Whole School Physical Education Teacher with responsibility for Swimming

One of the most prestigious and successful British curriculum schools in South East Asia is seeking to recruit a high calibre PE teacher for August 2021. 

Whole School Physical Education Teacher with responsibility for Swimming 

We are looking for an experienced teacher of Physical Education with a level 2 swimming qualification or equivalent level of experience who can offer PE, in particular swimming, across the age ranges of primary and secondary. The successful candidate will have responsibility for coordinating the school’s extra-curricular club swimming programme, KLASS Torpedoes, on both campuses. This includes organising and overseeing entry to competitive events (both locally and overseas). Ideally, he/she will also have the ability to coach in one or more sports.

The Kuala Lumpur Alice Smith School (KLASS) is fully accredited as a British International School, receiving an outstanding report from its recent accreditation by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS). Our school has an established reputation for excellence, and as a not-for-profit educational foundation, all resources are focused on the development and well-being of students. Located on two sites in Kuala Lumpur with excellent facilities approximately 20 minutes apart, the school caters for close to 1,550 students aging from 3 to 18 years of age.

A KLASS teacher is an inspiring, innovative, high achieving professional with a strong track record of teaching success, possessing drive, energy and enthusiasm in abundance. Our teachers are confident, caring, helpful and supportive of students, colleagues and parents. They have the ability and determination to attain and maintain very high educational standards, based on action research and professional reading. They have the capacity and dedication to keep students at the centre of all they do, raising students’ standards of attainment and the breadth and scope of students’ achievement to the very highest levels internationally. They are highly computer literate and instinctively use a broad range of learning technologies to impact on learning and teaching. 

At Alice Smith you will be encouraged and nurtured to be the best teacher you can be through professional development, peer to peer review, monitoring and evaluation and personal study. This is truly a forward thinking and innovative environment in which to work and learn. 

Please address all of these aspects in your supporting statement which should be considered a letter of application. In addition, please ensure that your online application and supporting statement clearly show how you meet the job description and person specification for this role at Alice Smith. Please also upload a photo in PDF form in the supporting evidence section at the end of the application form. To be considered for this role, please fully complete all sections of the application form. 

The KLASS benefits package includes a highly competitive salary, a generous contribution towards housing, excellent medical insurance, contract renewal incentives, relocation flights and allowances and free school places for dependent children.

To apply, please click on the “Quick Apply” button below.

In case of query contact Ms Aileen Oon: tsrecruitment@alice-smith.edu.my

Closing date for applications: Monday 19th April 2021

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete an initial interview on Sonru. Sonru is an automated video interviewing process that we use due to our location and challenges with time difference. It also enables you to complete this initial interview with us at your convenience. Following this, candidates will be invited to a final virtual Zoom interview.