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English Teacher (Summer School)
Grade 9 - 12 English (ENL1W, ENG2D, ENG3U, ENG4U)
These courses enable students to continue to develop and consolidate the foundational knowledge and skills that they need for reading, writing, and oral and visual communication. Throughout the course, students will continue to enhance their media literacy and critical literacy skills, and to develop and apply transferable skills, including digital literacy. Students will also make connections to their lived experiences and to society and increase their understanding of the importance of language and literacy across the curriculum. Students analyse a range of challenging literary, informational, and graphic texts from various periods, countries, and cultures. They will also create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms.
Level 2 and 3 English as a Second Language (Grades 9, 10)
These courses extend students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English for every- day and academic purposes. Students will participate in conversations in structured situations on a variety of familiar and new topics; read a variety of texts designed or adapted for English language learners; expand their knowledge of English grammatical structures and sentence patterns; and link English sentences to compose paragraphs.
English as a Second Language (Half day, Grades 7 and 8)
This program is designed to assist students in developing and improving their English language skills through various activities. Students will develop their reading and writing skills, starting with phonetic awareness and spelling patterns. More advanced students will learn to read and write using simple and complex sentences while also building confidence with oral communication.
Mathematics Teacher (Summer School)
Grade 9 or 10 Math (MTH1W, MPM2D)
These courses enable students to consolidate, and continue to develop, an understanding of mathematical concepts related to number sense and operations, algebra, measurement, geometry, data, probability, and financial literacy. Students will continue to enhance their mathematical reasoning skills, including proportional reasoning, spatial reasoning, and algebraic reasoning, as they solve problems and communicate their thinking.
Substitute Teachers
We recruit substitute teachers for Grades PG1B to Grade 12 throughout the school year.
DSC only employs qualified applicants who:
- Have a university degree
- Have some form of teacher training (ex. B.Ed., PGDE, PGCE)
- Are a Hong Kong Permanent Resident or holder of a dependent visa
Contact our Head of School, Dr. J. Walter (j.walter@dsc.edu.hk), if you would like to join our substitute teachers’ list.
DSC International School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, gender/gender identity, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, or religious affiliations when making staffing decisions. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used for recruitment purposes only.
The mission of DSC International School is to provide an inclusive, multicultural, and caring environment to inspire students to develop their social, intellectual, emotional, and physical abilities to contribute positively to the global community. This can only occur when students feel safe to learn in conditions that protect them from harm and promote optimal development of their intellectual, physical, emotional, and social well-being. At DSC, we see child protection and safeguarding as the fundamental responsibility of every stakeholder in the community.
Child protection and safeguarding are important and sensitive matters in all international settings, irrespective of social and cultural contexts. DSC has safeguards in place to ensure the staff we recruit go through a rigorous evaluation of credentials and background checks.
- All staff involved in recruitment have up-to-date safeguarding training.
- New staff will be asked to provide at least a police check from the countries they have taught in and a letter of good standing from their teacher registration authority (if applicable).
- Teachers applying for a position at DSC must provide 2 to 3 referees, with at least one being their most recent supervisor.
- DSC will conduct a pre-interview reference check based on schools/positions listed on the CV.
- Teachers recruited from Canada must be registered with the teacher registration unit from the province where they received their teacher registration and OCT.
- All new staff will be required to submit a “DSC Safeguarding Self-Disclosure Form” before the interview. The form will be updated and reviewed annually. The form will only be reviewed for candidates who successfully pass the interview stage. The form will be reviewed before an employment offer is made.
If it is discovered during the credential accreditation process or during the course of their employment that an employee provided false information on a CV or application, including falsified credentials or deliberately withholding information, disciplinary policy and process will apply.