Position: Head of English, China – Hong Kong English School, Zhongshan.

Position Description:
The Head of English at China – Hong Kong English School in Zhongshan China fulfills a number of roles.
1. They oversee the running of the Primary School English Department very closely- they perform teacher training, editing of English Materials, curriculum revision, English month preparations, resourcing, and day-to-day logistics. The school contains 700 students and the department consists of 15 Chinese English teachers and 5 – 6 foreign teachers.
2. They are a neutral party liaison between the foreign teachers throughout all three campuses of the school and the Chinese administrative staff. This involves scheduling of events, fixing problems in residences, people management, and finding staff. There are approximately 20 foreign teachers throughout all three campuses.
3. The Head of English is the main administrative support for the school’s international programs. This includes the VU Preparation Program, various sister school relations, and cultural exchanges. They handle correspondence, scheduling, and general administrative duties.
4. They are also the General Principal’s English language assistant. This involves letter writing, speech making, editing, translation of school notices, designing of posters/ information booklets/ etc, and publicity.
5. Head of English must attend all extra- curricular events across all three campuses,
6. Must make themselves available for publicity shoots/ interviews, and attend all special dinners and functions,
7. Must maintain a good working relationship with the Zhongshan Educational Bureau and help them when required to host drama or speech competitions, judge teacher competitions etc.
8. Must help to organize the Cambridge Young Learner English Testing
9. Must help organize English summer camps across all three campuses
10. Must manage the administrative side of the French department (this is very small- only one teacher).

Salary: 7000 to 10000 RMB (depending on qualifications) benefits. This is significantly higher than an average teacher would earn.

Start Date: As soon as possible to receive training from the current Head of English.

Length: Two year contract

Location: Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China

Benefits:
*Reimbursement for 2 return trip airfares and visas
*Four holidays a year- approximately 7 weeks total
*Free accommodation
* Free gas, drinking water, phone line rental and 120 metric units of electricity
*Each residence has an air-conditioner for those warmer summer months, a telephone, a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, Western style bathroom, drinking water, and furnishings
*Well established curriculum and resources
*Chinese style meals in the cafeteria for breakfast, lunch, and dinner five days a week
*Access to the Internet
*Mandarin lessons
*Chinese medical insurance.
*Onsite clinic
*A great ex pat community: we have 20 foreign teachers working in our school

Selection Criteria:
1. Native English speaker from Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand or England who has a high level of written and spoken English
2. Education degree (similar or higher) from a university or college
3. Teaching experience
4. Excellent organizational/ time- management abilities
5. Sensitivity to cultural differences
6. Enthusiasm for teaching children and living in China

Preferred Selection Criteria:
7. Knowledge of computers, particularly the Microsoft Office package
8. Experience in a similar role.
9. Knowledge of a second language like Mandarin, Cantonese, or French
10. TESOL/ TEFL/ CELTA certificate or similar experience teaching EFL

To Apply
Send a cover letter answering all of the Selection Criteria, resume/ CV and a recent photograph to Natalie Oostergo, Head of English Department by email: chesteach@yahoo.com, or fax: 0086 760 8781 764.

China – Hong Kong English School.
C.H.E.S. is the first private school in Zhongshan, and the first quality bilingual teaching school in Guangdong province. We provide quality English learning to students by integrating the latest educational theories and methodologies of the East and West to create a unique teaching concept. We are a truly international school with students from Australia, USA, Venezuela, Costa-Rica, Macau, Hong Kong, China, to name a few. With their solid bilingual foundation, graduates from C.H.E.S. can easily matriculate at the finest universities in China and abroad.

CHES is a large school with over 2000 students. In Zhongshan the school is spread over three campuses. The kindergarten and primary school campuses are in the suburb of Dong Ming Gardens and the secondary school campus is in Chow Mien Sui. Each classroom throughout all three campuses has a computer that allows teachers to show PowerPoint presentations, Internet pages and movies to the students when required. If you would like to learn more about the school you can have a look at our website: http://www.chkschool.com.cn.

Zhongshan
Zhongshan itself is a lovely city and boasts a population of 3 million- quite small for China! Compared to larger cities like Guangzhou (the capital of Guangdong Province) and Hong Kong, Zhongshan is clean and quiet. It is a modern city and has some great shopping centers, western restaurants, and many fast food franchises like McDonalds and KFC. One other handy aspect is that it is close to some major centers. It is two hours from Guangzhou by bus, and 1 and a half hours travel by bus and ferry to Macau and Hong Kong.