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Job Title: Early Childhood Teacher (YWIES-TX-2223-ECE001)
Posted Date: 03/09/2022 Expiration Date: -
Location: YWIES - Tongxiang (ECE) # of Openings: 1
Effective From: Immediate
Job Description: Based on the Yew Chung/ Yew Wah Educational Philosophy and Objectives, the Infant and Toddler Teacher works in a Co-Teaching relationship and provides a safe yet challenging learning environment, support infants and toddlers’ development and guide parents interaction with their children.

Expectations:
• Understand and adhere to the Yew Chung / Yew Wah Education Philosophy
• Familiarity with and adhere to Yew Chung Early Childhood Education Programme Handbook and the general policies and procedures of ECE Section and the campus
• Develop and maintain a trusting, cooperative and collaborative working relationship with a co-teacher
• Be open-minded and understanding of the different cultural perspectives
• Be a willing participant and contributor as part of the ECE team and the wider school community
• A willingness to understand and work with the curriculum framework provided by the ‘Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage’
• Be alert to and understanding of health and safety matters
• Be punctual and well prepared at the beginning of each day

Duties:
A. Implementation of the Daily Learning Programme with Co-Teacher
• Understand and incorporate the Yew Chung/ Yew Wah Philosophy, Values and Objectives to nurture the dispositions for a life-long learner
• Ensure the programme reflects the vision of Yew Chung ECE through referring to the Center ECE Handbook and the ‘Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage’
• Create a responsive and caring classroom play environment with intentional play centers for young children
• Based on children’s interests, plan, implement, document and evaluate developmentally appropriate daily learning opportunities and experiences
• Prepare and organize Materials and Resources for Learning
• Observe the strengths and concerns of individual children which inform the planning of appropriate opportunities for development and learning

B. Establishment of Daily Schedule, Routines and Transitions with Co-Teacher
• Help children to understand daily schedule and routines
• Help children to understand the behavior expectations in the play environment
• Be flexible and responsive to children’s emerging interests
• Provide positive guidance of the behavior of individual children
• Encourage independence and self-help skills

C. Working with families
• Make families feel welcome
• Be able to explain the different aspects of the programme with families
• Establish a rapport with parents and families
• Ensure information is gained from parents about a child’s development and interests
• Provide feedback about child’s daily activity
• Include the expertise of parents and families which include their cultural belief, practices and professional knowledge etc. to enhance the children’s learning
• Be resourceful and supportive to parenting issues when appropriate
• Keep ongoing communication with families through newsletters, communication books etc.
• Make sure that information learned about the child from parents and family members is shared with Co-teacher

D. Maintain a general professionalism as an ECE teacher
• Adopt a positive attitude towards school life and work
• Always meet deadlines for administrative work, i.e. Newsletters, Portfolios, Documentation of Learning, Planning with Reflection, Reports, etc.
• Always maintain a relationship with children that is fair and unbiased
• Keep confidentiality of children, families, and colleagues’ personal information
• Maintain a professional relationship with parents and families
• Always conduct themselves in professional manners in relation to dress, conduct, etc.

E. Maintain and Further Professional Knowledge, Attitudes and Competences
• Keep abreast of the current practice and theories in early childhood education
• Always seek self-improvement through ongoing professional development, and be willing to take risks to try new ideas
• Accept other teachers’ good ideas and share their own
• Participate in on-going professional reflection and sharing
• Show interests in wider ECE world

F. Support and Participate in the Initiatives of the School Community
• Establish Positive Relationships with everyone in the Discover Center including the Leadership, the Co-teacher and other colleagues, Ayis, etc.
• Volunteer in various ad-hoc committees

G. Any emerging tasks within the role of a teacher as assigned by the supervisors.
Job Requirements: • Native English speaker
• Holder of Bachelor Degree and ECE teaching certificate or license and Nursery Teacher certificate, with recognized qualification in early childhood education, child development or other related fields
• Minimum 2 years of full-time teaching experience
• Support Yew Chung/ Yew Wah's values
• Have passion for teaching students
• Sensitive and responsive to the needs of students and demonstrate commitment to their best interest
• Demonstrate commitment in teamwork
• Previous experience of working with a diverse group of young children and/or implementation of inquiry based learning approach is a plus
• Previous experience of working with a diverse group of young children and /or with children from the age range from 0-3 years old is a plus
School Introduction
Yew Wah International Education School of Tongxiang (YWIES-TX)
桐乡耀华学校(桐乡耀华国际教育学校)
HR Contact Person: keziah.feng@ywies.com
Contact E-Mail: keziah.feng@ywies.com
Website URL: http://www.ywies-tx.com/en/
Phone: (0573) 8896 6605
Postal Code: 314515
Address: 88 He Yue Avenue, Gao Qiao Town, Tongxiang
桐乡市高桥镇合悦大道88号
Description: Yew Wah International Education Schools (YWIES) are built upon the many decades of experience of Yew Chung International School in offering quality international education in Hong Kong and mainland China. Founded in 1932, Yew Chung for the past 80 plus years has committed to nurturing students’ ability to face the global issues and challenges of the 21st century. Worldwide recognition has been accorded to the unique curriculum that Yew Chung and Yew Wah have taken much time and effort to establish. Dr Betty Chan Po-king and Professor Paul Yip Kwok-wah have founded the Yew Wah series of schools with a passion to bring international education to mainland Chinese students. Yew Wah International Education Centre was first set up in Shanghai in 1998, and the first YWIES was founded in Yantai in 2000, and Yew Wah continues to extend its education services by starting up Yew Wah International Education Kindergartens and Yew Wah Infant and Toddler Education Centres in Chongqing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Rizhao. In 2012, Yew Wah initiated the “BP International Education Park” project in Yizhuang, Beijing where YWIES Beijing is planned to open so on.

YWIES Guangzhou in Huadu and YWIES Shanghai Lingang in Pudong opened in September 2014 and 2015 respectively. The new YWIES campus in Tongxiang is planned to open in 2017.

耀华国际教育学校建基于耀中国际学校多年在香港及内地城市推行优质国际教育的经验之上,成立于1932年的耀中在过去逾80年间致力培育学生掌握面对国际议题及21世纪挑战所需的技能,耀中及耀华所建设的独特课程体系得到了世界的广泛认同。香港耀华国际教育机构行政总裁及校监陈保琼博士及主席叶国华教授,结合开办国际学校并提供全方位教育服务的经验,创办了以招收中国学生为主,兼收外籍学生的耀华国际教育系列;1998年于上海成立耀华国际教育中心,2000年在烟台开办第一所耀华国际教育学校,提供从幼儿教育至高中及大学预科国际课程。2001年,成立上海长宁区耀华专修学校。随后在重庆、深圳、上海、北京、日照及青岛开设耀华国际教育幼儿园及耀华婴幼儿教育中心。2012年耀华在北京亦庄启动了保华国际教育园项目,而落户在此的北京耀华国际教育学校亦于2017年启用。

耀华国际教育学校广州校区及上海浦东新区民办沪港学校(耀华国际教育学校上海临港校区)已分别于2014年及2015年的9月正式开学。位于浙江桐乡的耀华国际教育学校计划于2017年9月开办。
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