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Specialist Teaching Positions in China

1. The School and the city: 
This International College is a well-established pre-university institute affiliated with a prestigious government high school in Jiangsu Province, China. The school is in the south of Changzhou City, 6 km away from the CBD. Changzhou city is in between two big cities Shanghai and Nanjing in eastern China and it has a population of 1.5 million. It is convenient for travel and welcomes foreigners. The school has been successfully delivering the South Australian Matriculation (SAM) Programme for more than four years and numerous Australian teachers live and work here each year.

In 2004, the school obtained authorization from the SACE Board of South Australia (formerly called the Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia, SSABSA) to conduct the SAM Programme and its associated Bridging Programme. Approximately 300 Chinese students have graduated from the programme successfully since 2005. Students were well prepared and are now studying in internationally renowned universities worldwide. Currently, there are 110 students enrolled in the SAM Programme and 100 students in the Bridging Programme.

2. The Programme:
The SAM Program is administrated by the SACE Board of South Australia and offered to high schools in South Australia, Northern Territory, Malaysia and China. Students who complete this programme successfully are awarded the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), enabling them to enter universities worldwide at an undergraduate level.

Students who complete Chinese Senior Middle Two are eligible to apply for admission to this International College. An entrance test is set to assess their English competence and successful students will join the ‘Bridging Programme’ for their first six months study. After the ‘Bridging Programme’, which is completed in January each year, students sit the SAM Programme Entrance Test. If accepted, they study five subjects until early November in that year. They will have final examinations conducted by SACE Board within the College and invigilated by SACE Board officers and graduate in December.

During the ‘Bridging Programme’, students focus on improving their English listening, reading, writing and speaking competence (General English Training) in the first two to three months. Subsequently, students study ‘English for Academic Purpose’ (EAP) and ‘International English Language Test System’ (IELTS) test preparation. Based on previous results, students will start in English level being equivalent to IELTS Band 3.5 to 4.0 and improve throughout the ‘Bridging Programme’ to IELTS Band 5.0 to 6.0. One fifth of the teaching time during the ‘Bridging Programme’ is dedicated to giving students a foundation for their math and science subjects for the following year study. The ‘Bridging Programme’ is run on an Intensive English basis and also will train students to understand the model and style of ESL Studies – the most important subject in SAM Programme. Teachers interested in teaching this stage are required to have experience, relevant qualifications and an appropriate classroom manner.

During the SAM Programme stage, students study five subjects:
 
• ESL Studies                                            • Mathematical Studies
• Specialist Mathematics                          • Physics
• Chemistry
 
All subjects are required to be taught by qualified teachers with several years relevant experience. Teachers are also required to independently:
 
• Operate within SACE Board’s curriculum        • Undertake student’s assessment
• Organise their teaching programmes               • Mark to meet SACE Board’s requirement

Also in this stage, the school needs English teaching assistants to help ESL Studies teachers in various ways, including:
 
• Marking                                   • Preparing teaching materials
• Offering tuition                        • Delivering listening and speaking training to students
• IELTS test preparation

In the ‘Bridging Programme’ stage, class sizes are approximately 20 to 25 students per class with 45 minutes per lesson. Teaching hours are a maximum of 22 per week per teacher, Monday to Friday. In the SAM Programme stage, ESL Studies keeps the same size but for mathematics and science subjects, there will be 30 to 35 students per class.

3. Job Vacancies For Academic Year 2009:

 A. Mathematics Teachers – Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12 (Pre- University) curriculum statement. Must hold good qualification in teaching high school level students and preferred with relevant teaching experience and capability. Average wage after tax: RMB 12,000 – 16,000 per month(Negotiated wages/salaries will take into account responsibilities, experience and qualifications)

B.         Physics / Chemistry Teachers – Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12 (Pre-University) curriculum statement. Must hold good qualification in teaching high school level students and preferred with relevant teaching experience and capability. Average wage after tax: RMB 12,000 – 16,000 per month(Negotiated wages/salaries will take into account responsibilities, experience and qualifications).

Teaching hours for the above subjects for each teacher is not more than 20 lessons (45 minutes per lesson) per week.

4. Teachers Benefits:  

Job Vacancies :

A.     [big]English Intensive Program Teachers [/big]–Teaching students ‘General English’, ‘English 
For Academic Purpose’ and ‘IELTS Preparation’ to rise students’ English competence from 
average IELTS 4.0 to average IELTS 5.5 to meet the SAM Programme’s entrance requirement.
Candidates must be experienced and hold good qualifications in teaching English. Average
wage after tax: RMB 8,000 –10,000 per month (Negotiated wages/salaries will take into
account responsibilities, experience and qualifications).

B.    [big] ESL Teachers [/big]–Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12 (Pre-University)
curriculum statement. Must hold good qualification in teaching high school level students
English with minimum three years teaching experience. Experienced teachers in teaching
ESL from South Australia are preferred. Average wage after tax: RMB 12,000 –16,000 per
Month (Negotiated wages/salaries will take into account responsibilities,
experience and qualifications).

C.     [big]Mathematics Teachers[/big] –Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12
(Pre-University) curriculum statement. Must hold good qualification in teaching high
school level students and preferred with relevant teaching experience and capability.
Average wage after tax: RMB 12,000 –16,000 per month (Negotiated wages/salaries
will take into account responsibilities, experience and qualifications).

D. [big]Physics / Chemistry Teachers[/big] –Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12
(Pre-University) curriculum statement. Must hold good qualification in teaching high
school level students and preferred with relevant teaching experience and capability.
Average wage after tax: RMB 12,000 –16,000 per month(Negotiated wages/salaries will take
into account responsibilities, experience and qualifications).

E. Accounting Teachers –Teaching in accordance with South Australian Year 12 curriculum statement
which formulated and administrated by the SACE Board of South Australia. Must hold good
qualification with experience and capabilities in teaching high school level students. Average wage
after tax: RMB 12,000 –16,000 per month (Negotiated wages/salaries
will take into account responsibilities, experience and qualifications).

Teaching hours for the above subjects for each teacher is not more than 20 lessons (45 minutes per
lesson) per week Monday to Friday.

 Teachers Benefits:

          A.  Free accommodation for the employee shall include a 2-bedroom apartment with
              kitchen,     Western    toilet,  hot  shower,    telephone,    microwave      oven,   television,
              refrigerator, washing machine, broadband Internet connection, air-conditioner and
              necessary   living   furniture.  The   apartment   is   provided   for   each   teacher   without
              sharing with others.
          B.  Airfares: the school shall pay for the airfare from China to the employee’s home 
              country    subject    to  the  employee     completing     the  contract   successfully.   For   a
              six-month   contract   (‘Bridging   Programme’),  a  one-way   airfare   will   be  provided
              and for teaching SAM Programme contract, a round trip airfare will be paid.
          C.  Holidays:  the  employee  shall   be   entitled   to   the   same   public   holidays   as   other
              employees at the allocated school.          In addition, each employee will be granted a
              total of 7 working days (six-month contract), 14 working days (for teaching SAM
              Programme) annual leave, with times negotiated to suit the programme.
          D.  Meals: the school shall provide free lunches and dinners in the school.
          E.  Insurance: the school shall provide medical and accident insurance with Chinese
              standards during the term of this contract.