Job Details

Secondary Chemistry Teacher [Aug 2025]

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The ABC International School Ho Chi Minh City

location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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    Preference : Both NES & NNES
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    Salary : Competitive Salary
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Apply by : Jan 05, 2025
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Start Work : Aug 2025

Highlights :

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    Job Type Full-time
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    Education Bachelor degree
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    B.ED./ PGCE / iPGCE Mandatory
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    Experience 3 years
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    Major Relevant
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    Gender Any

SAFEGUARDING
The ABCIS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and has developed and adopted written guidelines (Code of Conduct) for appropriate and inappropriate behaviour of adults towards children.

We expect all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment and to review and affirm that they have read, understood, and will abide by the Code of Conduct. At our school, we use safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks, to maintain the highest standards of safeguarding and child safety. Our school's practices reflect and are aligned with the written Expectations of the International Taskforce on Child Protection.

POSITION SUMMARY
The purpose of this position is to provide academic leadership and support to students as well as to provide pastoral support.

KEY OBJECTIVES
 To prepare and deliver lessons of a high academic level appropriate to each class
 To produce schemes of work as directed by the Head of Department
 To record and monitor student progress
 To write reports
 To act as a form tutor
 To liaise with the Head of Department and/or Head of Year as required
 To attend departmental, year group, and all other meetings as required by the Principal
 To act as an ambassador for the school

REQUIREMENTS
Essential Desirable

Educational Qualifications Bachelor’s degree
PGCE or equivalent teaching qualification in a relevant field
A Post Graduate Degree in a relevant discipline

Language Skills Excellent spoken and written English A proven ability to present to both pupil and adult audiences

Experience A minimum of three years teaching experience in a relevant subject
UK teaching experience or experience delivering the English National Curriculum
Experience of working in an international setting
Experience teaching GCSEs & A-Levels

Other Special Skills and Abilities
 Knowledge of relevant technology
 Self-motivated
 High energy level
 Attention to detail
 High work standards
 Good organisational and planning skills
 Flexibility
 Adaptability
 Initiative
 Problem solving
 Decision making
 Critical thinking

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
 To work as a form tutor and fulfill the responsibilities which this entails
 To maintain accurate records
 To plan, prepare resources and deliver high quality lessons
 To record incidents on ENGAGE and carry out follow up work as required
 To undertake lunchtime and break duties as required
 To attend parents days and other school events as required by the Principal
 To lead at least one ECA each term
 Reporting home to parents

COMMUNICATIONS
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a high level of oral, written, and personal communication skills with all client groups in the school community (Pupils, parents, colleagues, SMT, and administrators).

KEY DESCRIPTORS OF ROLE AND FUNCTION

Planning and Teaching

 Preparing and delivering lessons to a range of classes
 Researching new topic areas, maintaining up-to-date subject knowledge and then devising and writing new curriculum materials
 Preparing pupils for qualifications and external examinations;
 Managing pupil behaviour in the classroom and on school premises, and applying appropriate and effective measures in cases of misbehaviour in line with the whole school behaviour management policy;
 Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities
 Prepare classroom for class activities
 Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
 Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs
 Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment
 Use relevant technology to support instruction
 Develop schemes of work and lesson plans
 plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences
 differentiate activities as appropriate to the class

Assessment, Recording and Reporting

 Marking work, giving appropriate feedback and maintaining records of pupils' progress and development;
 Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students
 Maintain accurate and complete records of students' progress and development
 Update all necessary records accurately and completely as required by the school
 Prepare required reports on students and activities
 Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs
 To ensure all incidents are accurately recorded on Engage and that appropriate follow up actions are carried out

Professional Standards

 Treat all members of the community, colleagues and students with respect and consideration especially in regard to cultural and linguistic differences.
 Treat all students fairly, consistently and without prejudice.
 Be a role model for students
 Be an ambassador for the school
 Promote the aims of the school by attendance at and participation in events such as school trips, open days, parents’ days, concerts and development meetings.
 Support the ethos of the school by upholding all school policies and procedures
 Attend meetings as required.
 Ensure that all deadlines are met.
 Undertake professional duties that may be reasonably assigned by members of the Management Team, including duties before school and during break and lunchtime.
 Where necessary and under the direction of middle and/or senior management supervising and supporting the work of teaching assistants, trainee teachers and newly qualified teachers (NQTs);

Professional Development

 Undergoing regular observations and participating in regular inservice training (INSET) as part of continuing professional development (CPD)
 Keep up to date with developments in subject area, teaching resources and methods and make relevant changes to instructional plans and activities

Extra-Curricular Activities

 Participating in and organising extra-curricular activities

Behaviour for Learning

 Manage student behaviour in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures
 Maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and disciplinary systems of the school
 Apply appropriate disciplinary measures where necessary
 To ensure all incidents are accurately recorded on ENGAGE and that appropriate follow up actions are carried out

Pastoral Responsibilities

 Take responsibility for a tutor group under the guidance of a Head of Year.
 Contribute to the PSHE and Assembly programme
 Perform certain pastoral duties including but not limited to student support, counseling students with academic problems and providing student encouragement
 Liaising, where appropriate, and under guidance form middle and/or senior management with other professionals, such as learning mentors, careers advisers, child protection Officer, educational psychologists and education welfare officers
 To ensure that all incidents are recorded on Engage and followed up appropriately
 To review Engage records for their tutor group at least twice a week

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