Duties and Responsibilities 

 

Teaching 

- Teach load of up to 13.5 hours per week primarily on the General English Program.

- Cover classes as required when teachers are not available  

 

Academic 

- Work together with the Academic Team, other staff members and experienced teachers to ensure high performance and promote professionalism in the workplace.

- Monitor and evaluate implementation of the GEP curriculum and materials and provide feedback to the Academic Team. 

- Collaborate with the Academic Team to develop support materials and training for the GEP curriculum as required.

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

- Be the principal point for communications between the Academic Coordinator and the teachers, providing briefings, information on updates and feedback. 

- Manage extra-curricular activities and academic projects: e.g. GEP Graded Readers, IELTS for ACE teachers 

 

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; IELTS induction, Diploma, 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 GEP levels.

- Arrange peer observations for new teachers appropriate to academic needs.

- Score the writing section of GEP Placement Tests for prospective students (GEP Level 6+).

- Arrange and coordinate field trips for Diploma program as required.

- Coordinate Mock IELTS exams, GILC Talk and Student Support Workshops as required.

- Ensure open communication between teachers and parents concerning students’ learning progress and study options.

- Ensure 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 the Points of Contact at their campus for ‘I’m ACE’ magazine as required and encourage contributions from students and teachers.

- Support CSR activities and public events

- Work on special projects as required 

 

HR  

 - Interviewing 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, group blood donation.  

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

 

Other

- Any other duties as directed by the Campus Manager.