Secondary Drama Teacher

Job Description

Employer:
Nansha College Preparatory Academy


Location:
Job Location
China

Position Title: Secondary Drama Teacher

Position Description

GUIS-NCPA seeks a knowledgeable, passionate and collaborative educator to join its secondary school team. The selected individual will teach five sections of drama/theatre studies over a two-day block schedule arrangement. GUIS-NCPA has adopted the National Core Arts Standards and employs a standards-based assessment and reporting scheme. Candidates with a commitment to a comprehensive philosophy and pedagogies of drama education, and experience with social-emotional development of adolescents are strongly encouraged to apply.

Overall Responsibilities

* Promote positive and productive relationships and communication between colleagues, and other stakeholders.    

* Support and model the GUIS-NCPA mission

* Using the norms of collaboration to co-plan with colleagues who are teaching the same subject, and/or with EAL specialists.

* Use individual planning time to create scaffolds and supports to make content accessible and provide challenge to students at a range of English proficiency levels

* Deliver lessons in the assigned subject area(s) ensuring language is integrated and developed alongside content skills and knowledge 

* Interpret data from both formal and informal assessments to improve student’s content language growth

* Facilitate Advisory session twice a week

* Offer after-school activities during the three trimesters

* Provide Office Hours support before and after school 

* Provide intervention support to students identified by Student Response System 

* Attend department meetings

* Participate in whole-school professional development

* Other responsibilities as assigned by the principal(s)

Qualifications:

The Secondary school Drama teacher must be qualified as follows:
* holds a bachelor’s or master’s degree in either Theatre Education
* holds relevant teaching experience in a middle or high school settings
* holds or be eligible for state or provincial teacher certification/licensure

Please note that due to visa restrictions, GUIS cannot employ teachers who are 60 years or older on the first day of the initial contract with the school.

Nansha College Preparatory Academy

Job Location
China

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