Vacancies | 招聘职位

We are compiling a database of potential teachers, who can teach Mandarin, Chinese Calligraphy and Chinese Zither (Guzheng) to both adults and school-age children, as well as teach Maths and Arts to children. Please send your CV to us and state which subject you are applying for.

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Part-time Teaching Positions Available. 

We are currently seeking dedicated teachers for the following part-time positions

  1. Maths Teacher for Primary School Children

  2. Maths Teacher for Secondary School Children

  3. Arts Teacher for Children
  4. Cover Mandarin Teacher

The School for Young People at the Confucius Institute, Global Engagement, also known as Star Mandarin School, is seeking dedicated individuals, who can plan, prepare and deliver the subject tuition to school pupils, over Saturdays during school term times.

Hours:  2 – 6 hours per week depending on the subject and courses, September 2024 - July 2025.

Pay: University Grade 6.1 plus holiday pay.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Pass an enhanced DBS check, attend job induction, take online training in Safeguarding Children, and keep Mandatory Training up to date.
  2. Prepare teaching and learning materials based on national curriculum and study programmes for the subject.
  3. Deliver tuition, following the lesson templates provided. 
  4. Help students improve their subject skills through individual work, group work and homework.
  5. Follow the Teachers Handbook, aiming for high standard teaching and learning activities. 
  6. Take class registers and attendance, encourage positive behaviour, provide guidance and give approved discipline.
  7. Maintain a safe study place by monitoring students’ welfare, safety, health, behavioural and emotional issues and reporting concerns.
  8. Act as a fire marshal in case of fire or during fire drill, carry out the classroom fire evacuation procedure during face-to-face teaching.
  9. Involve parents in the learning process of their children and hold parents' meetings.
  10. Evaluate students’ performance, and communicate with parents to inform them of their children’s progress.

Essential skills:

  • For Maths Teacher: Excellent understanding of the maths study programmes in England;
  • For Arts Teacher: Excellent understanding of the arts study programmes in the UK;
  • For Mandarin Teacher: Native or near-native Mandarin Chinese speaker, with fluency in English, and Excellent understanding of the UK education system and Chinese language teaching skills;
  • Being proactive, confident, enthusiastic and highly motivated;
  • Able to build a close rapport with pupils and efficient communications with parents;

Please send your CV and email to apply: State which subject you are applying for and your preference for teaching primary or secondary school children. 

Application Email: confucius@sheffield.ac.uk

Deadline to apply: Monday 15th July 2024.

If you are shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview in the second half of July 2024.

We look forward to hearing from you and wish you the best of luck. 

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