Student Support Specialist, Secondary Division

Job Description

Employer:
Avenues Shenzhen


Location:
Job Location
China

Position: Student Support Specialist, Secondary Division (Grades 6 to 9)
Location: Shenzhen, China
Start Date: August 2025

ABOUT AVENUES SHENZHEN
Avenues Shenzhen is a top-tier bilingual school that offers a truly global education. After launching in 2018 with a unique early childhood program, Avenues Shenzhen now serves about 500 students from 1.5 to 18 years of age with a cutting-edge educational program spanning the Primary and Secondary Divisions.

At Avenues Shenzhen, teaching and learning happen through language immersion in both English and Chinese as well as challenging interdisciplinary projects. Our campus community fosters a culture of creativity, entrepreneurship, and deep collaboration, with state-of-the-art technology throughout the campus. We are a community of talented and dedicated educators and colleagues who are passionate about learning and growth. There are unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development. There is no place quite like Avenues Shenzhen.

DEEP COLLABORATION, CONSTANT EVOLUTION
Collaboration here isn’t a buzzword: it’s woven into everything we do. Teacher teams collaborate to nurture their students’ social, emotional, and academic growth. Teachers share responsibility for the curriculum and plan together daily. This intense collaboration is exciting: we’re always evolving, learning from each other, and seeking to improve.

LANGUAGE IMMERSION
Avenues students will graduate fluent in a second language and at ease beyond their borders. To this end, children in Avenues Shenzhen alternate between learning English and Chinese.

The Opportunity
Avenues Shenzhen seeks a student support specialist to join the Shenzhen campus for the school year 2025/2026. This role is responsible for ensuring that students under their care are effectively supported so that they can thrive at Avenues. They will work closely with a Student Support Team, as well as with the broader teaching and learning team, teachers, and division leaders.

Responsibilities
As a member of the Student Success Team, you will:
● Provide a safe, stimulating, and supporting learning environment for all students to thrive and feel known and cared for
● Drive student success across all grades, by helping to develop individualized learning plans for students who need them, to support each student to learn through meaningful, engaging work
● Develop the right assessments for learning, that yield useful data for teachers to use to give appropriate feedback to maximize student growth
● Work with a great team, building strong relationships with the other members as well as the teaching faculty
● Be an exemplary learner, always reflecting, growing, and seeking to improve

Qualifications
You bring all or most of the following:
● Educational or professional background in pediatric psychology.
● Pediatric clinical background or experience in the areas of behavioral analysis, neurodivergent educational support, or special needs education.
● More than three years experience as a teacher and/or counselor.
● Expertise in applying current assessments specific to your field that will best assess our students and that allow for clear referrals.
● Prior experience supporting students in schools, specifically with one-on-one practice or small group interventions.
● Sense of deep personal responsibility for the success of students and teachers.
● Deep willingness to collaborate.
● Bilingual and professionally proficient in both Chinese and English is a plus.

WHAT WE OFFER
● Frequent feedback, ongoing coaching, and job-embedded professional learning
● Competitive rewards package, wellness resources, relocation support (as needed), and other benefits to best support you and keep you healthy and happy
● A beautiful, uplifting, student-centric school environment
● The chance to impact education by demonstrating what’s possible
● A thriving community with a healthy and inclusive culture where every individual is valued and respected

TO APPLY
Apply through the Careers section at Be sure to include a letter of application, in English, in which you thoughtfully explain why you believe that this role at Avenues Shenzhen would be an excellent match for your experience, skills and passions. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND SAFEGUARDING
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply.

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.

Avenues Shenzhen

Job Location
China

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