing enriched learning opportunities for children in and out of the classroom. 
  • Excellent communicators who can ignite a passion for learning in our pupils
  • Able to make a significant contribution to our extra-curricular activities (ECA) programme and to wider School life
  • Strong academic back-ground, work-ethic and be well-organised, having excellent interpersonal skills

Knowledge and Experience

  • Experienced in teaching using the EYFS
  • Have experience of working in international education
  • Have experience of working with children who have English as an additional language

About Mount Kelly School Hong Kong

Mount Kelly Hong Kong is an all-through British school (Babies & Toddlers, Nursery, Preschool, Primary and Secondary) offering a British international education in Hong Kong.

Mount Kelly Hong Kong inherits over 140 years of education experience from Mount Kelly UK, a leading elite independent school in England. Our goal is to nurture confident, well-rounded and forward-thinking individuals with ambitions to fulfil their potential and talents at leading universities in Hong Kong and abroad. 

A Mount Kelly education develops communication and leadership skills, paving the way for articulate and bright young adults to flourish at university, in the workplace and in society at large. Our students not only grow to meet the best standards in education but also acquire our KELLY values: Kindness, Enthusiasm, Love of Learning, Leadership, and Celebrating You. This creates a strong learning environment that enhances academic achievement and develops students’ social and relationship skills that last throughout their lives.


Website: https://www.mountkelly.edu.hk

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