Hong Kong Adventist Academy (HKAA) is an English medium, AAA accredited school for students grade 1 through 12.  We are located at Clear Water Bay, a half hour drive from downtown Hong Kong.  We have about 270 students, taught by our talented team of international faculty members. We seek to hire a full-time High School Social Studies Teacher for the new school year beginning August 2024. Job benefits include health care and life insurance, housing subsidy and educational subsidy for your children who study at HKAA.   Major responsibilities of the job include teaching social studies concepts and skills with an emphasis on critical thinking and analysis, all through and toward a biblical worldview.  In addition, the teacher needs to utilize the course of study adopted by the Hong Kong EDB and Griggs' standards in teaching individual course content.  The teacher is expected to develop lesson plans and instructional materials, and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.  He/she needs to ensure that HKAA achieves goals that have been set for the Social Studies department and collaborate with colleagues and parents as necessary to foster student success.  Other responsibilities include aligning student assessment with instructional goals, appropriate to the needs of the student, and providing learning experiences that develop student competence in skills, attitudes, and in drawing conclusions.  Additionally, the candidate needs to actively support school-wide focus areas (e.g. HKAA values) and ensure that these are embedded in social studies subject practices. Additionally, he/she needs to use pedagogically appropriate technological tools in the teaching and learning process. From time to time, the teacher needs to coordinate with the Registrar to review, verify and recommend digital and physical textbooks and library books. 

Candidate must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher in Education or in relevant major subjects, preferably in Social Studies/History/Geography with a teaching certificate.  He/she must have a minimum 2 years of teaching experience in high school. Other requirements include demonstrable evidence of creating/innovating/adapting high school curricula to engage teenagers, experience with designing and implementing effective and creative inquiry-based units of study, and experience in managing classrooms with diverse students and different learning abilities (including students with special needs).  Candidate also needs to possess a proven ability to differentiate instruction and integrate learning and a positive, client-centric and service-oriented attitude, with a commitment to the Christian mission of HKAA.  Interested candidates are to email Ms. Khim with cover letter, resume and three work references to yimkhim.chan@hkaa.edu.hk.