Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong opened in 2018. A primary school, we provide almost 1,000 places for children aged between 3 and 13 years old.

Operating within a world-class and purpose built facility, students and teachers enjoy wide access to our swimming pools, sports hall, dance studio, gymnastics centre, auditorium and recital suite. These spaces, among others, have been designed bespoke for primary aged children.

The school enjoys an advantageous setting in Tseung Kwan O - easily accessible by road and MTR, it also benefits from the strongest of partnerships with Shrewsbury School in the UK (www.shrewsbury.org.uk).

Key Responsibilities:

The Teaching Assistant (English Additional Language) will:        

●      Show a passion for supporting the holistic and language development of young people;

●      Report to and act in direct support of the English Language Specialist Teacher;

●      Support the planning, preparation and delivery of English Language targeted interventions and learning experiences;

●      Support the coordination and monitoring of progress and attainment of EAL learners;

●      Deliver a range of intervention strategies to raise levels of achievement in targeted groups of EAL learners;

●      Attend meetings and development sessions, as required;

●      Provide administrative support;

●      Monitor and manage the communal behaviour of students during break and lunch times;

●      Be available on campus within term time between the hours of 07:30 and 15:30;
 

Professional Expectations:

The Teaching Assistant (English Additional Language) will:    

●      Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

●      Be conscientious, efficient and organised;

●      Be keen to learn;

●      Demonstrate a good level of spoken and written English;

●      Chinese language skills would be advantageous.

Child Safeguarding:

Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates are required to provide accurate and detailed information about their employment history and the school will carry out background checks on the successful candidate to assess their suitability to work in a school.

Requirements:

●      Satisfactory International Child Protection Certificate (ICPC);

●      Confirmation of identity;

●      3 satisfactory references (one of which must be from the candidate’s current headteacher);

●      Verification of qualifications.

 
 Further Details:

 Full details of the school are available on our website at http://www.shrewsbury.edu.hk.

Any queries should be forwarded to our Human Resources Department at: vacancies@shrewsbury.edu.hk