Academic Coordinator for Primary Sector - Schools Link Programme

Language Link is currently seeking an Academic Coordinator (AC) to join our public schools program, Schools Link!

Schools Link is Language Link’s highly successful English language education program in Vietnamese schools. We currently have more than 180 foreign English teachers teaching over 32,000 students in Hanoi’s urban districts. Our programs consistently receive high ratings from students and parents. Our Schools Link program caters to Primary, Secondary and High School students in Hanoi.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience (VND 70,000,000 - 80,000,000)
• Paid Public Holidays
• Annual Leave and National Day of your home country: 15.5 Days
• Sick Leave: 03 Days
• Full In-Patient, Partial Out-Patient, Evacuation and Repatriation Medical Insurance
• Visa and Work Permit sponsorship fully provided and paid for by LLV (except for document authentication)
• Monthly telephone and travel allowances
• Direct deposit for payroll on the same day each month

Mission of the Academic Coordinator

• To empower the teachers in their region to consistently deliver effective lessons.
• To improve the quality of the program as a whole.
• To manage the development and maintenance of high-quality resources.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide the Schools Link teaching team with academic management and support in collaboration with the Academic Manager (AM) and fellow Academic Coordinators (AC).
• Manage the creation and quality of unit/ midterm/ final/ placement tests, development work for Regional Head Teachers (RHT) and teachers, pacing guides, primary projects curriculum and other projects as necessary for the primary programme.
• Assist the AM and the Teacher Recruitment Welfare Manager with recruiting new teachers and disciplining existing teachers as necessary.
• Assist the AM and Head of Schools Link to expand and improve the quality of the primary programme (e.g. by exploring new course books or other materials) and the Schools Link programme as a whole (e.g. expanding or updating existing policies and procedures).
• Manage daily issues and support RHT to handle issues affecting teachers and schools within a designated region of the programme.
• Carry out observations as required during the academic year and during each of the observation cycles with written and verbal feedback, including follow-up observations within Teaching Development Plans.
• Manage underperforming teachers within a designated region of the programme and support RHT to accurately identify and coach these teachers through a Teaching Development Plan in preparation for successful observation by an AC or AM.