Student Support Services Coordinator

AISG is a caring community that looks for passionate teachers who bring their forward-thinking pedagogy along with an empathetic approach to enrich each child’s learning. 

 

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
AISG embraces diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace, welcoming applications from all qualified persons. We strive to attract, develop and retain highly talented diverse staff who share this commitment and who can contribute their unique perspective and experiences to enhance our programs.

 

---THE POSITION---

The Student Support Services Coordinator is expected to collaborate with elementary and secondary leadership teams, counselors, educators, caregivers, and other professionals to create safe, and supportive learning environments.

The Student Support Services Coordinator will be responsible for monitoring the Learning Support, EAL programs. In collaboration with school principals, the Student Support Services Coordinator is expected to supervise all Learning Support and EAL teachers, and Guidance Counselors.

The coordinator will act as a liaison between our two campuses in order to align an EY-12 approach to curriculum, culture and support for all students.

 

SUPERVISED, EVALUATED BY & REPORTS TO:

Deputy Director

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Student Support Services Coordinator will be accountable and responsible for: 

·         Providing oversight and ensure continuity of Student Support Services programs and processes Early Years to Grade 12;

·         Developing and reviewing policies, programs, and procedures essential to the needs of students;

·         Supporting teachers, caregivers, and administrators regarding healthy and effective ways of approaching learning and behavioral needs;

·         Monitoring Learning Support and EAL program documentation, record-keeping, and communications;

·         Collaborating with the learning support and to develop interventions based on individual student needs;

·         Communicating with caregivers to facilitate understanding of any instructional support processes;

·         Assisting teachers in examining teaching practices in order to effectively meet the needs of all students and assist with classroom/RTI interventions;

·         Assisting in the development and coordination of MTSS;

·         Consulting with the Admissions Director regarding admission decisions, as needed;

·         Developing and monitoring the Student Support Services budget;

·         Organizing and facilitating Student Support Services team meetings;

·         Developing and utilizing a transition process to support students with identified needs moving between elementary and secondary campuses;

·         Providing Student Support Services program orientation to new students, caregivers, and new teachers;

·         Participating on the Child Safeguarding Committee;

·         Participating in the recruitment, selection, assignment, and evaluation of Student Support Services personnel;

·         Being a member of the school-wide Learning Leaders Team.

 

Professional Learning Responsibilities

·         Developing, facilitating, and implementing a differentiated teacher professional development (PD) program;

·         Developing, facilitating and implementing in-house PD events for teachers, caregivers and administrators;

·         Working with the Principals and Deputy Director to hire and facilitate consultancy work to support various school programs and initiatives.

·         Developing and facilitating Caregiver Coffee information sessions.

 

---DESIRED QUALITIES/EXPERIENCES---

·         Bachelor’s degree required, Master's Degree or higher is preferred;

·         Experience in an international school setting preferred;

·         At least five years’ experience working with a school setting, meeting the needs of special needs or English Language Learners and managing similar programs;

·         Proven record of successful leadership with at least 2 years administrative/leadership experience.

·         Demonstrate an advanced understanding of instructional strategies for students with Learning Support, EAL needs;

·         Ability to relate to and empathize with the needs of a diverse student population;

·         Demonstrate ability to foster a positive school climate for students, staff, and community;

·         Ability to implement innovation in education support processes;

·         Effective and engaging oral and written communication skills (on-line, via email and in print);

·         Direct experience with Professional Learning Communities (PLC);

·         Familiarity and knowledge of Third Culture Kids;

·         Knowledge of IB Programmes is an asset.

 

---MORE ABOUT AISG---

WHY AISG

·         Our vibrant, positive community spirit - what we see as the heart of AISG - is one of our greatest assets.

·         We are the longest established and only not-for-profit international school in Guangzhou, enabling us to reinvest directly back into the school in support of our educational mission.

·         We were founded in 1981as the first international school in southern China and have established a rich history of educational excellence.

·         We only recruit forward-thinking and dynamic instructional leaders who wish to contribute to an environment that values creative learning and quality teaching.

·         We recruit faculty who are not simply looking for a ‘job’ but who are seeking to join a connected community.

 

CURRICULUM

·         AISG’s full curriculum is available on Atlas and can be accessed on our website, www.aisgz.org/learning.

·         Secondary School uses Common Core, NGSS, and AERO standards for core subject areas.

·         Secondary School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) and is in the process of adopting the Middle Years Programme (MYP). It also implements the Readers and Writers Workshop Model.

·         Course guides are available for Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary on their learning website pages, www.aisgz.org/learning/lower-secondary and www.aisgz.org/learning/upper-secondary, respectively.

 

FACILITIES

The Science Park campus is located in the heart of Guangzhou’s technology center, Science City, in Huangpu District, where Upper Elementary students (Grades 4 and 5) and Secondary students (Grades 6-12) attend. The Science Park campus finished its complete renovation in August 2023 and has state-of-the art, well-equipped facilities with an open-concept design. The campus also features a Performing Arts Center with at theater, black box, music classrooms, and practice rooms; an Athletic Center with a natural grass field, an indoor 25-meter swimming pool, two gymnasiums with three full-sized courts, a fitness room, a dance studio, two external climbing walls, an indoor running track, and two rooftop spaces; and additional amenities that include innovation labs and design centers, a cafeteria and cafe area, a nurse's office, a creative multimedia space, and a central library.

 

TECHNOLOGY

All classrooms are equipped with the appropriate technology for interactive instruction. Starting in Grade 1, students are in a 1:1 device program, iPads for Grades 1-5 and laptops for Grades 6-12. Teachers incorporate the ISTE Standards into their curriculum with the support of the innovation technology coaches. Technology is integrated where appropriate, and the development of research and information literacy skills is expected. Each teacher is assigned a MacBook laptop.

Key Software:

• Veracross (Student Information Management System and grade book)
• Microsoft Office 365
• Outlook (school email),
• Teams, OneNote and OneDrive (collaboration and learning engagement)
• Atlas (curriculum articulation)

 

CHILD PROTECTION STATEMENT
AISG is committed to the prevention of child abuse and to the protection of children in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which the People's Republic of China is a signatory. AISG is committed to child-safe recruitment practices. The school shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the selection and interview of potential new candidate hires are appropriately screened, and reference checks are conducted. All candidates will be subject to criminal background and employment checks. AISG will make direct contact with the candidates' current supervisors as part of our hiring practices. 

As mandated in the AISG Code of Conduct, all employees must report suspected incidences of child abuse or neglect whenever the employee has reasonable cause to believe that a child has suffered or is at risk of suffering abuse or neglect.

 

---HOW TO APPLY---

This job posting is designed to outline teaching assignments and qualifications, not limit the employee nor AISG to only the work identified. It is the expectation of the school, that each employee will offer their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our organization.

 

The hiring process involves several stages:

Stage 1: Receipt of Applications

Candidates are required to prepare a cover letter to explain how their skills, training, experience, and interests align with the needs of the school; the resume/CV (limit two (2) pages) and the names of at least three (3) professional references, preferably individuals to whom the candidate directly reports or recently reported. (Contact information should include: referee’s name and position, work address, work cell and home phone, and email address).

Stage 2: Interviews

The Search Committee will review qualified candidates and conduct screening interviews for short-listed candidates.

Stage 3: Conclusion

Short-listed candidates will be interviewed.

 

When applying, be prepared to spend approximately 10 minutes, uninterrupted, to complete the application. As the system does not allow you to stop and return to complete any page of the application that has not been saved completely by reaching the next page. We strongly recommend you prepare the requiring documents to be uploaded before beginning your application. Candidates are required to upload all of the above documents in a single PDF with the candidate’s name via "Upload Your Resume/CV Document" by December 15, 2024. 

 

NOTE: Candidates are encouraged to apply early, as AISG reserves the right to conclude the search prior to the announced deadline.

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Last updated on Sep 17, 2024