Job Responsibilities

About JPED Academy JPED Academy is a dynamic startup school which launched in 2017. Our first class of graduates have been accepted into New York University, California Academy of Arts, Boston University, College of William and Mary, and others. We uphold a commitment to small class sizes, big ideas, and projects that truly impact and enhance the community. We inherited some of our traditions and ideology from our sister school, The Darrow School, in New York State, in the USA. We continue to innovate and grow the school programs to represent a balanced modern education that combines the New York Next Generation Learning Standards, and the Chinese National Curriculum. What we expect: As a PBL based school we expect our teachers to go really deep, find problems and challenge ideas our students, as learners need support and the time to involve empathy around real problems, collaborate, brainstorm, question, test their ideas and share. What you can expect: A warm community of ‘student-first’ professionals who engage in constant collaboration and innovation all in order to nurture potential in all of our students. Position: You will teach humanities subjects to our High School Prep students.

Job Requirements

Job Requirements: Plan, organize, and provide instruction in designated subject areas that meet NY state Next Generation Learning Standards and JPED educational standards. Plan, develop and deliver lesson plans that use a broad range of appropriate teaching techniques and strategies. Design and administer academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student progress for meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition. Cultivate a nurturing and supportive learning environment that encourages student growth, promotes student confidence and incorporates challenging instructional strategies. Establish and maintain standards of student behavior required to run an orderly and productive classroom environment. Attend weekly staff meetings to address unique situations or problems with individual students, classrooms or learning material to better adapt lesson plans to leaner needs. Foster stable and meaningful relationships with students with appropriate boundaries in order to build trust and strengthen the JPED community. Track and report student performance data in a timely matter and provide timely feedback to students and administrator to ensure student success. Promote parent/teacher/student interaction and relationships and encourage student and guardian involvement at JPED. Attend special events held by the school and engage with students and their parents. Qualifications/Experience: Required: Native English speaker. Experience in teaching Humanities subjects ELA and Social Studies. Experience in teaching ESL for learners of different levels. Preferred: Experience with PBL, designing and implementing Project Based Learning. Experience with curriculum design at Middle School and High School level. Ability in spoken/written Chinese.

Required Languages

English