Middle/high School English As An Additional Language

UNIS Hanoi - Position Description**
**Division: Middle School/High School**
**Position: MSHS English as an Additional Language (EAL) Teacher**
**Reports to: Secondary Principal**

**At UNIS Hanoi we value cultivating**_personal and academic excellence _**through**:

- Our approaches to teaching and learning
- Concept-based, disciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching
- A Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Approach to ensure access for all learners
- Varied assessment strategies to allow students to showcase their strengths and progress
- Strong connections and relationships between students, colleagues and parents**

Duties and Responsibilities**
- Teach EAL throughout the UNIS MYP program (Gr. 6-10)
- Provide a differentiated program of instruction that incorporates high expectations for all learners
- Deliver the curriculum within the philosophy of the school, the MYP framework, and a UDL
- approach- Oversee the scheduling of EAL classes, in conjunction with the principal
- Work collaboratively with colleagues both within the EAL Department and the greater school- community- Engage in a co-planning and co-teaching partnership with other academic departments asdetermined by student need, the divisional principal, and the Director of Student Success and
Wellbeing
- Assess and report student academic progress in alignment with the UNIS Hanoi philosophy of
assessment and Approaches to Learning (ATLs)
- Share in the overall responsibility for the academic progress, personal development, health and
safety, discipline, and well-being of students
- Provide timely communication to parents
- Meet regularly with the Grade Level teachers to discuss student concerns, plan events, discuss
- test results, etc.- Pursue professional development and model life-long learning
- Participate in team planning and curriculum development
- Contribute to the UNIS school improvement plan by serving on committees and other shared- decision-making groups- Become an active member within the UNIS community: advisory, coaching sports, after-school- activities, students clubs, and community service activities- Participate enthusiastically in morning meetings, house events, and assemblies
- Demonstrate a commitment to work with students in our Service Learning program
- Ability to integrate technology adeptly
- A second teachable is an asset**
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Position Requirements**
- Bachelor degree or above in English Literature, Linguistics or a related field and a degree in
Education and/or a teaching license
- EAL Teaching Certification or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience
- MYP or inquiry-based teaching experience; teaching from a concepts-based approach
- Knowledgeable regarding the developmental needs of Middle School and early High School
- students- The ability to work as part of a team
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Technologically able
- Experience teaching in an international school or demonstrated intercultural competence**Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice**

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) work at UNIS Hanoi is ongoing. Everyday, we are building a
stronger school community through efforts to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive school for
all members of our school community. We believe that our students reach personal and academic
excellence when they are part of a supportive community that values and champions diversity, equity and
inclusion and advocates for social justice. This commitment is anchored by having a faculty and staff who
qualifications and experience, including those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of
join our UNIS Hanoi community.