Primary ICT Teacher (Bhutan)

at  Eton House International Education House

ABOUT US

Headquartered in Singapore, The EtonHouse International Education Group has more than 100 schools across 9 countries. We run pre-schools as well as K-12 international schools. Together, these schools provide internationally recognized programmes and high-quality education to over 20,000 students globally. The group also runs enrichment programmes and cutting-edge ed-tech programmes to scale the provision of high-quality education in pre-schools.
Over the last 27 years, EtonHouse has been at the forefront of international education in the Asia Pacific region and has won numerous awards. In 2019, our founder, Mrs. Ng Gim Choo won the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in the Education category. In addition, EtonHouse was recently selected to be in the inaugural cohort of the Scale-Up SG programme, which is an Enterprise Singapore programme selecting high-growth potential local companies which can be groomed into future global champions.
With children at the heart of what we do and the vision to make good quality education accessible to every child in Singapore, EtonHouse launched the EtonHouse Community Fund (ECF) in 2015. As an independent IPC charity, ECF continuously runs initiatives to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Working location: Bhutan

Job Descriptions:

• Work directly with children in the Primary years, developing an IT curriculum together with the team, where the class content will be mostly about logic, problem solving, and programming concepts.
• Assist in communication with current parents as required.
• Respect and value each child’s social, cultural and religious background and by example, provide mutual respect and tolerance.
• Use a variety of appropriate teaching and caring methods to ensure high quality learning takes place.
• Maintain professional dialogue with colleagues concerning the children, other colleagues and the school. Treat all information with confidentiality.
• Ensure the provision of equal opportunities for all.
• Encourage children to take pride in their own environment and show respect and concern for others, to the benefit of the school as a caring community.
• Create an interesting and lively classroom which promotes independent learning.
• Ensure that learners have an understanding of the development and use of automated and emerging technologies.
• Be an advocate for the schools digital STEAM focus
• Play a key role in identifying, designing, and incorporating appropriate Edtech plans, tools and programs into the school’s learning environment. This includes assessing students’ educational needs and matching those needs with appropriate technologies.
• Collaborates in the evaluation, selection and implementation of Edtech materials and software within the school.
• To support the schools Senior Leadership Team, in developing each member of the schools teaching teams
• Building an understanding of how to effectively integrate the use of EdTech into the written curriculum of the school
• Participating in dialogue sessions/curriculum meetings to support and extend knowledge and practice of appropriate use of EdTech

QUALIFICATIONS

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, or its equivalent
• At least 2 years of relevant working experience in Edtech proficiency, or its equivalent
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work well independently as well as within a team
• Commitment to working in an educational environment that offers academic rigour and excellence in teaching
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Sensitivity toward cultural diversities
• Ability to build community through positive interactions with parents
• Self-motivated with a high energy level

Posted On 19 Jul 202

Please refer the Job description for details