High School English & Humanities Teacher (One-year Contract)

SINGAPORE AMERICAN SCHOOL LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Singapore is seeking a dedicated High School Educator to foster student belonging and enhance learning experiences. The role includes teaching Humanities and Advanced Placement courses, alongside responsibilities for curricular development and student advisory. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, experience in standards-based curriculum, and strong interpersonal communication skills. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and requires active engagement in extracurricular activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Teaching license or degree in education required.
• At least two years of full-time teaching experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach in Humanities 9 and Advanced Placement courses.
• Act as an advisor for students and teach social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Plan and implement inquiry-based learning experiences.

Skills

Interpersonal Communication

Curriculum Development

Technology Integration

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Master’s Degree in relevant field (preferred)

Teaching License

Job description

Position Responsibilities:

High School Educator Responsibilities

• Foster a sense of student belonging by cultivating joy and purpose throughout the High School.
• Contribute to our commitment to extraordinary care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum.
• Identify essential learning and use a planning framework with standards, learning targets, real-world connections, and a culturally responsive curriculum.
• Design quality standards-based formative, summative and self assessments that provide students with frequent feedback and communicate students’ growth and achievement.
• Plan and implement engaging learning experiences that are inquiry-based collaborative, culturally responsive, and differentiated.
• Respond to learners’ diverse needs using responsive, measurable, and research-informed interventions and extensions.
• Utilize flexible, rigorous and adaptive Tier I instructional practices to allow students of all diverse language and learning styles to effectively access learning.
• Collaborate as a member of a Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that creates a supportive community, plans curriculum, gives and receives feedback with one another, and engages in professional learning and reflection.
• Actively engage in professional learning and growth through regular observation and feedback cycles, walkthroughs, and reflection with Professional Learning Community Coaches and Principals, and participate in external opportunities.
• Design and implement inquiry-based learning experiences in and beyond the classroom to prompt learners to question, investigate, create, and reflect.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary connections, teaching and/or learning.
• Creatively leverage flexible learning spaces and flexible grouping to provide for a variety of learning styles, ability levels, and educational backgrounds
• Integrate technology in innovative ways in daily instruction to enhance learning.
• Engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the classroom that extend student learning experiences (coaching, organizing field trips, sponsorship of clubs, events, overseas travel and/or community service projects, etc.).
• Strive for continuous self-improvement as a life-long learner.
• Model the Core Values in your interactions with all members of the school community.
• Lead and engage with students in meaningful activities beyond the learning spaces, which extend learning experiences for students (i.e. travel on Interim Semester, sports coaching, field trips, sponsorship of clubs, attend events beyond the school day, community service projects, etc.)
• Connect with and be available to parents and students during and outside of school hours (in person and via email communication)

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Teach in Humanities 9 as well as our Advanced Placement (AP) Language and Composition courses.
• Demonstrate an understanding of interdisciplinary teaching and learning (for example, teaching in interdisciplinary courses such as Humanities 9, which require familiarity with Social Studies curriculum)
• Contribute to our commitment to Extraordinary Care by acting as an advisor for a small group of students and by teaching our advisory social-emotional learning curriculum
• Be able to co-teach in a flexible learning environment for any interdisciplinary courses assigned and/or with a Learning Support educator

Position Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field
• Master’s Degree in relevant field preferred
• Teaching license or a degree in education
• At least two years of full time teaching experience preferred
• Standards-based curriculum experience preferred
• Experience with teaching the ELA Common Core Standards
• Experience teaching courses from entry-level/foundational ELA to Advanced Studies (AP/AT) level courses
• Demonstrate experience with current best practices, current teaching materials, and current instructional strategies as well as recent professional growth activities
• Demonstrate an ability to focus instruction and assessment on student learning
• Demonstrate mastery of and ability to teach across a variety of visual arts mediums
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
• Confident technology skills for teaching and administrative tasks

Working Requirements:

• Sponsoring and/or coaching after school activities or sports are part of the responsibility of the professional educator. Therefore, faculty shall be available to coach and/or sponsor an athletic team or other extra curricular activity. Each faculty member is expected to do a minimum of one category 1 activity or sport per year.
• Mandatory attendance of weekly faculty meetings beyond the school day, new hire orientation and educator professional learning days.
• Chaperone and participate in a minimum of four evening and/or weekend school activities each year, as assigned (including Back-to-School Night, conferences, and more).
• SAS faculty members are expected to commit to chaperoning learning experiences including those requiring overseas and/or overnight excursions, including but not limited to High School Interim Semester and curricular trips.