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The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is recruiting native English-speaking teachers (NET) to teach the subject of English and assist in curriculum development in Government and Government-subvented secondary schools (equivalent to US Grades 7 - 12) and schools for students with special educational needs.
The teachers will be appointed under an enhanced Native-speaking English Teacher (NET) Scheme. The aim of the Scheme is to strengthen English language teaching and learning in secondary schools.
DUTIES OF NET
The duties of NET include the following:
- To be responsible for classroom teaching and assessment;
- To provide support for the English Panel Chairperson, including assisting in curriculum development, preparation of teaching materials and school-based staff development;
- To assist in conducting extra-curricular activities related to the English language, e.g. speech, drama, debates, choral speaking and extensive reading;
- To assist in running oral activities for students after school;
- To assist in setting up an English corner in the school where students can come together to practise oral English and read English books under their guidance; and
- To act as an English language resource person for other teachers in the school.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT
- NETs should be native-speakers of English or possess native-speaker English competence.
- They should also possess -
· a bachelor’s degree majoring in English Language or Linguistics or English Literature or English Studies or a Modern Language; AND
· a Post-graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) or equivalent OR a Teaching of English as a Foreign Language or a Second Language (TEFL/TESL) qualification at least at diploma level; AND
· at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of teaching English (preferably as a second or foreign language) at secondary school level or above.
- Applicants who possess a bachelor’s degree in other academic subjects AND a PGDE or equivalent AND a TEFL/TESL qualification at diploma level AND at least 1 year’s post-graduate experience of teaching English at secondary school level or above may be considered.
- For appointment in special schools, preference will be given to candidates who have special education training and/or experience in teaching students with special educational needs.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT & SALARY
- The appointment will be on a two-year contract from 16 August 2003 to 15 August 2005, subject to renewal after expiry.
- The salary scale is HK$17,100 to HK$46,485 (approx. *US$2,197 to US$ 5,972) per month (12 months/ year) plus 15% gratuity on completion of contract.
- Appointees with a PGDE or equivalent (not TEFL/TESL qualifications) will enter at HK$19,055 (approx. *US$2,448) per month.
- Those without a PGDE will enter at the minimum of the pay scale and will not be permitted to proceed beyond HK$22,075 (approx. *US$2,836) per month.
- The salary to be offered is determined on the basis of the candidates’ qualifications and post-qualification teaching experience and is subject to the prevailing conditions at the time the offer of appointment is made.
- Passage, baggage and medical allowances and a special allowance of HK$13,000 (approx. *US$1,670) per month are provided for appointees whose normal place of residence is outside Hong Kong. (A teacher will not be eligible for the special allowance if he/she or his/her spouse is already receiving the same allowance or any housing benefit from his/her own employer.)
- It is statutory requirement under the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Ordinance (MPFSO) (Cap. 485) that all employees in Hong Kong have to enrol in an MPF Scheme. The contribution rate for both the employer and the employee prescribed in the prevailing provisions of the MPFSO is 5% of the employee’s income (excluding Special Allowance), subject to the maximum level of income of HK$20,000 per month. The gratuity payable for the contract will be the sum which, when added to the employer’s contribution to the said MPF scheme, equals 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the period of the contract.
*[Suggested exchange rate is HK$7.783= US$1 (subject to fluctuation)]
APPLICATION
Please complete the standard application form available at the following address/ website and send it together with copies of certificates and transcripts of relevant qualifications and statements of service (please do not send originals) by mail or by fax to:
Placement & Support Section,
Education Department,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,
Room 3208A, 32nd floor, Wu Chung House,
213 Queen’s Road East,
Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Fax No. (852) 2123 1239 or (852) 2116 0531
Tel. No. (852) 2126 5296 or (852) 2126 5297 or (852) 2126 5207
Website: http://www.info.gov.hk/ed or http://www.ed.gov.hk
(click the icon “Native-speaking English Teacher Schemes” at the bottom right corner)
E-mail: psunit@ed.gcn.gov.hk (please do not send application by email)
Application deadline: 29 November 2002