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Job Title: Early Childhood Teacher (YCIS-BJ-1819-ECE002)
Posted Date: 12/15/2017 Expiration Date: -
Location: YCIS - Beijing (Beijing ECE) # of Openings: 1
Effective From: Other(08/01/2018)
Job Description: Overall Description:
The Early Childhood Education ( ECE) Teacher works within a Learning Community in a co-teaching relationship to provide an education for the whole child based on the YCIS Mission, Principles and Practices
. Through a developmentally appropriate practice and inquiry learning approach, and in a bilingual and multicultural learning environment, the Co-teachers and the collective Early Childhood team develop a curriculum that supports life long learning dispositions and character education through an emergent play based progremme..

Major Responsibilities:
Requirements:
• The teacher must possess a recognized qualification in Early Childhood Education, child development or other related fields.
• A commitment to the best interest of young children
• A warm and friendly personality
• Sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others
• An ability to relate well to young children
• An ability to establish a positive and healthy relationship with parents and families
• Previous experience of working with a diverse group of young children and/or implementation of inquiry based learning approach preferable

Expectations
Understand and adhere to the YCIS Mission, Principles and Practices
• Familiarity with YCIS Early Childhood Education Programme Handbook and the general policies and procedures of ECE Section and the campus
• A willingness to understand and work with the curriculum framework ( Development Matters) provided by the ‘Practice Guidance of the Early Years Foundation Stage’.
• Develop and maintain a trusting, cooperative and collaborative working relationship with a home room co-teacher and the other teachers within the Learning Community.
• Work collaboratively within a shared flexible learning space.
• Be open-minded and understanding of different cultural perspectives
• Be a willing participant and contributor as part of the ECE team and the wider school community.
• Be alert to and understanding of health and safety matters
• Be punctual and well prepared at the beginning of each day

Responsibilities:
Implementation of the Daily Learning Programme with Co-teacher
- Understand and incorporate the YCIS Mission Principles and Ptractices to nurture the dispositions for a life-long learner
- Ensure the programme reflects the vision of YCIS ECE through referring to the YCIS ECE Handbook and the ‘Development Matters’.
- Create a responsive and caring learning environment with intentional and planned provocations and learning centres for young children
- Based on children’s interests, plan, implement, document and evaluate developmentally appropriate daily learning opportunities and experiences both indoors and outdoors
- Preparing and Organizing Materials and Resources for Learning
- Observing the strengths and concerns of individual children which inform the planning of appropriate opportunities for development and learning.

Establishment of Daily Schedule, Routines and Transitions with Co-Teacher
- Help children to understand daily schedule and routines
- Help children to understand the behaviour expectations in the learning environment both indoors and outdoors
- Be flexible and responsive to children’s emerging interests
- Provide positive guidance of the behaviour of individual children
- Encourage independence and self-help skills

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
- Include the expertise of parents and families which include their cultural belief, practices and professional knowledge etc. to support the children’s learning.
- Be resourceful and supportive to parenting issues when appropriate
- Keep ongoing communication with families through newsletters, , email groups, website, etc.
- Make sure that information learned about the child from parents and family members is shared with Co-teacher

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.

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
- Collaborate with other teachers of the ECE team. Accept other teachers’ good ideas and share their own
- Participate in on-going professional reflection and sharing
- Show interests in wider ECE world

Support and Participate in the Initiatives of the School Community
- Establish Positive Relationships with everyone in the ECE community including the Leadership, the Co-teacher and other colleagues, support staff, drivers, etc.
- Volunteer in various ad-hoc committees and school events

Any emerging tasks within the role of a co-teacher as assigned by the supervisors.


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School Introduction
Yew Chung Internatonal School of Beijing (YCIS-Beijing)
北京耀中国际学校(耀中北京)
Website URL: http://www.ycis-bj.com
Phone: (8610) 8583 3731
Fax: (8610) 8583 2734
Postal Code: 100025
Address: Honglingjin Park, 5 Houbalizhuang,Chaoyang District, Beijing P.R.C.
中国北京市朝阳区后八里庄5号红领巾公园
Description: Yew Chung International School established a new model of global education offering the unique richness and diversity of both Eastern and Western cultures that equip children to be bilingual, global-minded, appreciative and caring. We nurture globally competitive students and shape their good character as responsible global citizens with the competencies and skills required in the 21st century.

We have over 6,000 students across various campuses in China. We invite qualified teachers (Early Childhood to Secondary) to consider a career with our organization.
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