Assessment Officer (EDB/PDT/187/26 )

Civil Service Bureau; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 days annual leave

Gratuity on completion

Job summary

Civil Service Bureau is recruiting for an Assessment Officer to support the CEATE program within the Education Bureau's Professional Development and Training Division. The role involves aiding the assessment panel, coordinating with schools and nominators, and producing detailed reports and publications related to CEATE.

The candidate should have HK education credentials, substantial teaching and curriculum experience, and a track record in innovative teaching practices.

Qualifications

• HK bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Certificate in Education from HK tertiary institution.
• Full-time teaching experience in local kindergartens, primary or secondary schools.
• At least 10 years' post-degree teaching/inspection/curriculum experience recommended.
• Experience in Technology Education, SEN, or innovative teaching practices preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support Assessment Panel in developing criteria and excellence indicators.
• Liaise with schools, nominees, and nominators on assessment matters.
• Assist in initial assessment of nominations (examine documents, conduct interviews, take notes, prepare reports).
• Assist in detailed assessment of short-listed nominations (schedule visits, observe classes, interview stakeholders, compile reports).
• Provide inputs on CEATE theme for CEATE Compendium and publicity materials.
• Compile a comprehensive report on assessment work.
• Support dissemination activities for CEATE awardees.
• Assist in related professional and administrative duties.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Teaching experience

Curriculum development

School inspection

Education research

Assessment

Education

Certificate in Education (HK)

Job description

Division/Section/Unit: Professional Development and Training Division

Job Title: Assessment Officer (EDB/PDT/187/26 )

Entry Requirements

• (a) A Hong Kong bachelor's degree, or equivalent [see Note (i)]
• (b) A certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary educational institution, or equivalent;
• (c) Must have full time teaching experience in local kindergartens, primary or secondary schools (including special schools) offering curriculum developed by the Curriculum Development Council;
• (d) At least 10 years' post-degree full time teaching experience / school inspection / curriculum development experience are required [see Note (ii)]; and
• (e) With experience in the following fields within 5 years immediately before the deadline of application preferred: - Technology Education Key Learning Area in local primary or secondary schools (including special schools); or - Special Educational Needs in local primary or secondary schools (including special schools); or - Designing / implementing / assessing innovative teaching practices, values education or integrating education technology into the learning and teaching process in the context of local kindergartens, primary or secondary schools (including special schools).

Note: (i) Candidates should mark clearly on their application forms the major and minor subjects studied in their degree course. Candidates possessing additional qualifications (e.g. a second/higher degree in a relevant subject) should include details in their applications; and
(ii) Candidates with the relevant experience should list the details and nature of the experience on the application form.

Duties

• (a) To support the relevant Assessment Panel in working out the assessment criteria and excellence indicators and to undertake research as may be required by the Assessment Panel of Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE);
• (b) To liaise with schools, nominees and/or nominators on matters relating to the assessment of nominations;
• (c) To support the relevant Assessment Panel in preparing and conducting the initial assessment of all nominations received such as examining nomination documents, conducting interviews, taking notes, compiling reports, etc;
• (d) To support the relevant Assessment Panel in preparing and conducting detailed assessment of the short-listed nominations, such as scheduling the school visits, conducting class observations and stakeholders interviews, taking notes, compiling reports, etc;
• (e) To provide professional inputs on the respective theme for the publication of the CEATE Compendium, the preparation of the sharing session of the Award Presentation Ceremony, the production of publicity videos, the information to be uploaded to the awarded teaching practices repository in CEATE website, etc;
• (f) To compile a comprehensive report on the assessment work;
• (g) To provide professional support for dissemination activities of CEATE awardees; and
• (h) To assist in the related professional and administrative duties.

Terms of Appointment

Successful candidates will be employed on non-civil service contract terms for 1 year.

Fringe Benefits

• (a) 14 days annual leave and full pay sickness allowance whereas rest days, statutory holidays(or substituted holidays), maternity leave/paternity leave, where appropriate, will be granted in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance.
• (b) A gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the contract with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. Such gratuity, if granted, plus any contribution made by the Government to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme in respect of the appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will be equal to 10% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period.

General Notes

• (a) Please mark clearly the EDB Job Code and specific contract post applied for, e.g. Assessment Officer (EDB/PDT/187/26).
• (b) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
• (c) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
• (d) Non-civil service vacancies are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. Candidates appointed are not civil servants and will not be eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Civil Service.
• (e) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
• (f) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.
• (g) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to any further shortlisting criteria. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet "Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities" which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau's website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under "Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments".
• (h) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/ Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by email to [e-mail] on or before the closing date for application. Please indicate the post applied for and EDB Job No., e.g. "Application for Assessment Officer (EDB/PDT/187/26)" in the email subject.

Contact Address: CEATE Secretariat, Professional Development and Training Division, Education Bureau, Room 1107, 11/F., Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong