[HA NOI] IB DP COORDINATOR

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an internationally accredited college or university in education or related field
• At least 03-years teaching experience at high school
• English native speaker or near native speaker of English with an English competency of at least IELTS 8.0 or higher
• Leadership experience

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree from an internationally accredited college or university in education or related field
• Experience with IB and program development
• Experience and understanding of best practice in differentiation and inclusion
• Experience of working with a diverse international community
• Experience of accreditation/ evaluation processes
• A research-based educator
• A supporter of holistic and inclusive learning

IB DP Coordinator RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the IB Head of school (Hos) in the leadership and management of the High school (Grade 11-Grade 12)
• Assist the IB HoS in ensuring that the IB Diploma Programme is implemented and developed in line with the requirements of the IB Standards & Practices, the General Regulations for the Diploma Programme, and other IB-mandated guiding documentation
• Leading the admission process for students entering the DP
• Ensuring that accurate student records are maintained through ManageBac
• Ensuring that teachers are kept up to date with the latest news, curriculum guides and other guiding documentation from the IB
• Provide guidance of the mock and final examinations and the orals, taking overall responsibility for the running of the examinations, the safe-keeping of examination materials and the dispatch of all papers and examination documents to the IB through the required channel.
• Ensuring a focus on student learning and best practice in teaching, and on achieving the aims as outlined in the School Mission and Vision
• Liaising with the IB Head of School an annual IB Diploma budget
• Liaising with the IB Head of School to develop, follow, and update a DP Action Plan as a guide to the ongoing development of the IB DP at TDS

• Establishing a clear timeline of events from Grade 8-12, together with the MYP.
• Coordinator, which leads students, teachers and parents into and through the Pre-IB DP and the DP
• Overseeing curriculum review and facilitating curriculum development and documentation.
• Developing and using assessment results to inform curriculum review and development.
• Administering the Extended Essay (EE) through the EE Coordinator ensuring that teachers and students are properly informed about the requirements, guidelines and assessment criteria.
• Overseeing the administration of the CAS programme, through the CAS Coordinator.
• Work closely with the PYP Coordinator, MYP Coordinator, and Department Heads to ensure curriculum articulation.

Pedagogical Leadership

• Ensuring that teaching and learning promotes the IB Learner Profile, and the values of the IB Mission Statement.
• Mentoring teachers and modeling good inquiry practice in the classrooms.
• Ensuring that teaching and learning enable students to develop lifelong learning skills and to be well-prepared for the appropriate IBDP examinations.
• Ensuring that the planning and teaching of Approaches to Learning Skills build on skills from Grade 10 and develop them further throughout Grades 10, 11 & 12.
• Overseeing the teaching of TOK and its embedding into teaching and learning throughout the programme
• Facilitating, promoting, and leading collaborative planning.

Professional Development

• Chairing regular Diploma Programme team meetings at various levels across the school.
• Delivering and helping develop DP information workshops for all staff.
• Identifying DP professional development needs and opportunities on and off campus.
• Providing orientation sessions for all new staff, as necessary.
• Assessing the professional development needs of Diploma Programme teachers and coordinating their participation in appropriate workshops.