Elementary Curriculum Coach
Yongsan International School of Seoul
School Background:
Yongsan International School of Seoul (YISS) is a private, K-12 school that offers an American curriculum to approximately 1000 students from more than 50 countries. YISS provides a well-rounded learning experience anchored in the values of truth, excellence, and diversity, and welcomes families and students of all religions and worldviews. A commitment to student success is fostered by a team of highly-qualified, passionate, Christian educators and staff who inspire a love of learning and compassion for others.
YISS is a NICS/Oasis school. Accredited by WASC and ACSI, YISS’s instructional program is academically rigorous and includes an extensive offering of AP courses at the high school level. Its comprehensive extracurricular program includes a rich array of athletics, performing and fine arts, community service, and leadership opportunities that aim to develop the whole child. YISS alumni are confident, well-rounded, independent, and critical thinkers who continue their studies at many of the world’s most selective universities.
Conveniently located in the heart of the international community of Seoul, the YISS campus is a secure enclave where green space complements modern architecture. The school’s state-of-the-art facilities include the latest technology, two libraries, two gymnasiums, a cafeteria, a 500-seat auditorium, a full-size turf soccer field, and a beautiful indoor swimming pool. The beautiful purpose-built campus promotes a well-balanced, world-class education.
Job Summary:
Objective:
A teacher at YISS is expected to demonstrate the quality of teaching and instruction, assessment and reporting that has been set as the standard for education at YISS. Teachers at YISS should model professionalism by consistently displaying high standards of preparation for learning and teaching and student management. An ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues is an essential quality needed to be successful at YISS.
Professional Knowledge
-Content Knowledge: Effects student learning through mastery of the subject material by utilizing valid teaching techniques to achieve curriculum goals within the framework of the school’s philosophy. Understands the central concepts and strategies for the content they are responsible to teach and is able to create meaningful interactions between the content and their students.
-Instructional Design and Implementation: Follow prescribed scope and sequence. Integrate biblical principles and the Christian philosophy of education throughout the curriculum. Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates using a variety of instructional strategies aligned with stated curricular goals and meeting the diverse needs of students; to include the use of technology, development of children’s critical thinking skills, and problem solving.
-Assessment: Assess the academic progress of students on a regular basis and provide reports as required. Identify the needs of students through diagnostic procedures in the subject areas where appropriate and relate instructional objectives to these needs. Understands and implements a variety of assessment strategies, both formative and summative, to ensure the continual academic, social, intellectual and spiritual development of the child.
-Classroom Management: Create a learning environment of respect and manage a clean and educationally stimulating environment. Manage proper discipline in the classroom and on the school premises utilizing a teacher-made discipline plan consistent with and supportive of the school-wide discipline plan. Manage student records as required by the school and stated in the faculty handbook. Creates, cultivates, and manages an actively engaged learning environment that encourages positive interaction with curriculum and peers through effective use of individual and group motivation techniques.
Professional Growth
-Professional Development: Maintain state/provincial teaching credentials. Complete the ACSI Christian Philosophy of Education requirement. Participate in prescribed, collaborative, and personal professional development opportunities. Actively participates in the collaborative learning community at the school and seeks out opportunities to grow professionally.
-Self-Assessment: Complete prescribed reflective activities. Develop healthy patterns of self-reflection and assessment. Models reflective practice by continually evaluating his/her craft as an educator, its impact on the student and parents, as well as impact on the school as a whole.
Community Interactions
-Communication: Communicate with parents, students, and other professional staff regarding student progress (behavioral and academic). Develop and maintain rapport with faculty, staff, students and parents by treating others with friendliness, dignity and consideration. Follow all guidelines for confidentiality. Effectively use verbal and non-verbal communication to foster active inquiry, to manage conflict, build and maintain relationships, and to facilitate the academic and spiritual goals of the school.
-Mission Mindedness: Supervise extracurricular activities, organizations, and outings as assigned. Attend and participate in devotions, teachers’ meetings, evening programs if involving the teacher’s students or as requested by the administration, and other meetings as assigned. Model Christ’s teachings through interpersonal skills, respectful relationships and a willingness to learn and interact with others of different faith traditions. Meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism. Fosters relationships with parents, students, staff, and the community that support the academic and spiritual aspects of the school’s ministry in both in-class and out-of-class environments.
-Community Responsibilities: Follow school policies, procedures, rules, regulations, guidelines and the provisions of the contract and as outlined in the Faculty and Staff Handbook, and other school publications. Perform assigned supervisory duties and responsibilities (before school, break, lunch, after school, etc.) and inform the proper administrator in advance if unable to fulfill any assigned duty. Prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher. Maintain and submit on time regular and accurate attendance, grades and other records. Cooperate with YISS administration in implementing all policies, procedures, and directives governing the operation of the school. Safeguard the interests and mission of the school. Respectfully submit and demonstrate cooperativeness to constituted authority. Demonstrates timeliness in submissions for deadlines, willingness to be proactive in his/her responsibilities, and sensitivity to living and working in a community that relies upon each other for effective ministry.
All employees and associates are required to adhere to a Safeguarding Code of Conduct that contains expectations about their relationships with children, social media use, and the use of children’s photographs and identifying information.
General Responsibilities:
Objective:
This full-time position would serve as a leader within the academic office to work alongside elementary administrative and teaching staff. Coordinated through the Academic Office, they ensure effective alignment of curriculum, while supporting elementary staff in the areas of instruction and assessment. This role is multifaceted, and will serve as a mentor, coordinator, and collaborator to ensure the high performance of elementary teachers.
Responsibilities:
-Work collaboratively with the Director of Teaching and Learning, elementary
administrators, and K-12 Department Chairs to align curriculum across grade levels within the elementary.
-Conduct an inventory of curricular materials as they relate to content area standards.
-Assist teachers in curriculum development, implementation, and assessment. Work alongside K-12 Department Chairs and grade level leaders and help facilitate the curriculum review cycle.
-Help coordinate and facilitate the curriculum materials review for relevant content areas based on cycle.
-Support the instructional development of all teachers in understanding and implementing YISS prioritized instructional strategies and general best practices.
-Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
-Build strong relationships with teachers, administrators, and other coaches.
-Provide direction and coordination for how the curriculum is taught consistently with YISS initiatives and best instructional practices. Assist teachers in understanding the YISS mission and core values.
-Assist teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning, including new resources. Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels. Informally observe (non-evaluative) lessons and provide feedback for a teacher’s professional growth and students’ success.
-Develop staff members’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development targeted topics and designs.
-Develop coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement in collaboration with
administration.
-Contribute to the development systems and structures to improve teacher practice
within schools.
-Provide job-embedded informal professional learning beyond the coaching
responsibility.
-Support the development of a collaborative professional growth model within the
elementary.
-Participate in and host professional development for in-service days, staff meetings, and
other times as needed.
-Role may require some teaching duties based on divisional needs.
Contractual Requirements:
The Elementary Curriculum Coach position is on a teacher contract and will be expected to be on duty for up to 10 days, at the discretion of the supervisor, before the school year starts or after school year ends. The stipend amount for the additional days will be determined on a
daily rate or by the current contracted stipend (whichever amount is greater of the two). All
employees and associates are required to adhere to a Safeguarding Code of Conduct that contains mexpectations about their relationships with children, social media use, and the use of children’s photographs, and identifying information.
Qualifications:
-Current Teaching certification
Benefits:
-Housing with Basic Furniture
-Worldwide Medical Coverage
-Annual Airfare Stipend
-Free Tuition for Child Dependents (K-12)
-Moving Allowance
-Furniture Allowance
-Sick Leave
-Personal Leave
-Day of Rest
-Health Club Benefit (Partially Covered)
-Retirement Plan Available
-Staff Lunch Fully Covered