MYP Physical

UNIS Hanoi - Position Description

Position: Middle Years Program (MYP) Physical & Health Teacher (Tentative)

Division: Middle//High School (Grades 6-10)

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 Physical and Health Education 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

• Work collaboratively with colleagues both within the PHE Department and the greater school

community

• 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

• Support the co-curricular program by demonstrating a commitment to coaching
• Provide timely communication to parents
• Attend biweekly meetings 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

Position Requirements

• Bachelor degree or above in Kinesiology, Biology or another related field and a degree in

education and/or a teaching license

• 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

reflect the diversity of our world. As such, we encourage applications from all educators with the relevant

qualifications and experience, including those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of

color), educators with (dis)abilities, LGBTQ+ educators and others of diverse backgrounds, to apply to

join our UNIS Hanoi community.