Mathematics Teacher

Straits International School Penang; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture of trust

Professional development

Campus Senior Leadership support

Work-life balance

Great employee benefits

Job summary

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park invites a passionate Secondary Economics Teacher to join the International Secondary School in Malaysia. You will engage with learners, collaborate with colleagues, and support parents to elevate learning outcomes.

A strong background in Economics/Business and a commitment to safeguarding are essential. We value creative teaching, resilience, and teamwork across departments, with opportunities for professional development and a culture of trust and balance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related teaching qualifications.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience preferable in an international school.
• Experience teaching Economics/Business.
• Flexible team player and willing to work with, learn from and help develop others.
• Creative, inspiring, patient, resourceful and energetic.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
• Committed to safeguarding and pastoral responsibilities.

Skills

Economics

Business

Teamwork

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education

Teaching qualifications

Job description

We are looking for a Secondary Economics Teacher who will join the International Secondary School to help us guide the school and work with our learners to take us to the next level. If you want to be part of our team you will need to be passionate about learning and knowledgeable about the factors that affect learning. You will be good at working and with and inspiring your colleagues, our students and their parents.

About us:

Tenby Schools Setia Eco Park, Kuala Lumpur campus is a large 3-18 school located on a green 20-acre site with excellent facilities and offers a welcoming, inclusive and stimulating place to work. We love learning and we are continually getting better. We are extremely proud to be the flagship school in the region.

We are a unique campus, home to Tenby International School, which consists of a Primary, and Secondary School (IPC, National Curriculum for England, CIE, IGCSE and A Level) and a Malaysian Private School, Sekolah Sri Tenby (Malaysian National Curriculum). The campus welcomes over 2000 amazing students, aged from 3 to 18 years and from 38 nationalities; with 1350 attending the international school, 600 of whom will be in the primary school. We celebrate being Asian and love the fact that we combine international thinking to create a diverse and exciting campus.

We believe in creating “Amazing Learning Experiences” for our communities. Working collaboratively to help children be ready for the world and the contribution they can make locally and globally.

We believe that all students learn though good struggles and this at times needs to be consolidated using a variety of teaching methods. Taking risks, being resilient and showing creativity and adaptability for all our communities is important in our learning process. Our students go onto some of the top universities in the world and if they don’t, go into careers and colleges of their choice.

We are an honest campus and enjoy being self-reflective, so we can self-improve together to create amazing learning experiences more often than not. We are not perfect but strive to be the best we can.

We have lots of accreditation's just to show the world that we know what we are doing, including being the first school globally to be gain full accreditation by the Council of International Schools (CIS), for both TIS and SST schools. We hold the certificates for CIE, IPC, Microsoft, Duke of Edinburgh's Award and are one of 15 schools in Malaysia to hold the Green Flag Award.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related Teaching Qualifications.
• A minimum of 2years’ experienceis preferable in an international school.
• Has experience of teaching Economics/Business.
• Working with Secondary age pupils role andalsowe are looking for a flexible team player.
• Enjoys being a team player willing to work with, learn from and help develop others.
• Creative, inspiring, patient, resourceful, and energetic.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential & is committed to wider aspects of school life and learning including developing students' life skills to support development and growth.
• Committed to safeguarding and sees the pastoral responsibilities of a teacher as central to everyone’s role.

In return Tenby offers:

• A Culture of trust, where all contributions are recognized and respected.
• A passionate, positive, highly skilled, and motivated team of professionals who put children at the heart of every decision.
• Allocated support through our Campus Senior Leadership Team to support us developing an exceptional school.
• An embedded whole trust commitment to professional development.
• A peer network of like-minded teachers.
• A real commitment to work-life balance – we remember we are human beings first and educators second!
• Great employee benefits.

ISP Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

TENBY Commitment to Safeguarding Principles

Tenby is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

TENBY Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

Tenby is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of Tenby through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interviews

Initial interviews will be completed Face to Face whenever possible.

Begin with our children and students

Our children and students are at the heart of what we do. Simply, their success is our success. Wellbeing and safety are both essential for learners and learning. Therefore, we are consistent in identifying potential safeguarding

and Health & Safety issues and acting and following up on all concerns appropriately.

Treat everyone with care and respect

We look after one another, embrace similarities and differences and promote the well-being of self and others.

Operate effectively.

We focus relentlessly on the things that are most important and will make the most difference. We apply school policies and procedures and embody the shared ideas of our community.

Are financially responsible.

We make financial choices carefully based on the needs of the children, students and our schools.

Learn continuously.

Getting better is what drives us. We positively engage with personal and professional development and school improvement.

ISP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures, including an online due diligence search, references and satisfactory Criminal Background Checks or equivalent covering the previous 10 years’ employment history.

ISP is committed to strengthening our inclusive culture by identifying, hiring, developing, and retaining high-performing teammates regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, disability status, neurodivergence, socio-economic background or other demographic characteristics. Candidates who share our vision and principles and are interested in contributing to the success of ISP through this role are strongly encouraged to apply.