Role Summary:
- Actively support all students to access a balanced school curriculum and to ensure high quality education and improved standards of learning and achievement,
- Support the department by taking on administrative tasks, as required
- Support the teacher in all aspects of class as directed.
- Work cohesively within a highly motivated and professional group of academic staff.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with all other academic staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning
- Support the teachers to deliver excellent education for all students in subjects including science, English, mathematics, and other subjects as necessary.
- Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the teachers and Head of Year.
- Assist in the implementation of A Complete Education for students, help monitor their progress and feedback to teachers;
- Assist students to access the curriculum safely. Matters relating to health and safety ultimately remain the teachers’ responsibility.
- Undertake teaching tasks with groups of students, following plans as prepared by teachers;
- Monitor students’ responses to learning tasks through a range of assessment activities, providing feedback to teachers
- Discuss planning objectives with the teacher daily;
- Prepare and manage classroom resources and teaching materials for educational activities.
- Provide support for individuals and groups of students inside and outside the classroom;
- Use personal expertise to enhance children’s learning experiences.
- Use relevant technology to support instruction;
- Provide or assist in the running of co-curricular activities as required
- Assist in classroom preparation and creating a high-quality learning environment and ensure displays of work meet the high expectations set out in the school display policy
- On occasion teach classes as a cover/supply teacher.

Pastoral Care
- Assist class teacher in the pastoral care of the students in their class.
- Support students with emotional / behavioural problems and help develop their social emotional skills / behaviours, including the implementation of behaviour modification programmes when required
- Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom, including supporting access to camps, educational visits and whole school
- Encourage and support the skills of independence and self-reliance
- Create an effective and challenging learning environment for each pupil;
- Assist in the induction of new children into class life as appropriate.
- Acknowledge students’ improvement and effort;
- Provide feedback to students in relation to progress/achievement under the guidance of the teacher
- Assist students in settling into class before the class begins;
- Supervise classes/groups of students moving around the campus;
- Share supervision of children in the school during break periods.
- Look after sick/hurt/upset students and attend to physical needs where appropriate

Communication and Collegiality
- Work co-operatively and supportively with fellow professionals;
- Share information, ideas and resources with colleagues;
- Maintain positive relationships and communication with parents and the local community

Administrative Functions
- Assist in the maintaining of student records eg. taking attendance, check homework planner/emails, etc.;
- Advise as appropriate in the compilation of pupil reports and records by the teacher.
- Be responsible for the students, under the guidance of the Head of Year/Key Stage Leader, if the teacher is absent.
- Undertake routine tasks to support the curriculum and assist with events e.g. celebrations, outings, field trips and assume responsibility for a group, as required.
- Where required, to attend and contribute to department, school and parent meetings.
- Prepare and present displays of students' work: teachers will make professional decisions in determining what material is displayed
- Support teachers in photocopying and other tasks in order to support Learning and Teaching
- Undertake other duties from time to time as the teachers/managers require including: collecting money; photocopying and inputting student data; producing class lists; record keeping, filing; collating material; stocktaking; cataloguing, preparing, issuing and maintaining equipment and materials and ordering supplies and equipment
- Engage with and attend professional development, as appropriate
- Take a proactive approach towards continuous professional development

Standards and Quality Assurance
- Support the aims and ethos of the School and Department by
behaviours which display concern for the student as a whole person, tact, discretion, confidentiality and the willingness to work as a member of a team
- Support the school’s image in the community;
- Follow all policies and procedures
- Adhere to child protection and safeguarding related policy, procedures and practice.
- Set a good example in terms of dress code , punctuality and attendance
- Work collaboratively with teachers
- Attend team and staff meetings as requested
- Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by
the Manager or School Principal included but not limited to evening academic support, boarding duties.

Typical General Qualifications and Experience required:
Minimum Typical Education
- Bachelor’s Degree or above in education or related major preferred.
- Teaching Qualification issued by the Education Bureau preferred

Experience
- Relevant experience in schools is preferred

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge
- Collaborative team member and strong problem solving skills
- Ability to work effectively with individual students, small group and whole classes under the direction and supervision of the Teacher
- Sufficient knowledge, expertise and awareness of students’ social, emotional and learning needs to work effective with teachers as part of a professional team
- Strong verbal and written communications skill in Chinese and English
- Computer literacy
- Solid organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and multi-task
- Demonstrate discretion and confidentiality at all times.

Benenden Bilingual School Guangzhou is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks, qualifications checks and pre-employment verification to include an exploration of any gaps in employment.