This Role:

Job Purpose

To provide a high quality teaching and learning environment based upon Biblical

World view principles that facilitates whole child development where teachers seek by

personal example, to inspire students in Christian faith and living in the school

community.

Responsible To

The Kindergarten Teacher reports directly to the Principal of Small World Christian

Kindergarten (or his/her delegate) who reports directly to the Executive Director of

Generations Christian Education.

Key Duties

Responsibilities:

To ensure that the program of education at Kindergarten:

• Builds solid foundations of God’s love through a Biblical world view curriculum

  that enables students to follow Jesus Christ and know His word.

• Is in accordance with the requirements of the Education Bureau in Hong Kong

  and other relevant government departments.

• Promotes equality as an integral part of the role and to treat everyone with

  fairness and dignity.

Planning & Teaching:

• To enable children to make excellent progress in literacy and maths, providing

  a solid foundation for all aspects of education.

• To plan opportunities to develop the social, emotional and cultural aspects of

  pupils’ learning.

• To create and manage a caring, engaging, purposeful and stimulating

  environment which is conducive to children’s learning, and which is regularly
  reviewed and continually developed.

• To ensure that Generations and school policies are reflected in daily practice.

• To plan and prepare lessons in order to deliver the International Curriculum,

  ensuring breadth and balance in all subjects; introducing best practices, high
  quality resources and enriching school programs

• To stay up to date with changes and developments in the structure of the

  curriculum

• To identify clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes, with appropriate

  challenge and high expectations.

• To organise and manage groups or individual pupils ensuring differentiation of

  learning needs, reflecting all abilities.

• To challenge all children to perform to their full potential, especially those with

  particular Gifts and Talents.

• To work to remove barriers to underachievement for all pupils, particularly

  those with Special Educational Needs.

• To liaise with outside agencies when appropriate eg.SENCo, Educational

  Psychologist.

• To ensure effective use of support staff within the classroom, including parent

  helpers.

• To maintain behaviour of a high standard following Generations Christian

  Education policy, safeguarding children’s health and safety.

Assessment & Reporting:

• To maintain a regular system of monitoring, assessment, record-keeping and

  reporting of children’s progress.

• To carry out regular reporting and reflective analysis of student progress and

  achievement, and report to the Principal.

• To prepare appropriate records for the transfer of pupils.

• To mark work to facilitate positive pupil development.

• To deliver effective communication to parents and stakeholders on school

  programs, student achievements, placements and behaviour.

Community:

• To stimulate, foster and enhance a sense of community amongst staff, parents

  and students that encourages them to support the Vision and Mission of the
  School.

• To promote high quality relationships with all stakeholders.

• To build up community relations and school collaboration.

Extra-Curricular Duties:

• To take part in school events and activities which may take place at

  weekends or in the evening (within the reasonable request of school Principal)

• To participate in staff meetings as required.

• To supervise students during classes and at other times in the school day,

  including in the playground and dinner hall during breaks, at the direction of
  the Principal.

• To assist and organise extra-curricular activities (e.g. school concerts and

  excursions)

• To liaise with colleagues and work flexibly, particularly in smaller schools (this

  might include covering staff sickness by taking responsibility for a "class-split")

Strategic Plan:

• To implement and support curriculum development as identified in the School

  Improvement Plan, and as directed by the Principal.

• To be part of a whole school team, actively involved in decision-making on

  the preparation and development of policies and programmes of study,
  teaching materials, resources, methods of teaching and pastoral
  arrangements.

• To support the Principal in promoting the ethos of the school.