Teaching Assistant (HQP)

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, City Campus

Position: Hanqing Bilingual Pathway Teaching Assistant

Department: HQP Primary

Position Summary:

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok City Campus is opening  Hanqing Bilingual Pathway (HQP), a new bilingual pathway option for our students, and is looking for people passionate about bilingual education to join this pathway.

The Teaching Assistant is accountable to the HQP Chinese Principal and is line managed by the Class Teacher who also provides day-to-day direction.

Responsibilities include:

● Work closely with the Class Teacher and subject leaders to provide planning and teaching and learning of the highest quality

● Work closely with the Class Teacher to provide for student’s learning, social and personal needs

● Work with other professionals in meeting the needs of students

● Attend staff meeting and training and development sessions as required

● Supporting the pre-operation phase of the Hanqing Programme including administrative duties, classroom activities and various ad-hoc tasks as needed.

The Teacher Assistant’s role is usually a class-based position.

The Teacher Assistant will

● Support the school’s Philosophy and Objectives

● Take an active part in all class and year group activities

● Work with groups and individuals on learning tasks

● Assist in the assessment of students and in the maintenance of records

● Prepare materials and equipment for activities

● Assist in the preparation of displays

● Assist in the setting up and maintaining of an efficient and well-ordered learning environment

● Take an active role in classroom administration

● Assist in “Home Communication”

● Participate in training and development activities

● Undertake duties in accordance with the duty roster

● Participate in “You-Time” Activities

● Assist students in meeting behaviour and social expectations

Provide individual support for students.

Candidate Profile:

The Teacher Assistant should have the following qualities

● Demonstrate skills in promoting the school’s philosophy and policy

● Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills

● Have a good understanding of how children learn

● Have an understanding of teaching and learning strategies

● Be professional in approach and set good examples

● Be conscientious, efficient and organized

● Give high regard to Health and Safety

● Actively seek to improve their practice and participate in Training and Development

● Have high regard to creating a high-quality learning environment

● Maintain the confidentiality of information

Desirable qualities:

● Fluent in English

● Fluent in Chinese Mandarin

Child Safeguarding:

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, City Campus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates are required to provide accurate and detailed information about their employment history and the school will carry out background checks on the successful candidate to assess their suitability to work in a school.

Requirements:

●   Satisfactory Thai Police Criminal Record check

●   Confirmation of identity

●   Three Satisfactory references

●   Verification of qualifications and work experience

How to Apply:

Applications will only be accepted on the official Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Application Form, which is available on the school website “Job Vacancies” page - here

Further Details:

Full details of the school are available on our website at www.shrewsbury.ac.th.

Any queries should be forwarded to Luna Cao, Hanqing Bilingual Pathway (HQP) Chinese Principal at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok City Campus, at [email protected]