Primary (Elementary) Teacher in Hue city

Applications are invited for the following position to commence on December 10, 2021.

We are looking for an adaptable, experienced, resourceful and committed teacher who has high expectations of children's learning, and an enthusiasm and passion for working with young children. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate excellent classroom practice, the ability to motivate pupils and a willingness to work in partnership with the staff team.

Employer information

Phoenix School was established in 2011 and belongs to the Phoenix Education, and is based in the historic City of Hue situated in Central Vietnam. The school has students from Pre-School through to Grade 9 and conducts an International program, where all subjects are conducted in English, and a Vietnamese/English bilingual program. We are a small but growing school, and currently have 260 students enrolled.
Phoenix School endeavours to provide a combination of the best practices of the Vietnamese education system with an additional international curriculum that is designed to offer an excellence in education that will not be found anywhere else in Hue City. It is not only the academic schooling that is of a high standard. Phoenix Education strongly believes that the entire child needs to be nurtured and challenged with sporting activities, hobbies such as chess and painting, dance and music and drama to mention but a few of the activities on offer. Phoenix Education also conducts ESL classes outside of school hours.

Qualifications

- Hold a good university degree
- Hold a recognised teaching qualification in USA, UK or Australia
- Have a minimum of two years recent teaching experience.
- Be competent and confident with the use of ICT in the classroom
- Be able to meet Vietnamese regulations to obtain a work permit
- Capable of teaching online.

Professional Qualities

- Positive attitude
- Flexible approach
- Accepts responsibility
- School comes first
- Appearance – look good and be good (Dress Code)
- Deep pride in the quality of their work
- Committed to the students
- Positive role models

Personal Qualities Sought

- Fluent, native English speaker
- A positive and professional approach to school life
- Personal confidence and determination
- A willingness to go the “extra mile”
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good communication skills both orally and in writing
- Reliability and integrity
- Sense of humor
- Creativity and vision
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Able to manage own time and workload
- Highly organized and able to prioritize
- Awareness and sensitivity to Asian culture

Job Description

- Working predominantly teaching the English component to bilingual primary classes.
- Being responsible for planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for primary students.
- Designing and producing teaching materials.
- Being responsible for assessing learners’ progress and keeping records.
- Following teaching process and ensuring teaching quality
- Being able to take care of students during lessons and at school hours
- Assessing work
- Organizing extracurricular activities for school
- Having flexibility in applying and combining the teaching approaches

Benefits:

• A two-year contract (renewable)
• A competitive salary (paid in Vietnam Dong)
• Small classes
• Vietnamese Work Permit covered
• Living in a beautiful and peaceful city
• Interested candidates are requested to submit applications to the Office Manager at thuy@phoenixeducation.asia, and include the following:
• A covering letter
• A CV including the names and contact details of two (2) professional referees
• A recent photo
• A copy of clean criminal record check (with validity within 6 months)
• Scanned color copy of passport page with information and photo (passports need to be valid more than 6 months)
• Scanned color copy of teaching certificate(s) and university degree(s)
• Have experience in school management is preferred.