Job Description Physical Education Teacher (August 2023)

School Profile
Huaer Zizhu Academy (HZA) is a boarding school established in 2017. HZA is authorized by Cambridge Assessment International Education, Oxford International AQA, Pearson, International Baccalaureate Organization and Cognia. HZA provides a variety of curriculum including IGCSE, A Level, IB and AP for students. We have strict admission requirements for English and Mathematics, and provide an immersive teaching environment in English. Our school employs staff from various culture who graduated from top universities worldwide. In the five years since our inaugural year, we are pleased to report sustained progress each year. With the strong support and funding from Zizhu and Minhang government, HZA has fully established approvals and appropriate relationships with the Shanghai Education Bureau.
With a current student body of more than 1300, and an ethnically diverse teaching faculty of more than 200, HZA maintains a student-teacher ratio at around 6:1. All of our students are Chinese, with a few are foreign passport holders. We are expecting to steadily grow into a school with the size of 1500 students in the near future.
The Role
The PE Teacher will be part of a team of specialist subject teachers, responsible for contributing to the development of the subject at all levels throughout the school. He/she needs to possess good organizational skills and also be an enthusiastic, energetic and innovative teacher, committed to flexible and varied styles of teaching in sympathy with the aims and objective of the school.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
• Teach physical education courses with thorough planning, preparation and clear presentation of lessons;
• Being actively involved in school events including sport meeting, student sports club, internal and external sports competitions;
• maintaining records of students' progress and development;
• participating in regular departmental meetings, teacher professional development sessions, observation and professional review process in order to maximize the quality of teaching;
• using the school database effectively;
• writing regular, informative and individual reports on students;
• complying with policies and procedures, including those relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection, Health and Safety, Welfare, Smoking in the Workplace, Security, Confidentiality and Data Protection, and reporting any concerns.
Hours of Work
Teachers are expected to deliver average maximum 24 Periods per week, 45 minutes each Period. Normal working hours are expected to be 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, early release on Friday at 4:00 p.m. If a teacher is required to deliver Period 1, he/she needs to arrive at school at 7:40 am.
Requirements
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
English native or fluent speaker;
Minimum three years’ teaching experience;
Ability to communicate with students, colleagues and parents, and to build strong relationships with all members of the school community;
Ability to work collaboratively;
Familiarity with various teaching resources including, where appropriate, digital tools to support and enhance teaching and learning;
Sensitivity to the cultural difference found in China and the willingness to develop and maintain a cross cultural approach to work;
A willingness and commitment to contribute fully to the life of the students and school beyond the academic day, including active participation in the academic enrichment and co-curricular programs.