To prepare our children for an increasingly unknown future powered by new technology, we need to do things differently from the very beginning. Dawnwood was founded with an aim to re-think pre-school education from the ground up. Our first kindergarten (for children aged 2-6 years) opened in Sep 2016 in Downtown Guangzhou (a major metropolis of Southern China, 2 hours from Hong Kong). We are no ordinary pre-school, we are:
• An international community of children, families, educators and researchers
• A truly transformative campus in a first-class location, built to promote openness and embrace connections
• The first pre-school in China to present a bilingual, ‘modernised’ approach to the Reggio Emilia philosophy
• A research hub for pre-school educators in the surrounding regions to learn and celebrate learnings together

Why join us

You will have an opportunity to really make a significant impact in a fast-growing organisation. In addition, we offer:
• Highly competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Various allowances (modern subsidised housing, flight, medical insurance)
• Free breakfast, lunch and snacks provided through nutritionists
• Chinese (Mandarin) lessons
• Professional development opportunities through Dawnwood’s partnership with universities

Responsibilities

You are responsible for the teaching and delivery of our bilingual, ‘modernised’ approach to the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Specific responsibilities include:

Main Accountabilities:

• Using a range of appropriate strategies for teaching and learning and classroom management
• Maintain a well organised, safe and stimulating learning environment.
• Designing inquiries for the class to create an experience that’s relevant and real-world
• Curating learning activities based on each child’s abilities, interests, and learning style to ensure students progression
• Measuring children’s academic and social emotional learning against the Dawnwood Curriculum
• Making children’s learning and development visible through documentation and ‘Learning Stories’
• Partnering with parents to optimise and evolve children’s development at school and at home

Wider professional roles:

• Co-lead in a small class environment (1:4 – 1:7 ratio depending on the year)
• Engage in professional learning activities that support school and systematic priorities.
• Take responsibility for own professional development and using the outcomes to improve teaching and students’ learning.
• Make an active contribution to the policies and aspirations of the school.
• Collaborate with colleagues and members of the school community to build a team environment that supports students’ learning.
• Support the school to prepare and teach English courses.

Additional responsibilities may include:

• Assist with or managing an aspect of daily school management.
• Assist principal with the performance of specific functions.
• Assist with or managing a specialist function such as student welfare, excursions or community activities.
• Supervise a range of student activities including support and welfare programmes.

Qualifications

• Passionate in early childhood education
• Relevant qualifications in early childhood education from a recognised University
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Prior experience as a class teacher is desirable
• Prior experience in working in a Reggio Emilia / IB / EYFS pre-school is desirable
• Prior experience in teaching bilingual early childhood curriculum is desirable

Apply Now: Applicants should send their CV and cover letter to hr@dawnwood.com. The cover letter should state the reason you are applying for this role, your vision for the role, your earliest start date, your current and expected employment package. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted for an interview. Successful applicants will be asked to show three satisfactory references.