Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) is seeking applicants for the position of Bilingual Performing Arts Teacher (Early Years) for 2027-2028 school year, reporting to the Chinese Academy and Lower School Principals. A strong and positive collaborative partnership with the Homeroom Teachers is pivotal to the success of all young learners. Using both English and Mandarin Chinese, the Bilingual Performing Arts Teachers will collaboratively create, develop, and lead age-appropriate activities and instruction to our youngest learners to support and foster identified Early Childhood domains of development - notably language acquisition and physical (gross and fine motor) development - under the Early Years curriculum framework.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Homeroom Teachers and the school management to establish an embedded culture of performing arts as a fundamentally necessary in successful Early Childhood development.

• Create, develop and teach age-appropriate performing arts lessons and activities.

• Collaboratively partner and support the Homeroom Teachers in the establishment of a learning culture which welcomes performing arts instruction as a seamless and integral of development.

• Establish a safe and nurturing learning culture where all children are valued, capable and loved.

• Collaborate with the Homeroom Teachers on resource preparations classroom set-up, and lesson planning which allows performing arts activities to support the ongoing grade themes.

• Lead the planning and execution of performing arts activities on special occasions including holiday celebrations and birthdays.

• Lead smaller groups of students in learning activities for introducing concepts, re-teaching, reinforcing or enhancing lessons through the medium of performing arts.

• Maintain a clean, orderly and tidy classroom consistent with health and safety guidelines before and after activities and under aesthetically pleasing standards.

• Contribute fully to the broader Early Years team by supporting day-to-day activities, routines and needs.

• Cooperatively work with all staff and school personnel to positively advocate and articulate the CDNIS bilingual vision and mission for the purpose of promoting the school and recruitment of future students and families.

• Lead and collaborate in after school extra-curricular performing arts activities and initiatives that might span across all grade levels in Lower School, as directed by the Director of Visual and Performing Arts.

Professional Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

• Expertise and knowledge of performing arts education for young children

• At least 2 years full-time experience within a similar student age group

• Bilingual fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese, including Putonghua Shuiping Kaoshi Cat 2 Level 2 (highly regarded)

• Hong Kong QKT/ECE qualification (preferred)

• IBPYP experience (preferred)

• Flexible, confident, resourceful and collaborative attitude and willingness to work across teachers, classrooms and student groupings

• Genuine interest and belief in the potential and benefits of a robust dual language programme for young learners

• Excellent communication, organizational and time management skills

• Experience leading performing arts extra-curricular activities in a wider school context with students of all age groups

• Piano skills desired but not essential

Interested candidates should email a covering letter, detailed résumé, current and expected salaries, and the names and contact information of three referees to our Human Resources Department at [email protected].

Safety is Our First Priority

CDNIS believes that every child has the right to grow up in a healthy, safe, secure and supportive environment.  As an institution CDNIS prioritizes and promotes child protection above all else and adopts a strict zero tolerance policy towards the mistreatment or abuse of children.

CDNIS supports the International Task Force on Child Protection (ITFCP) Reports and Recommendations and we hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruitment practices with specific attention to Child Protection.

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, CDNIS conducts pre-employment reference checks before confirming any appointment.  Furthermore, CDNIS requests all successful candidates to undergo criminal record checks at their local police and/or Sexual Conviction Record Check (SCRC) in Hong Kong.

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Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be retained for a maximum of 24 months from the date the vacancy has been filled.