Director of Studies – Leading Young Learner School in Tianjin: 13-15,000 Rmb

Director of Studies for Young Learner Language School

Tianjin, P.R.China

Position: Director of Studies

Interviewing: Now

Website: http://www.GoldStarTeachers.com/DoS

Summary
< em>Are looking for a challenging leadership role in education? Would you like to work with a fun and dynamic international team? Are you interested in opportunities for professional growth and development?

At our school, we are seeking a new Director of Studies (DoS) to join our team and manage one of our five schools.

Are You a Director with a Difference?

As the DoS you will be responsible for ensuring the academic integrity of the school so that our students receive the best possible English language education.

Vital to this role are strong people management skills and a flexible working style. You’ll have the ability to manage and develop a large international teaching team with the support of two excellent senior teachers.

You’ll be qualified with a degree and be a native English speaker and have a wide range of teaching and training experience with a good understanding of the TEFL environment. Experience in a previous DoS role is desirable as is experience living and working in a foreign country.

Ideally you’ll possess outstanding organizational skills, be positive and enthusiastic in the workplace and show an eagerness to solve problems. A proven track record of building strong relationships with teachers, sales and service staff, customers and other senior managers is essential.

Above all you’ll be a person who has a passion for learning and a real commitment to leading and developing a team of teachers. You’ll be someone who is able to confidently craft a vision for the future of our flagship school, while effectively managing its day to day operations. This will require all of your creativity and initiative as you work mostly independently to plan and implement your new directives that will ensure further success for our school.

Come and Join our Successful Team

Our first school opened in 2001 and since then we’ve been growing rapidly. We now have 5 schools and a successful Corporate Language Training Unit (CLT). Our English language programs cater to a diverse range of Chinese learners and we currently have over 4000 students studying with us. This position is for the largest of our schools with over 1,300 students enrolled and an academic team of 14 foreign teachers and 8 local teachers.

Tianjin – The city

Tianjin is located at northeast of North China, facing Bohai River on east and bordering the Yanshan Mountain in north. Only 30 minutes train ride from the capital city, Beijing, it was host to a number of events at the Olympic Games in 2008. A modern city nicknamed ‘The Shanghai of the North’, Tianjin is also blessed with an abundant variety of spectacular natural excursions.

Tianjin has a rich history that you’ll see in the old British and Italian concession areas, the port and the many examples of European architecture. As China’s third largest city with a population of over 10 million people, Tianjin is developing and modernizing rapidly. Fortunately, the city has retained an authentic Chinese way of life and you’ll find the people to be extremely friendly and the city to be very safe and inexpensive.

For more information on the city of Tianjin have a look at these sites:

• http://www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/tianjin/tianj in-facts/tianjin-history.html
• http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityg uides/tianjin/
• http://www.tianjin.world-guides.com/
• http:// www.chinatouronline.com/china-travel/tianjin/tianjin-attractions/Huangya-Gu an-Great-Wall_630.html
• http://www.china-tour.cn/Tianjin/Tianjin-Att ractions.htm
• http://www.tj.gov.cn/english/
• http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=0g363hyS__4

Main Responsibilities

• Manage the day to day and long term needs of the teaching team
• Facilitate professional development of teachers
• Provide the team with new ESL resource options
• Recruit and induct new teachers
• Manage the school’s extensive academic program
• Support our sales and marketing team
• Control our teaching schedule
• Implement initiatives that focus on continual improvement
• Develop and implement a strategic plan for the future of the school

Compensation

· Excellent salary: up to 13,000 – 15,000 RMB (net) per month depending on experience

· Accommodation: 3,500 RMB (net) allowance per month

· Flight allowance: 9,000 RMB (net)

· Bonus: contract completion bonus – one month salary (net)

· Bonus: second year re-sign bonus: 5,000 RMB

· Legal ‘Z’ work visa

· 15 days paid annual leave plus 12 days paid public holidays

· Free health insurance provided

· Helps on arrival--Airport pickup, welcome package, orientation, comfortable accommodation, open bank account, setting up internet and mobile phone account

· Fantastic career development opportunities both here in Tianjin and as part of the world’s largest private language school

Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree

· TEFL certificate

· Native English speaker from UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa

· Previous DoS experience desirable

As well as

· Strong people skills, a flexible working style and creativity

· A wide range of teaching experience

· A good understanding of TEFL methodology

· China experience is preferred

How to apply

Please send the following to Aidan at jobs@GoldStarTeachers.com:

· Covering letter

· CV

· Recent photo

· Degree & TEFL certificates

· Passport photo page

· Contact details and 5 available days and times available for interview

We are looking forward to hearing from you.