The Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) seeks an exceptional and experienced educator to lead its Upper School Mathematics Department. This leadership role offers an exciting opportunity to shape curriculum, teaching and learning, assessment practices, and departmental culture while ensuring outstanding outcomes for students in Grades 6 to 12. The successful candidate will embody the school's core values of open-mindedness, responsibility, integrity, respect, critical thinking, and leadership while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and academic excellence.
Reporting to the Upper School Administration Team, the Head of Mathematics will provide strategic leadership for curriculum development and implementation across all grade levels. The successful candidate will promote high-quality teaching and learning, model effective pedagogical practices, and ensure that programmes meet the needs of all learners.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
overseeing curriculum alignment and progression, maintaining departmental documentation, ensuring compliance with Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), International Baccalaureate (IB), and school-based requirements, and leading curriculum review and improvement initiatives.
serve as the department's liaison with Toddle Course Leads and work closely with the Lower School to ensure continuity and coherence across divisions.
leading assessment and reporting practices within the department by supporting teachers in developing rigorous, inclusive, and evidence-informed assessments, facilitating moderation processes, and using student achievement data to guide decision-making and departmental improvement.
A strong commitment to inclusive education is essential.
collaborate closely with the Student Success team to develop appropriate pathways, interventions, accommodations, and differentiated learning experiences for students with diverse learning needs, while also supporting gifted and highly able learners.
As a leader of people, the successful candidate will foster a collaborative and inclusive departmental culture, support professional growth, mentor teachers, contribute to recruitment and onboarding, and conduct performance appraisals. The role also includes managing departmental resources and budgets, advocating for instructional and digital resources, and ensuring the effective use of facilities and learning spaces. This position is ideal for an accomplished mathematics educator with proven leadership experience, excellent interpersonal skills, and a passion for empowering both students and colleagues to achieve their fullest potential.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Must have a license to teach and at least 5 years of experience working as a high school Math teacher. Prior experience teaching the IB Diploma and MYP and Canadian teaching certification are considered assets.
Application Procedures
Please include a covering letter, a detailed résumé, expected salary, the names and contact information of three references and send by email.
CDNIS reserves the right to make an appointment at any time, even before the deadline mentioned if an exceptional candidate is identified early in the process. For this reason, interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest possible time.
Safety is Our First Priority
CDNIS believes that every child has the right to grow up in a healthy, safe, secure and supportive environment. As an institution CDNIS prioritises and promotes child protection above all else and adopts a strict zero tolerance policy towards the mistreatment or abuse of children.
CDNIS supports the International Task Force on Child Protection (ITFCP) Reports and Recommendations and we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruitment practices with specific attention to Child Protection.
As part of our safer recruitment procedures, CDNIS conducts pre-employment reference checks before confirming any appointment. Furthermore, CDNIS requests all successful candidates to undergo criminal record checks at their local police and/or Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) in Hong Kong.