The role of the CP/YL Lead Teacher is to oversee ACE’s Children’s and Young Learners’ Program to ensure high-quality educational outcomes and the smooth operation of the CP/YL Program.

Teaching Duties

·         Teaching load of up to 13.5 hours per week primarily on the CP/YL Program.

·         Cover classes as required when teachers are not available

Duties and Responsibilities

Academic

·         Work together with the Management and Academic Teams, other staff members and experienced teachers to ensure high performance and promote professionalism in the workplace

·         Monitor and evaluate implementation of the CP and YL curriculums and materials and provide feedback to the Academic Team

·         Collaborate with the Academic Team to develop support materials and training for the CP and YL curriculums as required

·         Be the principal point for communications between the Campus Manager, CP/YL Academic Coordinator and the teachers, providing briefings, information on updates and feedback

·         Provide day-to-day support for teachers on all CP/YL course-related matters: e.g. lesson preparation, teaching materials, discipline & classroom management, assessing student progress, identifying training needs through on going needs analysis

·         Manage extra-curricular activities and academic projects e.g. Portfolio and Graded Reader projects

Student Counselling

·         Counsel students with regards to issues such as attendance, motivation, and level

·         Support academic counselling working with CSO Team: e.g. observe and participate in counselling at Open Days to help identify areas for improvement

Development

·         Observations

-       Train and support new observers

-       Observe teachers and provide constructive feedback

·         Professional Development

-       Conduct PD sessions and encourage sharing sessions among teachers to build a supportive culture and working environment

-       Provide feedback to the Academic Team as required

-       Present at annual CamTESOL Conference and encourage teachers to present/attend, providing guidance and support

Administrative

·         Provide administrative and other support to teachers to ensure that the highest quality service is provided to ACE students.

·         Participate in and run meetings as required, including LTM; JMT; Staff and New Teacher Meetings, etc

·         Keep up to date with current statistics and data trends, including placement testing; enrolment and retention rates; Academic Counselling and Open Day performance, etc

·         Generate data of borderline and repeating students and work with teachers to help support the struggling students throughout the term  

·         Assist with timetabling, assessments and enrolment procedures for failing or borderline students.

·         Arrange mentors for new teachers and identify level moderators for all CP and YL levels

·         Arrange peer observations for new teachers appropriate to academic needs

·         Score the writing section of YL Placement Tests for prospective students (YL level 8+)

·         Ensure open and positive communication between teachers and parents concerning students’ learning progress and study options

·         Maintain open communication between teachers-students-guardians concerning struggling or troublesome students and deal with complaints regarding Academic performance

·         Manage teachers’ use of staffroom facilities, ensuring general tidiness and a professional and work-like environment exists

·         Collaborate with Points of Contact at their campus for I’mACE magazine as required and encourage contributions from students and teachers

·         Support CSR activities and public events

·         Work on special projects as required

HR

·         Interviewing

Interview prospective teaching candidates (face-to-face, Skype) and complete interview reports

·         Induction

Assist with the induction of new teaching staff to the ACE working environment and culture to ensure performance standards are met

Events

·         Participate as required in ACE events, including graduations, debate and YL speech competitions, CamDEBATE, GAC

·         Coordinate and run campus events as required: e.g. Open day, Children’s Fair, etc

·         Participate as required in community and network outreach events: e.g. Children’s Fair, Business Chamber, Plastic-Free Asia Environment, etc

Other

·         Any other duties as directed by the Campus Manager